Fitness gifts say love in a new way (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

If it’s the thought that counts, a gift of fitness says “I love you” in a way no flawless $2 million, 12-carat diamond ring or $1.2 million Bugatti Veyron ever could.

Monday's news briefs (Escanaba Daily Press)

MARQUETTE — Each year, Marquette General Health System honors three employees nominated by their peers for their dedication to volunteer service in their communities.

Simi Valley Calendar (Los Angeles Daily News)

Sunday evening hike, 4 p.m. at the Rocky Peak Trailhead at the end of Rocky Peak Road off Santa Susana Pass. Call (805) 584-4400. Swim and Stay Fit, 6-8 a.m. at the Rancho Simi Community Park pool, 1765 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. Monthly fee: $40, or $20 for 65 and older. Call (805) 379-2378.

How old is your body? (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Mimi Grotenhuis has dropped 36 pounds -- and nine years -- over the past 14 months. The 56-year-old Shorewood woman had been "miserably out of shape," with stiff, sore muscles. The extent of her exercise regimen was walking her dog daily. "I just thought I was getting old," Grotenhuis said. In September 2005, she learned that it didn't have to be that way. A personal trainer at Life Time Fitness

Going the Distance â€” Harris becoming a 50 Mile 'streaker' (The Frederick News-Post)

ANDREA HARRIS RAN her first JFK 50 Mile in November of 2004. Now, she's well on her way to becoming what organizer Mike Spinnler refers to as a "streaker."

Monday Morning 5Cast (KOCO 5 Oklahoma City)

Our online newscast provides the day's major headlines, weather forecast and a look ahead at the stories we're following at Eyewitness News 5.

Seniors value independence driving gives them (Connecticut Post)

"Give up my car keys?" Like many senior drivers, Norma Driscoll and Ann Pjura, both residents of Fairfield, say they would find it difficult, and for some older drivers, the idea is unthinkable.

Just the girl next door (winnipegsun.com)

Olivia Gerula describes herself as the average girl next door. At 27, the petite blond loves ballroom dancing, baking cupcakes, writing romance novels (she has six manuscripts she hopes to publish), caring for stray cats and dogs ... and punching people in the head.

Court Probes Whether ‘Recovered Memory’ Patient May Sue Psychologist (Metropolitan News-Enterprise)

The California Supreme Court heard argument yesterday in a case where a woman who was the subject of a child abuse study 20 years ago sued a prominent psychologist who has criticized the study and questioned the accuracy of the plaintiff’s account of what transpired.

The "Baby Boomer Fitness Expert" Nominated for Second Personal Trainer of the Year Award (PR Web)

2003 ACE Personal Trainer of the Year award winner, Stephen Holt, has just been nominated for the 2007 IDEA Personal Trainer of the Year award. In the words of IDEA, "This influential honor recognizes the individual whose outstanding leadership, business management, motivational and instructional skills are exemplary in addition to inspiring others to achieve greater personal growth and a higher

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