NEVER again can you complain you do not have enough time for exercise - the new fitness trend in gyms is slimmed-down classes.
Some bite-size sessions now last just 15 minutes.
And many keep-fit clubs are time-tabling half-hour classes before breakfast or during lunch breaks.
The growth of express-style fitness follows demand from time-poor workers and parents, according [...]
As an avid skier, Dr. Mark Liponis remembers getting his first portable music player back in 1979.
“The days of Suzy Chapstick,” said Liponis, laughing over the phone from his Canyon Ranch Resorts office in Lenox, Mass., where he is medical director. “I probably have about five (iPod-type devices) by now.”
Liponis is less the tech [...]
“Electronics and exercise have never been joined at the hip any stronger than they are now. It’s all about exertainment,” says Mike May, spokesman for the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association. “I think it’s the nature of human beings these days. If it’s not fun, it’s not No. [...]
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