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While We're Banning Oversized Sodas, How About Banning Mindlessly-Programmed Background Music?

Albert Imperato | Posted 05.11.2013 | New York
Read More: Mozart, Debussy, Gustav Mahler, Gym, Locker Room, Hector Berlioz, Music, New York City, Classical Music, Elevator Music, New York News
Albert Imperato

A few days later I noticed that the music had been turned up in volume, but this time it was playing a Mozart Flute Concerto. As I put on my running shorts, I thought that donning a pair of 18th-century breeches and a ruffled shirt would be more appropriate.

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Fan Buys Team-Used Toilet For $5,300

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 11.20.2012 | Sports
Read More: Video, Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL Lockout 2012, Toilet, Jim Vigmond, Toilets, Nhl, Maple Leaf Gardens, Locker Room, NHL Lockout, Sports News

Jim Vigmond, a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, reportedly paid $5,300 for a team toilet from the old Maple Leaf Gardens, ESPN reports. The arena housed th...

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5 Hidden Dangers At The Gym

Ben Greenfield | Posted 11.11.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Protein Bars, Mrsa, Gym, Locker Room, Weight Training, Spinning, Smoothies, Personal Health, Gym Safety Equipment, Workout Tips, Gym Safety, Wellness, Gym Safety Tips, Fitness and Exercise, Personal Safety, Slideexpand, Healthy Living News
Ben Greenfield

Similar to a hospital, you'd expect the gym to be a healthy and safe place. But also similar to a hospital, gyms can have lurking, hidden dangers that leave you injured or sick if you're not careful.

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Seriously, Do We Really Need Health Clubs?

John Blumenthal | Posted 01.29.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Baseball, Stairmaster, Personal Trainer, Zumba, Pilates, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Health Clubs, Plantar Wart, Richard Nixon, High School Gym Class, Locker Room, Chicken Noodle Soup, Torquemada Yard Sale, Bacteria, Ringling Brothers, Albert Einstein, Torture, Fifty News
John Blumenthal

Even though I'm over fifty, I still groan at the vivid memory of high school gym class which, for me, was an exercise in torture.

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Exercise Etiquette

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Cardio, Boot Camp, Personal Trainers, Headphone, Diet Pills, Group Fitness Classes, Exercise Etiquette, Pilates, Fitness Center Rules, Gym Clothes, Weight Machines, Yoga, Gym, Identification Card, Weight, Outdoor Exercise, Tennis Shoes, Locker Room, Treadmill, Ipod, Home News
Lisa Mirza Grotts

Don't Weight! The New Year is well on its way to springtime. If you haven't bought into the infomercials about dropping two sizes in a week or taking ...

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Congress Gym Usually Tame, Insist Lawmakers

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Eric Massa, Congress Locker Room, Gym, Rahm Emanuel, Congress Gym, Congress Shower, Congress, Shower, Locker Room, Politics News

It's no secret that members of Congress broker deals on the treadmill or in the weight room of the House and Senate gyms. But former congressman Eric ...

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