Well: Local Gyms Outpace the National Chains
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Consumer Reports surveys gym goers on likes and dislikes.
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The high-end retailer continues to perform better than its lower-end peers.
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ATHENS -- Evita Agiasoteli has been counting Greece's Olympic medals. Each one comes with a celebration from the boy next door, who likes to run through their neighborhood in the northern Athenian suburb of Nea Ionia yelling &quot;Hellas!&quot; with each gold. Other neighbors often leave their evening yogurts unfinished so they can join the boy's victory cheer.
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At least three national fast-food chains have made it harder for New Yorkers to learn the calorie content of their hamburgers, fries and subs. Wendy's, White Castle and Quiznos sandwich shops were among a handful of eateries that yanked nutritional information from some restaurants or their Web sites this week in an attempt to avoid having to post the same info on menus in New York.
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By Rosemary Gallagher  GONE are the days when people visited their local bank or building society when they wanted a mortgage or savings account - and brand loyalty is becoming a thing of the past.
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Instead of spending money on computer games or puzzles to improve your brainâs health, invest in a gym membership.
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Nearly a million American youngsters, some as young as 6, rely on personal trainers to shape up, lose weight or improve in sports, according to figures from the nation's leading sports club association.
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Retail giant is bigger than some entire industries, even many countries.
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For some, municipal bonds can far outpace Treasuries.
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Specialty running stores have managed to survive â even thrive â despite competition from the big chains and online and mail order outlets.
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As head coach of girls&#39; basketball at Ensley High School in Birmingham, Ala., Roderick Jackson felt that his squad had less access to the gym and training equipment than the boys&#39; team did.
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Some like to compete, but group training isn't for everyone.
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Attention high school administrators and coaches: Fight Night at the local gym or football field could be coming soon. I hope I&#39;m wrong, but unless schools, players and parents take steps in response to recent news reports, it will happen locally.
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Zak DeOssie is sweating, dark pools forming on his T-shirt as fitness guru Mike Boyle pushes him through an odd-appearing set of leaps, bounds, skips, dips, and dashes. It is a bright but frigid February morning at Boyle's strength and conditioning complex in Winchester, an hour's drive from the Brown University campus DeOssie calls home. He has been ...
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Gym members gave us an earful last week after we asked readers to tell us their biggest gripes about their health clubs. With comments still pouring in, we offered a sampling of the biggest vote-getters, including calls for expanded class schedules, more-varied classes and more cardio machines. This week, gym managers have the floor.
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Can remodeled stores and smart overseas expansion kick-start growth? It better.
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The local-global conundrum, a thoroughly modern predicament, has found its way into a small shelfâs worth of new food books.