Why do you think health clubs are so successful in January? If you answered because people make New Year's resolutions to get fit, you're right. Why do most people fail to meet their resolutions? The answer is because they have not successfully implemented a plan of action.

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December 22, 2004

About a year ago, C.J. Cron was spending time in The BAR Fitness in Ahwatukee Foothills.

About a year ago, C.J. Cron was spending time in The BAR Fitness in Ahwatukee Foothills.

Cardinals coach Dennis Green was talking about defensive end Chike Okeafor earlier this week when he said it takes free agents some time to adjust to their new team.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Anquan Boldin can't wait to try out his new role as the primary target of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco. The Ravens introduced their new wide receiver to the media Monday, and Boldin spoke excitedly about being on a team that plays a physical brand of football.

Now is that time of the year when bass are spawning and when some of the year’s biggest bass will be caught by sight fishing.

Orangetheory Fitness, featuring group personal training, will unveil its new location during a grand opening 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jan. 17 at Village Square at Dana Park, 3426 E. Baseline Road, Suite 118, in Mesa.

This week’s advice comes from Kim Silva, a member of the Fairytale Brownies team for 11 years. In her current job as Operations Team Leader, Silva is in charge of production and shipping. In addition, she oversees human resources.

For Scottsdale resident Linda Marrese Haag, belly dancing is personal. “It means something different to everyone, whether it be exercise or spiritual,” the 39-year-old Phoenix native says of the dance."

Company: Fitness Works; Title: Group Fitness Director; How did you get your job? “I began at Fitness Works as a Group Fitness Instructor. A couple of years later, the company offered me a position in management.

Doug Collins had a front-row seat for the best of Grant Hill — and, ultimately, what might have been.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a monthly interior design Q&A column by Maria Benson, owner of Nyla Simone Home, 1705 W. Ruby Drive, Suite 105.

Editor’s note: This is the first in a monthly interior design Q&A column by Maria Benson, owner of Nyla Simone Home, 1705 W. Ruby Drive, Suite 105.

Nov. 3, 2004

With gas prices soaring into the stratosphere, it may be time to think about trading in your hulking SUV or gas guzzling old car or truck for something that is clean, efficient, and, yes, has great gas mileage. Enter the 2008 Honda “Fit”.

For more than 10 years, Michael J. Sokol has worked one-on-one with clients helping them meet their fitness needs. Sokol said he takes responsibility for his clients when they hire him as a personal trainer.

May 6, 2005

The development team planning the ASU Scottsdale Center for New Technology and Innovation says it has included every guideline drawn by a residents committee in its preliminary designs.

RINCON, Puerto Rico — Several years ago, I found myself needing a certain type of vacation — one that would help me reset life and that combined my passions: fitness and sports, the outdoors and travel, healthy food and new people.

Summer is fast approaching and, even if you are not leaving town, the hot weather can make it hard to keep focused on fitness.

Brandon Hudson, a 28-year-old Scottsdale real estate developer, was hooked up to so many wires and sensors that he looked like a plug-in robot.

Parents of school-aged kids may remember taking a physical fitness test that involved running the 50-yard dash and performing a zig-zag run (shuttle run) along with other tests such as the pull-up. Grandparents may remember throwing a softball, running or walking 600 yards, or doing the flexed arm hang. Over time youth physical fitness tests have changed. Now the national test, called FITNESSGRAM, produced by the Cooper Institute in Dallas and co-sponsored by the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition and the American Alliance for Health Physical Education and Recreation, includes test items that relate to health rather than sports-related test items included in earlier tests.