Sports - Jan. 7, 2009
Elite fitness wants your fattening food
Drop off any leftover holiday snacks to the holiday goodies return table at one of Elite's four locations throughout January, and you'll receive a free fitness counseling session from a Elite personal fitness coach and you might win a three-month family membership to any location.
Tags: elite fitness, work out, holiday treats, fitness, weight loss, exercise

Sports - Dec. 21, 2008
Should I spring for a Y membership?
I worked at the Y for 10 years -- as a membership director and then as a Spinning instructor -- so I was spoiled by the free membership.
Tags: ymca, health club, fitness, new year's resolution

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 19, 2008
Moct's Fitness parties are no ordinary dance routine
Laying out tracks like Jimmy Ross's "First True Love Affair" and Komiko's "Feel Alright," Steven Hawley and his guest DJs -- the likes of Straka Khan from Love Sounds and BT Magnum of the San Francisco-based blog "Beat Electric" -- spin a full night of rare (and not so rare) disco, boogie and "cosmic funk" sounds that give you more than enough reason to skip the gym.
Tags: fitness, moct, codebreaker, steven hawley, disco demolition records, kathy diamond

Marketplace - Aug. 14, 2007
The OMC Push-Up Club
Don't call OMC the typical corporate office. Whether it's the homemade bar in the corner, or more recently, the Push-Up Club -- we're not your regular staff of 15 working stiffs.
Tags: push-up, fitness, fight club, workout

Sports - July 21, 2006
Running guide
There are a variety of fantastic places to run in Milwaukee -- both indoors and out. Some will cost you a few ducats, others are free. Here is your complete guide to running in Brew City.
Tags: Running, exercise, fitness, health, parks, runs, 8K, 5K

Milwaukee Buzz - Jan. 6, 2006
Milwaukee ranked as fifth "fittest" city in U.S. by "Men's Fitness"
On Jan. 6, "Men's Fitness" magazine listed Milwaukee as the fifth "fittest" city in the United States, moving up 10 spots from 2005.
Tags: healthy city, fitness, in shape, #5, rankings, Men's Fitness magazine, fittest city, exercise

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 28, 2005
"Biggest Loser" wins lifelong battle with weight gain
Do your 2006 resolutions include losing weight or getting more exercise? If so, Tom Riewe's incredible weight loss story will inspire you. Riewe won 97.3 The Brew's "Biggest Loser" contest in November, but that was only the beginning of his new life.
Tags: Tommy Riewe, Juliet 6, cover bands, weight, loss, Fitness Together, fitness, health clubs, get in shape, nutrition, Third Ward Fitness, working out, cardio

Milwaukee Buzz - March 28, 2005
Fitness Buffet: Good old-fashioned core workouts
The worst part about dropping bad habits and adopting new ones is getting started. And if you just can't seem to hop the hairy hurdle of a sedentary lifestyle, maybe it's time to turn to the experts. Andrea Dow, a local fitness guru, has a few tips.
Tags: Andrea Dow, Core Concepts, fitness, active lifestyle, personal trainers, yoga, Pilates, weight training, Colorado, biking, nutritionist, UW-Madison

Sports - Jan. 26, 2004
Carpenter brings Big Apple fitness to Brew City
Despite her love for the Big Apple, Kate Carpenter, a certified Pilates instructor, moved to family-friendly Pewaukee and started a fitness business called ABSolute Core Essentials.
Tags: Carpenter, pilates, fitness, ABSolute Core

Sports - Dec. 3, 2002
Energy quickens Third Ward's pulse
With spiky brown hair and funky glasses, Brian Lohse looks more like a guy who might own a coffee shop rather than Energy, the Third Ward's first fitness studio offering one-on-one personal training.
Tags: health club, fitness, YMCA

Sports - Nov. 4, 2002
Is Spinning still popular?
From the beginning, some predicted the indoor cycling class was destined to follow the Ab Roller to wherever fitness fads go to die, but others believed Spinning was undeniably here to stay. More than a half-decade later, OMC asks: Is Spinning still popular in Milwaukee?
Tags: fitness, spinning, running, biking, health clubs, YMCA