With Gus Gilchrist's personal trainer, adviser and spokesman Terrelle Woody officially on the University of South Florida payroll, the school submitted Gilchrist's hardship waiver to the NCAA so that the 6-foot-10 center can play immediately and not be required to sit out a season after transferring from Maryland. ...more

August 27, 2008

Terrelle Woody, the 38-year-old personal trainer, adviser and spokesman for the University of South Florida's heralded freshman center, Gus Gilchrist, was hired as the men's basketball team's video and conditioning assistant Tuesday night. ...more

August 27, 2008

When Gus Gilchrist, a 6-foot-10, 235-pound center, signed a basketball scholarship with the University of South Florida two months ago, the Bulls landed the most electrifying recruit in program history. ...more

August 23, 2008

After turning 50, Ben Morrison decided it was finally time to lose the excess weight. ...more

July 18, 2008

The CurvesSmart personal coaching system, a new technology pioneered by Curves that offers a precision designed workout, moment to moment feedback and progress reports to keep members motivated while they work out, is now available at Curves of Sebring. The Sebring location is among the first in the nation to feature the equipment upgrade. ...more

July 13, 2008

For Saturday's and Sunday's triathletes, training is over and it's time to cope with pre-race jitters, tune up the bike and gorge on carbs at Saturday's pasta bash. ...more

July 11, 2008

A total body workout is the key for teenagers wanting to be in great shape, says Shawn Balow, a personal trainer at Tampa's Downtown YMCA. ...more

June 20, 2008

Their goal: Participate in a one-hour professional athlete workout with Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ryan Nece, Luke Petitgout and Will Allen at Tampa's Speed Source Athletics. ...more

June 20, 2008

SEBRING — While most of the eight kids eased into the new YMCA swimming pool Tuesday, 9-year-old Dalton Hiller splashed everyone else when he hit a perfect cannonball. Everyone laughed, and then practice began. Hiller and the other students, 6 to 14 years old, were preparing for the July 12 Heartland Triathlon. Depending on age, the kids will swim either 100 or 200 yards, bike three or six miles and run either half a mile or a full mile. Hiller is a Cracker Trail Elementary student and said he lifts weights at home. He hopes to improve on last year's 31st place he earned during the inaugural kids event – maybe even enough to win this time. ...more

June 12, 2008

A total body workout is the key for teenagers wanting to be in great shape, says Shawn Balow, a personal trainer at Tampa's Downtown YMCA. He should know, as Balow, 33, oversees conditioning for the student athletes at Plant High School, where he's a business education teacher and track coach. ...more

January 31, 2008