Cards, candy and flowers are all nice gestures, but why not make a healthier Valentine’s Day promise to your sweetheart this year? Commit yourself to exercising as a couple. There’s no better way to be held accountable to work out than to make plans to exercise with a friend. Why not make that friend your significant other? That way, you can constantly remind each other of the promise.

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FITNESS: Commit to exercise this Valentine’s Day (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

You may have heard the term in passing at the gym. It’s called muscle confusion, and it’s the latest rage in fitness. So what exactly are muscle confusion exercises? And how would you have a muscle confusion workout? Let’s start breaking it down.

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Confusing Your Muscles Can Help You Stay in Shape (ThirdAge)

The thick curtains are closed. The doors are locked. The lightsare dimmed. The candles are lit. The women —- including two65-year-olds, two schoolteachers, and a shy homemaker —- aregetting ready to take it all off.

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OCEANSIDE: Throwing them a curve: Erotic dance class aims to empower women (North County Times)

The Oregonian reports on the subdued tone of the Winter Games Opening Ceremony and federal authorities are on the lookout for those responsible for killing sea lions in Puget Sound, the Seattle Times reports.

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Today’s headlines: Athlete’s death overshadows the 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony; Search is on for sea lion … (The Oregonian)

Century High School senior Natalie Fleming and her mother, Laurie, look through prom dresses at a prom dress swap at James Barrett Pilates Studio in Pocatello on Friday.

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Local prom dress swap draws interest (Idaho State Journal)

Photo by: Joe Kline/Idaho State Journal Idaho State Journal On Friday, Betty, 18, and a senior at Pocatello High School, ran her second formal dress swap at the James Barrett Pilates Studio on First Avenue. … and more »

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Photo by: Joe Kline/Idaho State Journal – Idaho State Journal

Gardeners share their tips for avoiding the pain that comes with trying to do too much, too fast during the growing season.

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Aches, pains, cramps … Oh, those garden pests! (Seattle Times)

Mirror.co.uk

On me bed, son! Mirror.co.uk The model and former Hell's Kitchen star also says she keeps in shape, thanks to Pilates, dog walking and good genes. Although she did have her bust boosted … We definitely want a baby!Mirror.co.uk all 5 news articles »

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On me bed, son! – Mirror.co.uk

Gold's Gym to open downtown Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The facility will include a swimming pool, basketball court, weight equipment and cardiovascular equipment, as well as lessons in yoga and Pilates, …

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Gold’s Gym to open downtown – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili casts a pall over the start of the Vancouver Games; Georgia’s delegation wear’s black armbands

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2010 Winter Olympics: Opening Ceremony spectators balance emotions (The Oregonian)