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Your Best Home Gym – Personal Fitness Options Just Got Better

By Gertha Selvidge 4 weeks ago

Known as “the Ferrari of gym equipment,” Italy’s Technogym has been the choice of high-end fitness centers and commercial gyms for a quarter of a century. More than 80,000 fitness facilities in over 100 countries use the brand. If you travel and favor luxury hotels, you have probably seen and/or used it – Technogym is so popular with 4 and 5-Star hotel fitness centers that many brag about having the brand just as they do about using Frette linens or Bose sound systems. This is how I got to know the products, by working out on the road.

Now Technogym is bringing its long track record of sleek, functional design and very high quality to the

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These nurses work in a hospital ‘hot zone.’ The virus stalks them as they return home

By Gertha Selvidge 1 month ago

There’s red tape running along the floor of the coronavirus unit at St. Jude’s Medical Center in Fullerton.



a person lying on a bed: Nurse Michele Younkin, left, comforts Romelia Navarro at the bedside of Navarro's dying husband, Antonio, in St. Jude Medical Center's COVID-19 unit in Fullerton on July 31. Antonio was Younkin's first COVID-19 patient to pass on her watch. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

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Nurse Michele Younkin, left, comforts Romelia Navarro at the bedside of Navarro’s dying husband, Antonio, in St. Jude Medical Center’s COVID-19 unit in Fullerton on July 31. Antonio was Younkin’s first COVID-19 patient to pass on her watch. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

It’s a clear line of demarcation. On one side, the cold zone, where only a surgical mask, scrubs and shoe coverings are necessary. On the other, the warm zone, where the gloves come on. And the N95 mask. And the gown. And the hairnet. And the face shield.

Another step through glass doors and it’s into the hot zone, where coughing patients in green-patterned gowns await.

It’s outside this unit, in an area not marked by red tape or glass doors, that

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Whiten Teeth at Home or in the Dentist’s Office?

By 2 months ago

You can get the shine back on your smile with a variety of teeth-whitening methods. There are pros and cons to brightening up at the dentist’s office or with an at-home kit.


At-Home Products


Whitening rinses. They’re easy to use. All you do is swirl it around in your mouth for a minute.

The whitening agent in the product is in contact with your teeth for just a short time, so your choppers get brighter gradually. Rinses can help prevent new stains after you whiten your teeth.


Whitening toothpaste. It has ingredients that remove surface stains with gentle brushing and may provide gradual brightening. But some people get sensitive teeth if they use these products.


Gel strips. You usually put them on your teeth once a day for up to 2 hours. Depending on how strong the product is, you may need

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Los Angeles County Department of Health Services-Rancho Los Amigos Home

By 3 months ago



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In 1980, when the fitness industry was still in its infancy, the Rice family opened the first Fitness Expo showroom. Now, over 34 years later, they continue to offer the top brands and largest selection of exercise equipment for the home or commercial facility making them the oldest and most reputable fitness retailers in the country.

We offer a wide array of home fitness & exercise equipment such as spin bikes, cardio machines, rowers, weights, single stations, and more. We let our customers try on these machines in our showroom to ensure that you get the best purchase. We also provide services such as delivery and installation to help you assemble your equipment with no fuss. What’s more, we have expert fitness consultants to assist you in

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