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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Georgetown Gets Healthy for 2011

Georgetown Experts Offer Tips to Start and Stay Healthy in the New Year

Georgetown residents wishing to get or stay healthy are lucky to have a number of nearby health clubs and studios to choose from. And the beginning of the year is the perfect time to check in with the experts and get tips about how to keep your new year's resolution. Definitions Personal Training Plus Definitions is located on Thomas Jefferson Street between M and K streets. It specializes in one-on-one personal training fitness programs that include posture retraining and sports specific fitness programs for residents seeking to improve their tennis or golf games. Definitions has a full set of equipment and also offers fitness classes at the Four Season Georgetown.  See www.definitions-dc.com for more information and rates. Down Dog …

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Boot Camps Take Over Georgetown

Residents take to the streets to get in shape.

About eight runners stretch in the Friday twilight at the labyrinth on the waterfront, a workout boot camp led by Charles Eisner. Without personal trainers, the boot camp relies on group members pushing themselves and working together to motivate each other. "You can be surrounded by dozens of people and still be isolated at a gym," Eisner said. He doesn't charge the participants because he was "going to work out regardless." Group members, who met through Meetup.com, agreed with Eisner that the boot camp atmosphere motivated them to continue their regimen. The Friday night group had a range of ages and a relatively even split of men and women. Eugene Bukham, a Georgetown resident, said he had been part of the group for a year; he keeps …

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