Brian specializes in rehabilitation exercise and injury prevention. He offers personal training, small group training, prehab for knee and hip total joint replacement patients, and classes in functional strength training. He also assists...

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Center for Health & Fitness member Linda Rummler exercises seven days a week and despite the onset of diabetes, describes herself as the healthiest she’s been in her entire life.

You’d never guess that South...

With a charming sense of humor, one will likely know when Howard Darvey is in the room. You may have even had the chance to meet Howard, as he can be found sitting behind the Center for Health and Fitness (CHF) front desk weekly.

Originally...

Nancy Clarke‘s five-day-a-week workouts at the Center For Health & Fitness help her find strength in daily life and in caring for her husband with dementia

Seventy-one-year-old Nancy Clarke was fit and healthy;...

The South Bay can seem big and impersonal, but it is possible to make personal connections one step at a time. And that’s precisely what moms and dads are doing once a month as part of Beach Cities Health District’s (BCHD) recently formed Parent...

  1. It's Heart-Healthy
    Get your heart pumping through Zumba's Latin-inspired dance moves. These fun movements provide an easy way to strengthen your cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
  2. A Great Way to De-...

Multiple strokes, diabetes, a heart attack – even Lupus – aren’t enough to keep the 63-year-old CHF member from her goals.

Life has been dealing Ana Maria Maresca tough cards for most of her adult life –...

For 75-year-old Center for Health & Fitness (CHF) member Bob Caplan, hip arthritis threatened to derail two important life goals: adventure travel and hiking with friends and family. To get back on the trail, Bob followed medical recommendations...

South Bay native Rick Rasnick, once one of the most promising young coaches in college football, is now struggling with the debilitating effects of early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

 

When you meet Rick Rasnick, 58, the first...

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