Some sad news to start off with, and then a couple of announcements. Apollo Beach Boot Camp is hosting Exercise for Emma, a fundraiser for 5-year-old Emma Lewis, daughter of the Rev. Charlie and Coco Lewis, to help with her mounting medical expenses. Emma was recently diagnosed with leukemia and will need to receive treatment over the next two to three years. ...more

October 28, 2009

A group of South Shore residents willingly signed themselves up for boot camp. ...more

October 22, 2008

Business Briefs ...more

September 1, 2008

ZOOZOOM: Lowry Park Zoo, 1101 W. Sligh Ave., Tampa, is the site for ZOOZoom, a 5K run that winds through the zoo and along the Hillsborough River today. Check-in is at 6:30 a.m., with the run starting at 7:30 a.m. Entry cost, $27, includes admission to the zoo for the day. Call (813) 935-8552, Ext. 235, or visit www.LowryParkZoo.com. ...more

February 22, 2008

The annual St. Petersburg Healthy Start event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, 3050 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg. Available free services will include HIV testing and counseling; pregnancy, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar testing; and height and weight measurements. There will also be a talent showcase, door prizes and a holiday tree giveaway. Call (727) 767-6782. ...more

December 14, 2007

FUNDRAISING RIDE: Ride Without Limits, a national fundraising campaign to benefit United Cerebral Palsy, will take place in the Tampa Bay area today and Sunday. The two-day, 200-mile ride requires a minimum donation of $500 for riders and a $35 registration fee. Visit www.ridewithoutlimits.org or call 1-888-547-3239. ...more

November 16, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Don't worry if at 5 a.m. you notice 30 very active people dressed in camouflage at Scarborough Football Field. Lake Placid isn't being attacked by soldiers. Those are just some serious workout enthusiasts taking part in a fitness "boot camp" organized by Florida Hospital's Shoemaker Fitness Center. As part of the hour-long weekly sessions, Renee Kohl, fitness trainer and instructor, leads the troops during bear crawls, centipedes, alligator crawls, ups/downs, cherry pickers and more conventional exercises like sit-ups and push-ups. Everybody runs, skips and jumps as part of exercises designed to burn calories, tone muscles and sculpt abdominal muscles. "This is real tough; there are no smiles at 5 a.m.," said Boot Camp participant Ron Grimming. ...more

October 29, 2007

Health events for 4you. ...more

September 27, 2007