Miracle Moment: Ring that bell When two girls battled and won against leukemia, their families and care team planned some big celebrations.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral woman arrested for aggravated battery with a car A Cape Coral woman has been arrested for aggravated battery after she ran her car into a truck multiple times.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs honors veterans with heartfelt ceremony This Veterans Day, Southwest Florida is thanking all the men and women who served our country and protected the many freedoms we enjoy today.
SAN CARLOS ISLAND San Carlos debris cleaned up after hurricanes A pile of trash on San Carlos Island that kept growing after Hurricane Debby is now gone.
FORT MYERS BEACH Parts of Fort Myers Beach under boil water notice A boil water notice is in effect for some residents of Fort Myers Beach.
BONITA SPRINGS Local treatment for prostate cancer Prostate cancer is a growing problem in men, and advanced cases are rising for the first time in twenty years, which is why screening is so important.
Veterans Day ceremony at Cambier Park in Naples Neighbors gathered in Naples at Cambier Park to honor the people who protect and serve our country.
NAPLES Raymond Lutgert sculpture unveiled in Naples There was an unveiling of another Raymond l Lutgert sculpture in Naples this weekend.
Suspect, victim identified in fatal Collier County shooting Deputies have arrested a man in connection to a fatal shooting outside a Burlington in Collier County.
FORT MYERS Former Hendry County deputy, Tyler Williams, to appear in court Former Hendry County deputy Tyler Williams is scheduled to appear before a federal judge, and it’s all centered around a video.
CLEWISTON 2 teens accused of Hendry homicide scheduled to appear in court The family of a 16-year-old girl is one step closer to getting justice today as the two suspects in her murder are scheduled in court.
NAPLES USPS workers rally for higher pay and benefits Southwest Florida Postal Service workers have gathered to rally for higher pay and benefits.
Restaurant deals for vets this Veteran’s Day If you’re a veteran and want to enjoy a meal deal, some restaurants are having offers.
FORT MYERS Lee County Domestic Animal Services pauses cat intakes Lee County Domestic Animal Services announced it has temporarily paused cat intake due to a rise in ringworm cases.
NAPLES Great Wolf Lodge grand opening set this Thursday, Rob Gronkowski in attendance The Great Wolf Lodge is set to open its doors, and celebrity guest Rob Gronkowski will kick off the festivities during a private event.
Miracle Moment: Ring that bell When two girls battled and won against leukemia, their families and care team planned some big celebrations.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral woman arrested for aggravated battery with a car A Cape Coral woman has been arrested for aggravated battery after she ran her car into a truck multiple times.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs honors veterans with heartfelt ceremony This Veterans Day, Southwest Florida is thanking all the men and women who served our country and protected the many freedoms we enjoy today.
SAN CARLOS ISLAND San Carlos debris cleaned up after hurricanes A pile of trash on San Carlos Island that kept growing after Hurricane Debby is now gone.
FORT MYERS BEACH Parts of Fort Myers Beach under boil water notice A boil water notice is in effect for some residents of Fort Myers Beach.
BONITA SPRINGS Local treatment for prostate cancer Prostate cancer is a growing problem in men, and advanced cases are rising for the first time in twenty years, which is why screening is so important.
Veterans Day ceremony at Cambier Park in Naples Neighbors gathered in Naples at Cambier Park to honor the people who protect and serve our country.
NAPLES Raymond Lutgert sculpture unveiled in Naples There was an unveiling of another Raymond l Lutgert sculpture in Naples this weekend.
Suspect, victim identified in fatal Collier County shooting Deputies have arrested a man in connection to a fatal shooting outside a Burlington in Collier County.
FORT MYERS Former Hendry County deputy, Tyler Williams, to appear in court Former Hendry County deputy Tyler Williams is scheduled to appear before a federal judge, and it’s all centered around a video.
CLEWISTON 2 teens accused of Hendry homicide scheduled to appear in court The family of a 16-year-old girl is one step closer to getting justice today as the two suspects in her murder are scheduled in court.
NAPLES USPS workers rally for higher pay and benefits Southwest Florida Postal Service workers have gathered to rally for higher pay and benefits.
Restaurant deals for vets this Veteran’s Day If you’re a veteran and want to enjoy a meal deal, some restaurants are having offers.
FORT MYERS Lee County Domestic Animal Services pauses cat intakes Lee County Domestic Animal Services announced it has temporarily paused cat intake due to a rise in ringworm cases.
NAPLES Great Wolf Lodge grand opening set this Thursday, Rob Gronkowski in attendance The Great Wolf Lodge is set to open its doors, and celebrity guest Rob Gronkowski will kick off the festivities during a private event.
Many health experts believe you can slow down the aging process if you maintain muscle mass and bone strength. A number of specialized fitness programs are actually designed to turn back time. If you’re interested in checking one out, look for one that offer longevity or performance training. You are as young as you feel, as the saying goes. To Denise Chambre, it’s more than just words. “I feel like I’m in my 30s,” Chambre said. “I’ll be 60 this year.” She is one of a growing number of Americans working out at focused-training centers hoping to slow the effects of time. “They do a lot of balance exercises with you when they’re on a vibrating plate. So it’s really engaging a lot of those like little muscles that you never use,” Chambre said. Physical therapists Mile Marhovick and Greg Robrahn co-own Oesteostrong in Fort Myers. It’s a fitness center built on technology using science and specialized equipment to train smarter. “I was interested in anti-aging and specifically became a specialist in geriatrics. So I started looking at what we can do to age healthfully,” Marhovich said. Robrahn said: “These machines are educational tools, and how to teach you how to recruit muscle, this fast twitch muscle fiber that enables you to produce significant amount of forces that can alter your muscular skeletal profile. And so we’ll see people with much stronger bones more dense bones, but also the ability to recruit the majority of muscle fibers necessary to well go through their normal activities.” Workouts are timed for maximum results, working through balance and on to strength. Instead of weights, people are pushing pressure, exerting more pounds of force than their joins would allow. Fitness programs are targeting the aging process. (CREDIT: WINK News) Numerous studies show weight-bearing exercise can help slow bone less and even build bone. “As you apply tremendous forces to the skeletal system, it will lay down new collagen, it’ll actually create bone in the direction of forces that you’re putting through the bone,” Robrahn said. Marhovich said when you’re able to improve your bone density after a certain age, it becomes like aging backward. “And if you can regain that, then everything becomes easier. You can play golf better, you can play tennis better, you can prevent injuries,” she said. Chambre arrived at the gym with brittle bones and a diagnosis of osteoporosis. She said she believes this training helped her escape injury after falling down a flight of stairs. “In the past, that would have definitely been a fracture when I just, kind of, sat there for a minute and, kind of, felt how my body felt, got up and I thought, my gosh, this is a win for sure,” Chambre said. Staying stronger longer is the measure of success.