Fitness: Working Out with Ben Dumire
HARDLY A DAY goes by when Ben Dumire isn't asked "The Question," as he's come to call it."Hey, Ben, how'd you do it?"How did Ben Dumire go from 197 pounds to 132, trade in those 38-inch waist pants for...
View ArticleWorking Out with Pierce Tyler
Pierce Tyler is hoping his workouts will take him to new heights. // On April 3, Tyler hopes to climb 50 flights of stairs at Step Up, a stair-climbing competition to benefit The Up Center, which...
View ArticleWorking out with Marian Ticatch
Who has time to sleep?Not Marian Bear Ticatch. It's not much after 4 most mornings when Ticatch is up and into her stretching routine."Then, I stretch some more," said the grandmother of eight. "I've...
View ArticleInside Fitness Working out with Michael Burns
At a callow 23, Michael Burns isn't old enough to get too far out of shape. But he got close once. And that was enough.After he put away his lacrosse stick to concentrate on academics at Christopher...
View ArticleInside Fitness: Working out with Kevin Kordek
Those are Kevin Kordek's arms. |We're not talking about the muscular pair attached to his body. |There's that bulging set of biceps that adorn the statue of legendary Virginia Beach fitness guru John...
View ArticleInside Fitness Working Out With Judy Hamann
The little voice would pop into Judy Hamann's head from time to time - "Do a triathlon." |Hamann, who was 30 pounds overweight and hadn't been swimming - "wallowing is more like it" - in more than 30...
View ArticleWorking out with Reza Hashampour
Reza Hashampour does cardio and weights three days a week. Reza Hashampour's business was growing. The problem was so was the boss. 260, 270, 280...Finally, when he tipped the scales at 284 pounds in...
View ArticleWorking Out With: Patrick Walsh
Patrick Walsh is one of those "lives to eat" guys.Especially pizza. A self-proclaimed "pizza junkie," he can make a large pepperoni and green pepper disappear in a matter of minutes."It's the Italian...
View ArticleInside Fitness: Working out with Jeff Yates
On the morning of Jan. 1, 2010, Jeff Yates stepped as lightly on the scale as he could. |The scale said "295." Yates said "Whoa!" |Three decades earlier, Yates had been a rock-solid 220-pound,...
View ArticleWorking Out With Marleen Bremmermann
After her breast cancer surgery in May, the doctors told Marleen Bremermann to wait at least a week before resuming her exercise regimen.She waited a week. Exactly.Seven days later, the 58-year-old...
View ArticleWorking out with Kenny Wright
Mayor Kenny Wright, second from right. Kenny Wright is still Portsmouth's most visible citizen. He's everywhere, it seems. But his constituents have been seeing less of the mayor these days - 40 pounds...
View ArticleINSIDE FITNESS Working out with Regina Mobley
Most viewers see Regina Mobley sitting behind the WVEC-TV anchor desk weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m.It's probably about the longest time you'll find Mobley sitting down in a day.You better have your...
View ArticleWorking out with Dwight West
The best insurance for maintaining good health is exercising. Just ask Bankers Insurance's Dwight West. It's also pretty good for your golf game, he's discovered. BY FRED KIRSCH Special...
View ArticleINSIDE FITNESS Working out with Jim Bourey
Jim Bourey has put more miles on his legs than any car he's owned. By Fred KirschSpecial correspondentJim Bourey has put more miles on his legs than any car he's owned.Running since his college days,...
View ArticleWorking out with Dave Redmond
May 4, 2012. Dave Redmond knows the date as well as his birthday. Turned out to be a "re-birthday" of sorts.By FRED KIRSCHSpecial correspondentMay 4, 2012.Dave Redmond knows the date as well as his...
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