CARLSBAD – Fitness fads like Tae Bo and exercise machine trends like Peloton come and go but through all the ups and downs of working out, Jazzercise continues to stretch its limits, grow stronger and thrive. The Carlsbad-headquartered dance exercise company founded in 1969 in Chicago by Judi Sheppard Missett now has more than 1,600 ..read more

A member of the New York Athletic Club, where he played water polo in the 2010s, Jamal Motlagh is not merely treading water when it comes to swimming. When he was in high school, Motlagh used to leave his Coronado home every morning at 4:30 a.m. and ride his bike to the city’s municipal pool ..read more

Brooke Eastman has had a busy 20-plus year career in corporate marketing, working for clients that include Jenny Craig, Sony and Nike as well as working with GreatCall, Inc., the parent company of the Jitterbug phone. The 44-year-old Orange County native has long considered starting her own business that would allow her to spend more ..read more

P.volve, a fitness company focusing on women, is opening its first San Diego  franchise in the UTC Westfield mall with more planned to follow in Carlsbad and Encinitas. P.volve chose the UTC mall for its first brick-and-mortar studio in San Diego because “it’s got great foot traffic,” said Julie Cartwright, P.volve president. “We love where ..read more

San Diego County-based Annex Brands, a franchisor of seven brands in the business services, shipping and freight industries, has promoted TanaSue Carpenter to chief financial officer. Carpenter, who was previously Annex Brands’ vice president of finance, executive director of finance and controller, and initially director of accounting when she was first hired by the company ..read more

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