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In the buff: Nudity, no wipe-downs among gym rats' pet peeves 03/02/2012 09:18am • WASHINGTON - Many people avoid going to the gym for one reason or another, and a new survey shows 90 percent of gym-goers are irritated by something in their exercise experience. The Yahoo!/Fitness Magazine survey found that the No. 1 workout-related pet peeve is people who conveniently forget to Nats get ready for the Hoyas 03/01/2012 06:23pm • Craig Heist, wtop.com VIERA, Fla. - After almost two weeks of workouts, the Nationals will finally play a game the first time this spring when they host Georgetown University at Space Coast Stadium on Friday beginning at 12 noon. Manager Davey Johnson put out his lineup for the Hoyas game at 12 p Proper breathing key to successful workout 02/27/2012 07:36pm • Fairfax Hackley, personal trainer Nats set to sign long-term deal with Zimmerman 02/26/2012 10:43am • Craig Heist, wtop.com VIERA, Fla. - Ryan Zimmerman and the Nationals have agreed to a long-term deal that would keep the 27-year old third baseman in a Nationals uniform quite possibly for the rest of his career. The Nationals will hold a press conference after their workout today to announce the Zimmerman reaffirms Saturday as deadline for contract talks 02/22/2012 06:30pm • Craig Heist, wtop.com VIERA, Fla. - All along, Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman has said he won't be talking about a contract extension once Spring Training starts, which for him is officially Saturday. Zimmerman's agent, Brodie Van Waganen, was seen walking around the back fields during Johnson happy with first day of workouts 02/21/2012 11:05pm • Craig Heist, wtop.com Viera, Fla. - There is little doubt the first day of workouts for Nationals pitchers and catchers was different for manager Davey Johnson. After taking over for Jim Riggleman in June last year, Johnson is running his first big league camp since he skippered the Dodgers back Sip apple cider vinegar for stress or a cold 02/20/2012 02:43pm • WASHINGTON - Finding people who are overworked and tired is not tough in Washington, D.C., but nutritionists say a little apple cider vinegar can help relieve those symptoms of stress. The age-old remedy gets high praise for its antibacterial and germ-fighting properties, according to Reader's D Nats report to spring training Sunday 02/19/2012 11:18am • WASHINGTON - Listen up baseball fans - spring training is here. Sunday is the report date for pitchers and catchers at the Washington Nationals spring training facility in Viera, Fla. WTOP's Craig Heist has been covering spring training for over a decade and says this is the time to make the tr Daughter to mom: Don't go to 'grave with a knife and a fork' 02/10/2012 05:58pm • Paula Wolfson, wtop news WASHINGTON - Gail Mates turned her life around, and she says she did it for love. Mates says she was digging her "grave with a knife and a fork" for years before her daughter helped to change the 55-year-old's life. She had all the risk factors for heart disease: Family CrossFit Rosslyn Now Open 02/02/2012 10:45am • Arlington is now home to another exercise facility, with yesterday’s opening of CrossFit Rosslyn (1100 Wilson Blvd). The training center is connected to Verve Health & Fitness near the Rosslyn metro. Verve Co-owner Michael Lin explained that part of the existing facility was partitioned off Not going to the gym? Try 10-minute workouts 01/31/2012 06:04am • Michelle Basch, wtop.com OWINGS, Md. - Perhaps a month ago you promised yourself you'd get more exercise. If you haven't lived up to your New Year's resolutions, a local trainer says there's still hope. Quite a few people sign up for gym memberships in January, then say they're too busy to use th Can a Wii workout deliver? 01/29/2012 11:05am • WASHINGTON - In the dead of winter, it's hard to get motivated to go outside for a walk, run or bike ride. But is the Nintendo Wii really a good alternative? The answer is yes and no. Researchers say you are much better off engaging in real sports, then you are playing virtual ones. But they New CrossFit Gym Coming to Ballston 01/18/2012 04:30pm • A new CrossFit gym is hoping to open in Ballston next month. Pending county approvals, Ballston CrossFit expects to open on Monday, Feb. 13. Interior construction is partially completed at the gym, located on the ground floor of an office building at 1110 N. Glebe Road. A shipment of fitness equip Cage Fitness: A MMA-style workout without the blood 01/14/2012 01:43pm • Randi Martin, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Zumba not intense enough for you? How about a workout modeled on ultimate fighting? Cage Fitness is a workout that mimics the structure of a championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bout, but without the bloodshed and brutality. Created by nine-time world welterw Art Exhibit to Explore Women and Sports 01/12/2012 01:45pm • A new Arlington Arts Center (AAC) exhibit will explore “shifting contemporary perceptions of women’s bodies, gender roles, and identities through the lens of sports spectacle.” “She Got Game,” as the exhibit is being called, will hold its opening reception tomorrow ni