SafetySmart Lilburn

Be Safe, Be Healthy, Be You

In this week's SafetySmart column: If you want to have a safe surrounding, then good will can start with your own health and wellness.

A few weeks ago, I was a forwarded an email from a friend about a longevity calculator. Here's what it said: "Watch your age in the upper right corner!  Kinda fun to watch your age go up and down as you answer the questions.  It's interesting, so give it a try.... "How long will you live? This is a calculator that estimates your life expectancy.  It was developed by Northwestern Mutual Life.  It's interesting that there are only 13 questions, yet they can predict how long you're likely to live. "http://media.nmfn.com/tnetwork/lifespan" At the time, I thought it was interesting, because it calculates that I will live six months less than my mother did -- 95! But, then I got to thinking about the questions. I realized that there is a lot of …

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New Fitness Club Opens in Lilburn

A local couple is opening a Snap Fitness in Lilburn, and Patch stopped by to get the scoop on the new business and owners.

By day, Michael "Mike" Ross is the director of operations for several restaurants in metro Atlanta. His wife, Cheryl Ross, is an attorney specializing in worker's compensation law. But, the married couple of 26 years had other dreams outside of those gigs. They wanted to go into business together -- the health business. The pair have been big on fitness since they met in their early 20s. Now, the Rosses have opened a Snap Fitness franchise in Lilburn, an area they have lived in for 20 years. They also have dreams of expanding it, and one day creating an entire shopping center dedicated to fitness. Patch stopped in to talk to the Rosses about opening their business in Lilburn and the importance of fitness.  Patch: Why open a fitness …

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Connie Breland Georges

10:34 am on Monday, August 20, 2012

Welcome to Lilburn, congratulations on your new business.   more ›