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Winnie Lee (in purple) joins others in a seated finest for seniors class at Two Skyline Retirement, a retirement community in Seattle. Classes in this higher level of seated fitness take place three times a week. There are 35 exercise classes for the entire Skyline retirement each week.

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Energetic retirement-community residents sit and get fit | Fit for Life

Seniors at Skyline on Capitol Hill turn chairs into seats of power as they stretch, strengthen and get the blood flowing.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Honeymoons: a chance to relax after the stress of a wedding by sitting on a beach with a cocktail and contemplating the start of a happy, married life. Or, in my case, a chance to travel to America and meet a baker. I am addicted to bread. Growing up in the... VIEW

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A cheesesteak prepared by Barclay Prime’s executive chef Todd Miller is pictured at the restaurant in Philadelphia Tuesday Oct. 5, 2004. This version of the traditional Philadelphia sandwich, made with Kobe beef, melted Taleggio cheese, shaved truffles, sauteed foie gras, caramelized onions and heirloom shaved tomatoes on a homemade brioche roll bushed with truffle butter and squirted with homemade mustard, is served with a small bottle of champagne and sells for $100 at Stephen Starr’s Barclay Prime opening Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

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Winnie Lee (in purple) joins others in a seated finest for seniors class at Two Skyline Retirement, a retirement community in Seattle. Classes in this higher level of seated fitness take place three times a week. There are 35 exercise classes for the entire Skyline retirement each week.

Energetic retirement-community residents sit and get fit | Fit for Life

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Winnie Lee (in purple) joins others in a seated finest for seniors class at Two Skyline Retirement, a retirement community in Seattle. Classes in this higher level of seated fitness take place three times a week. There are 35 exercise classes for the entire Skyline retirement each week.

Energetic retirement-community residents sit and get fit | Fit for Life

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Monday, October 2, 2017. Woof! Play and Stay employee Debra Shen gets a kiss from one of the dogs in the small dog room who have been dropped off by owners on their way to work. Owner Brad Davis is among those who have opened a wildly successful doggy day care centers in Seattle this past year.

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