Last October, Sheridan High School senior nearly died when he collided head-on with a semi truck on Route 31. After 13 surgeries, including a left leg amputation, Zach was forced to adjust. But his love for athletics didn't stop him from competing. In January, just four days after he was fitted for a prosthetic leg, Zach was walking.
This spring, he has been training with Mick Amicone from the Fieldhouse to meet his goals in sprinting and shotput. Amicone and the Adapative Sports...
The pro soccer team coming to Muskingum County is gearing up for their nearing season.
The Zanesville Athletic Futbol Club is affiliated with U.S. Soccer and is in the National Premiere Soccer League. So far, the team has had two tryout sessions, resulting in six players signing. They have another try out scheduled for March 24th at 4 PM.
Lou Cancasci, the General Manager of Zanesville AFC said, "we are looking for a surge of people in March but also we are scouting and...
Christmas Eve didn't stop people from hitting the gym for a last minute holiday workout.
The Fieldhouse in Zanesville had a steady stream of people coming in starting at 5 a.m. Some people were travelers coming through town, other were family that are home for the holidays.
"It's a habit. It's just something you got to get used to. You can be sick and you still think you got to go outside and run and it's just in your blood," said Director of Operations Jim Fraunfelter...
The Fieldhouse Fitness Center will be expanding their facilities to include those with special needs.
The recent addition includes a four-thousand square foot, 24-hour gym for able bodied athletes. The new facility includes a unique aspect.
"It's all handicap accessible. We're real excited about that because of the things that's happening with the Fieldhouse foundation but right now it's the largest free weight center in Southeastern Ohio," said Field House...
Shortly after the storm started Friday night, the Fieldhouse took a big hit.
"We had everyone up in the front lobby area just keeping an eye on what's going on. In the bigger field you could hear the roof rise up and let down, so that's kind of what told us something was going on and so shortly after that we came and checked it out and saw a big piece of the roof missing," said employee Eric Flint.
A crew came to assess the damage Friday evening and discovered almost...
It was an event that raised the question, "Who let the dads out?"
Dads and their kids were invited to an evening of fun and games at the Fieldhouse as a part of the ForeverDads program.
Jeff Wickerham of ForeverDads said the overall goal is for dads to spend time with their children and to take a pro-active role in their lives.
"Get those father figures involved, make them aware of what's going on in their kids' lives because there's a lot of dads who aren't...
By now, many of us have given up on our New Year's resolutions to lose weight, but a Zanesville woman is an inspiration to get back on track.
Angela Cordray has dropped hundreds of pounds over the past two years. Cordray said her size prevented her from leaving the house, but a new device helped her exercise without stepping foot in a gym.
"I started using a stationary bike and one of these pedal devices," said Cordray. "You can be sitting in any seat,...
Everyone makes New Year's resolutions but they don't always follow through with them. Now, the Fieldhouse in Zanesville is helping people reach their weight loss goals.
The Fieldhouse will be hosting the annual Southeastern Ohio Best Loser Contest. While people will strive to win the title, the individual, couple or family that loses the highest percentage of body weight will also walk away with more than 5-thousand dollars in incentives. Fieldhouse Fitness Trainer, Alaina Durfee...
One local gym is encouraging everyone to be active.
As a part of the "Field of Dreams" program at the Fieldhouse Family Fitness Center here in Zanesville, children like 8-year-old Cameron Taylor, who had to have part of his leg amputated due to bone cancer, are being given the opportunity to play the sports they love. Owner of the Fieldhouse, Mic Amicone, says physically disabled children deserve the chance to be active just like anyone else.
"A lot of those kids...
She may be 90-years-old, but Bea Alwood is kicking, stretching, and moving her hips at The Fieldhouse.
She has been a water aerobics instructor at the facility for 12 years and taught dance before that.
"My husband and I were ballroom dancers. I've just had exercise all my life. So, I just love every bit of it. We have fun. That's the main thing," says Alwood.
Alwood says she loves the water because it's so therapeutic.
"There's things that we do in the...
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