(top) Tuba McKay runs in Kangoo Jumps during the Health and Wellness Exhibit at theThird Street Promenade on Saturday, August 22, 2009. (above) Bonnie Sullivan, (center) owner of Kangoo Jumps , demonstrates their low impact rebound sport shoes during the wellness exhibit. Kangoo Jumps are safe, low impact rebound sport shoes, providing many great health benefits.They can be use indoors, outdoors on paved roads, dirt paths, grass, sidewalks, at the beach or even on snow.

Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club lead a Bikini Parade on the world famous Venice beach boardwalk while attempting to beat the Guinness World Records for Largest Bikini Parade on Saturday, August 22, 2009. Guinness World Records Largest Bikini Parade record was set in Las Vegas in May of 2009 when 281 women in bikinis walked one mile. The parade was filmed for a TV show. There was media from around the world covering the parade including several news shows like Access Hollywood.

(top) Police Activities League (PAL) officer Jennifer Sekera (center) leads a group of PAL members on a bicycle ride along Broadway ave. on Thursday, July 30, 2009.  PAL is a unique community organization that fosters trust between youth and the men and women of the Santa Monica Police Department in a safe and nurturing environment. Through outstanding educational, cultural, recreational, and outreach programs, PAL helps develop skills and self-esteem, encouraging youth to reach their full potential. PAL provides free educational, cultural, and recreational programs for youth ages 6 - 17 years. Activities offered include homework assistance, computer classes, cooking, creative dramatics, arts & crafts, dance, karate, basketball, excursions, and special events. A slate of activities, including trips, sports leagues, specialized classes, and computer instruction is available to teens ages 14 - 17 years. Coaches and instructors for the PAL program come from the Santa Monica Police and Community and Cultural Services Departments and from community members who volunteer their time. The PAL Youth Center is open Monday through Saturday.

Gary Johnson leads a 'Nordic Sand Walking' class at Santa Monica beach during the Walking & Nordic Walking Health Expo on Sunday, May 30, 2009. One of the most effective activities for burning calories and building cardiovascular fitness is cross-country skiing because both large upper and lower body muscles are fully engaged. Nordic Walking burns 20-46% more calories than regular walking. (Source: Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas)

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Arizona Army National Guard Keith Mitchell, 40, deadlifts 699lbs during the United States Powerlifting Federation's Military Nationals Powerlifting Championship at Venice Beach on Saturday, May 23, 2009. Mitchell bench pressed 457 lbs, squatted 695 lbs and deadlifted 699 for a total of 1851 lbs and won the powerlifting championship and received the 'Best Lifter Award.'

Participants take Equinox instructor Elise Gulana's group fitness class  "Burn Bliss" during SHAPE Magazine's "Bikini Body Tour" at Santa Monica beach on Saturday, May 16, 2009.

(top) Jessiie Graff, 25, and Atlaz Branthoover, 31. (above) spin inside of a "Roue-Cyr" (or cyr wheel) at Santa Monica's Chess Park on Sunday, April 19, 2009. The Roue-Cyr was developed by Daniel Cyr, a founder of Cirque Eloize. It is an astoundingly simple apparatus - a single hoop made out of metal. The performer stands inside it and spins, drops, rolls.

Aerialists Efe Ilkay and Christine Van Loo perform a tandem acrobat routine at the Los Angeles Trapeze School on the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday, April 16, 2009.