Actor Alec Baldwin loves what he sees in the mirror! The 61-year-old showed off his impressive weight loss when he went on the Sunday, October 20, episode of The Tonight Show and dropped his pants in front of Jimmy Fallons live studio audience.

You wanna see how much weight Ive lost? Ready? he said before standing up and revealing that we was wearing boxers underneath. My pants dont even fit me anymore!

As soon as Alec revealed himself on national TV, the audience immediately started to clap and cheer for him while Jimmy did his best to cover his eyes.

Oh my gosh, you look fantastic, the host said. Alec replied, That was just for you Jimmy; I wouldnt do that on any other show.

Alec explained that he wanted to show off his impressive weight loss because the last time he was on The Tonight Show was in April 2019 and he was teased for having a gut.

Im not mad, Alec said about how he was treated back then. During that show, Jimmy and his castmates showed a dummy version of the actor on TV that included a removable body part.

Im walking down the hallway and theres a dummy and I say to them, you had to put the added gut on the dummy,' Alec laughed. If anything, the joke only wanted to make Alec prove his point even more that he is in shape.

Thanks to his yoga instructor wife, Hilaria Baldwin, Alec hasnt only been working out. Hes been eating healthy too.

After years of eating out, eating late, and eating too much, hed fallen into some bad habits without realizing it, Hilaria previously wrote in her book The Living Clearly Method. His sugar intake was far too high, not just due to sweet foods and white carbs, but to pasta, sauces with hidden sugars, and snacks. I quietly watched what he ate, only mentally jotting down my secret wish list of what Id tell him if he asked.

Thanks to her taking mental notes of Alecs food, Hilaria learned that he was at pre-diabetic levels, and she quickly helped him make a change.

By hitting a crisis point, he gained a new perspective on some of the unhelpful habits that became his normal without realizing it, she said.

Looking good, Alec!

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A Tandragee woman has been named Northern Ireland gym member of the year after a dramatic nine stone weight loss.

Leanne Stewart collected the accolade at the Health and Fitness Awards last month, and put her success down to Next Level fitness, who were also awarded Highly Commended Small Studio Gym of the year.

Speaking toArmagh I,Leanne said that it was when her weight began affecting everyday life that she realised something had to be done.

It got to be that life was changing so much, said Leanne. I was doing dog shows; I show Labradors and you have to run them round the ring, it got to the point that even that was a struggle.

Simple things like going to a restaurant to get something to eat, you had to look in to see what the seating was, what was involved to make sure you could go into the restaurant.

Leanne says that she was bullied at school often being called fatso, fatty or the fat, bubbly girl.

I was always a bubbly person but the problem was that deep down I was hurting.

She had tried on several occasions to shift the weight but never truly succeeded.

I would lose a stone, then put it back on, she admitted.

In her 20s Leanne was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and arthritis in her knees due to her lifestyle.

One time I got off the boat; we would do a lot of shows in England, everything was parked up so tight I could hardly make it back to the car.

At that point, I just thought right this is enough something has to be done.

I joined Slimming World in October, last year, which kicked me off and luckily the girls at Next Level opened up and I started last January-February.

It is not like a normal gym, they are with you every step of the way. I remember the odd message to say that I was doing well. The thing is, theres no mirrors or anything.

Quickly Leanne began to shift the weight one stone at a time and says that she has never felt fitter, but that she still has a long way to go.

The girls have been brilliant, they have me doing all sorts of things that I never thought I would be able to do, like climbing a mountain.

They dont have to do these outside bootcamps but they really care and put their heart and soul into it.

Leanne said that her weight loss was a testament to the hours that the girls at Next Level had afforded her.

One of Leannes biggest fears was using airplanes, as she dreaded having to ask the hostesses for extensions for the seat belts, but she was happy to report that she is just back from a trip to Spain.

Said Leanne: Julie and Marissa [at Next Level gym] have been key in changing my life; I know I wouldnt have gotten to this point without them, to them I will be forever grateful.

Never did I think that joining a gym would change my life but Next Level gave me a lifeline that I truly needed.

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It was the Florida win last year when I officially punched my ticket on the Barry Odom train.

Like many Missouri fans, Id been frustrated-to-unsure of how I shouldve been feeling about the third-year head coach. His young career had been marked by a lot of losing, which was doubly frustrating with the talent he had at the games most important position. Missouris window with an NFL-caliber QB was quickly coming to a close, and it seemed as if the time had been mostly wasted. Sure, there had been a few late season streaks and moments of hope, but thered been just as many migraine-inducing losses and boneheaded late-game decisions. I was willing to give the young coach the benefit of the doubt, but I admit my patience was running thin.

Then Missouri went into Gainesville and pasted a Top 10 team. Since then, Ive been on board. But Id be unwell in the head to not admit that Saturday gave me quite a bit of pause.

Dont get me wrong, Im still stumping for Barry Odom as Missouris head coach. Its fairly easy to see how talent-averse the roster was when Odom took over and how the trajectory of the program has steadily risen since. In year one, the team was hopelessly dull and a Battle Line loss away from being miserable. In year two, the team was talented, but frustrating, acting like they rarely wanted to punch at or above their weight class. In year three, there were big steps made the team recovered from a few devastating losses and won a game against one of the countrys best teams (on the road, no less!)

The book has not yet been written on year four, but the signs of another step forward were all there. Missouri wasnt just beating bad teams they were beating unquestionably good teams and those who had the same upstart spirit the Tigers carried just a few years ago. Yeah, there was the loss to Wyoming, but every team outside of Alabama and Clemson has a fluke loss, right? The offense looked tight and the defense looked better than it ever had under Odom.

Without knowing the ins and outs of a coachs job, it sure seemed like Barry Odom was improving too. Gone were the questionable late-game decisions, if only because the team refused to put themselves in that position. Whereas a loss to Wyoming wouldve crippled past teams, the Tigers responded by ripping off five straight wins, including two in conference play. And Odom, known as the coach to take three steps forward before taking two back, appeared to have focused his roster enough to navigate a division that was ripe for the taking.

And then, you know... Saturday.

The loss to the Commodores didnt undo all the progress the Tigers were making under Odoms watchful eye, but it did cause some serious heartburn for those who have bought into Odoms leadership. The upperclassmen leaders, consistent evidence of a team in lockstep with its coach, turned into pumpkins about one and a half weeks before Halloween. The offensive line, a hallmark of the Odom era, was pancaked by Vanderbilts less-than-stellar front. The defense long the sticking point in Odoms craw, but recently returned to elite status couldnt pick up its struggling offense when they needed it most. And those yellow flags, falling from the sky like sad, wispy birds, marked a team that look undisciplined and unprepared from snap one.

It was everything you expect to see from a poorly-coached team. Odom haters will tell you they expected it all along. Former Mizzou WR-turned radio guy, TJ Moe, will tell you that youre a traitor for questioning the coach.

I will well, I dont really know what to tell you. Youre certainly allowed to be angry, even very angry. And while youre also allowed to call for Odoms head, Id suggest its unwise to turn the tables on a program that is clearly on the rise.

However, maybe the rise isnt happening as fast as I and other Odom stans would have hoped. Maybe its not happening at all? I think it is. Im, like, 85 percent sure... OK, maybe 70.

In all honestly, Im not sure how to gauge my confidence moving forward. I still believe Barry Odom is the right coach for the Missouri job, and its going to take much more than a bad road loss or two to convince me otherwise. But Ill confess myself puzzled that a coach making such impressive strides in his fourth year could have such a major setback.

So many people have already bailed on the Odom train. Im not one of them, but Id appreciate if he didnt give me any more reasons to question why I bought the ticket in the first place.

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(Joshua Vissers/Daily Mining Gazette)Some of the goldfish in the aquaponic system at the Sustainability Demonstration House. The fishs waste is converted into plant food by naturally-occuring bacteria, creating an artificial ecosystem.

HOUGHTON There are a lot of reasons to consider growing indoors if you live in the Upper Peninsula. Short summers and increasinly unpredictable storms make growing almost anything outside a risky endeavor. But some reasons arent exclusive to the U.P., either.

Its easy to keep diseases down, Lexi Steve said.

Steve is a student at Michigan Tech and a resident at the Sustainability Demonstration House, where she recently assembled a hydroponic grow system along side the aquaponic system started last year.

We use very little water, said Rose Turner, another student who has overseen the aquaponic system.

While both systems are based on and filled with water, it is the same water cycled over and over. Growers report using as little as 1/20 the water used to grow a similar crop in soil. Only a little needs to be added to account for evaporation and splashing.

Both growing systems are also excellent at delivering nutrients to plants and encouraging fast growth, almost too fast, according to Turner, whose plants struggled under their own weight this spring.

The root of the differences between the systems is the inclusion of fish in aquaponics, whose waste is converted by bacteria in the grow bed into food for the plants. In hydroponics, plant food is added directly to the water by the gardener.

In fact, the fish in the aquaponic system are among the reasons Steve launched her hydroponic system. Over the summer, she had to clean the fishs tank.

I never wanted to do that again, she said.

Steves hydroponic system is built in a vertical style, good for taking advantage of natural light from the large windows in the SDH. The various greens are placed in small pockets and rooted in rock wool. The nutrient-rich water is periodically washed over the base of the wool by a pump on a timer.

Turners aquaponic system utilizes a planting bed which slowly fills with water continuously pumped into the bed. The bed is then periodically drained using a bell siphon.

One advantage of the bed-style grow system is the ability to plant a wide variety of plants. The students recently planted an avacado pit which has begun to grow.

We can actually see the roots, Steve said.

Both systems are still works in progress.

Steve is still finishing routing the water in her system to insure proper saturation, and is still calculating the correct amount of plant food solution to add to the water as the plants mature.

Turner is fine-tuning the piping in the aquaponic system to prevent water loss due to splashing and increase reliability of the flush-and-drain cycle of the bed. Because of the way a bell siphon functions, the bed can get suspended in a flooded state if the pump is pushing too much water into it.

This happened over the summer while students were gone, which quickly destabilized the system and hurt some of the plants and fish. A valve on the beds input has solved the issue, but Turner still keeps a close eye on it.

Shes also planning to add more plant and animal species to help maintain the ecosystem. Plecostomus, also known as sucker fish, would help keep the fish tank walls clean. Duck weed can be grown in the tank and will help feed the fish.

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The ability to go up and down stairs quickly and with confidence is a task worthy of preserving.Allen McInnis / Montreal Gazette

When it comes to stair climbing, theres no denying that the 1,776 steps in the CN Tower present a mighty tall challenge. Thankfully, most workplaces dont expect their employees to hike 144 flights every morning, even if taking the stairs is encouraged.

So how many flights does it takes for stair climbing to qualify as a workout? Most workplace health programs highlight the benefits of the long game, urging employees to opt for the stairs on a regular basis, even if its just one flight. If the goal is improved health and longevity, the Harvard Alumni Health study reported that climbing 10-19 flights a week (two to four flights per day) reduces mortality risk. And a host of other studies have proved that consistently choosing to take the stairs can improve cardiovascular fitness, balance, gait, blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol and weight loss.

From a strictly physiological standpoint, theres a lot going on when using the stairs especially compared with the effort associated with taking the elevator or escalator. Most of the muscles in the lower body are called into action both going up and down the stairs. As for the heart, its working hard enough on the ascent to qualify as a vigorous intensity workout, while going downstairs is considered a moderate intensity activity.

But thats not news to anyone whos climbed more than a couple of flights at a time. Heavy legs and breathlessness set in early. And if thats not proof enough of its workout potential, that so many people avoid the stairs in favour of a less strenuous option like pushing the button for the elevator is a clear indication of the effort it requires. Yet for those who make a conscious decision to travel from floor to floor on their own steam, the payoff is worth it.

Whats the goal for anyone hoping to realize the health and fitness benefits of taking the stairs? An overview of the research suggests that 30-160 minutes of vigorous stair climbing a week for eight to 12 weeks will boost cardiovascular fitness. But in keeping with the trend toward shorter, more intense workouts, a research team from McMaster University recruited 24 university students to perform a series of short, fast stair intervals. The students climbed three flights of stairs (60 steps) three times a day with one to four hours recovery between bouts a protocol they followed three days a week for six weeks. With instructions to climb the stairs one step at a time as quickly as possible, using the railings as needed, the stair climbers realized a five-per-cent boost in aerobic fitness.

Another stair-climbing study, also performed by a McMaster University research team, involved two sets of subjects. One group performed 20-second bouts of stair climbing (about three to four storeys) three times, with two minutes recovery between each interval. The second group performed 60-second bouts of repeatedly ascending and descending either one or two flights of stairs, three times with 60 seconds recovery between intervals. The two groups performed their workouts three days a week for six weeks.

The 20-second and 60-second interval workouts resulted in similar heart rate response and fitness gains, though the study subjects preferred the repeated bouts of 20 seconds of stair climbing over the 60-second intervals of continually climbing up and down one or two flights. They claimed to find the quick changes in direction destabilizing.

The McMaster studies add to the fitness options for people looking for another simple, accessible, time efficient workout to help achieve their weekly fitness goals. But to be clear, were not talking about the type of stair climbing you do while dressed in business casual. These 10-minute workouts demand a level of intensity that brings on a sweat.

But its not just the potential to improve health and fitness that makes stair climbing such a great workout option. Climbing the stairs is a functional day-to-day task that requires balance and agility, both of which deteriorate as the decades add up. The ability to go up and down stairs quickly and with confidence is a task worthy of preserving.

Use a set of stairs at home or at the office that will sustain a climb for a minimum of 20 seconds (about 60 steps) or a single/double flight of stairs that can accommodate quick changes in direction. Then use the stairs on those days when time isnt on your side. A quick warmup, followed by three x 20 seconds or three x 60 seconds of stair climbing with a short recovery (one to two minutes) between bouts is a great stand-in for more traditional workouts. And when you think youve mastered the stairs at work or at home, theres always the CN Tower.

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One of NC State Athletics crown jewels is Pat Popolizio. What he has done with the wrestling program since his inauguration in April of 2012 is nothing short of outstanding. The Pack finished in 44th place at the 2012 NCAA Wrestling Championships. Since then, PackWrestle has had six Top 20 performances at March Matness, including a team trophy (top 4 finish) in 2018 only the second ever occasion for an ACC school. This span of success for The Skip includes three individual National Champions, 12 All-American finishes, and two ACC team titles. The credentials and historic achievements go on and on with this guy; he truly has turned the program into one of the most feared non-Big Ten teams in the country.

In this three-part preview series, we will take a look at the projected 2019-2020 edition of PackWrestle that will try to keep the aforementioned success rolling.

Jakob Camacho (R-Fr)

Preseason Ranking: FloWrestling - #21 / Trackwrestling - #19

Camacho looks to fill the void left by four-year starter Sean Fausz, who was one win away from All-America honors (a top 8 finish) at last years NCAAs. This is a big loss, but it makes things easier when the replacement is a Top 25 recruit. Camacho brings a premier high school pedigree with him to Raleigh - the Danbury, CT native was a three-time State Champion and won huge HS national tournaments such as Super 32 and FloNationals. Last year while taking a redshirt season to acclimate to the college level, he compiled a 26-2 record. He faced five Top 25 opponents, and won 4 of those matches so I guess you could say he adjusted pretty quickly.

Considering some of the guys he beat last year, and the landscape of the 125lb weight class this year, I fully expect Camacho to be in the hunt for an All-American finish at the national tournament. His ranking feels a little low right now - most wrestling outlets are conservative when ranking freshmen in the preseason - but he should slot in around the 8-12 range once NCAA seeds come out in March. The top 5 guys at this weight class seem pretty much locked in, but that leaves 6-8 up for grabs, and I think Camacho is among the likely candidates to secure one of those last three All-American spots.

Check out the quick video below to meet Jakob.

Jarrett Trombley (R-Fr)

Preseason Ranking: FloWrestling - #23 / Trackwrestling - #22

Just like at 125, our second man up will also be a new face. Well get to why that is in a bit, but 133 will likely be manned by another freshman, Jarrett Trombley. Trombley is a tough kid, with some slick stuff from the neutral position. He was also a highly-touted recruit, checking in at #74 on FloWrestlings Class of 2018 Big Board. During his HS career in Michigan, Trombley won 4 state titles with a 194-1 record.

Like Camacho, Trombley also impressed during his redshirt campaign, going 21-6. His name really got put on the map, however, when he took 3rd place at the Junior World Team Trials in Reynolds Coliseum this past spring. This performance earned him a spot on the Junior National team.

Despite his similar results to Camacho last year, I do not hold the same expectations for Jarrett this coming season. I think his rankings above are pretty accurate and should hold true for most of the season. 133 is a brutal weight class this year, and I dont see him cracking into those top tiers quite yet. Qualifying for NCAAs and winning a match or two there would be my expectation for Trombley this season.

Tariq Wilson (R-Jr)

Preseason Ranking: FloWrestling - #7 / Trackwrestling - #7

As mentioned before, the 133 spot that was held by Tariq for the last two years is now vacant. Anyone who has seen Tariq since March understands why that is. He is HUGE! He looks more like a 157 at this point, but the expectation is that he will slot in at 141 for the upcoming season. The 3rd place finisher from two years ago, will look to bounce back from a disappointing 2019 campaign. A lower body injury midway through the season left everyone wondering just how much that affected him, but he still came one win away from his second AA finish.

The focus for Wilson this year has to be finding consistency throughout the long season, and the move up to 141 should help with that. He leaves a loaded 133lb field, and enters what is probably the most open weight class in the country. The reigning two-time National Champ, Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell, as well as multiple-time All-American, Jaydin Eierman of Missouri, have both announced their intentions to take Olympic redshirts in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo games. This means someone who probably didnt expect it a couple months ago, will become a National Champ in Minneapolis. I think that can be Tariq. There are certainly guys remaining at this weight who will be more heavily-favored, but when Tariq is on, he is a very tough matchup for any guy in the country. Anything less than an All-American finish would be a disappointment for Tariq this season, but pushing to become that fourth National Champion of the PatPop era should be his goal.

Stay tuned for the remaining parts of this preview series. Next up will be the Middleweights!

In the meantime, head over to GoPack to buy your season tickets. Lets Pack Reynolds this season for a team that deserves our support! I promise, if you at all enjoyed this write-up then you will love a dual meet.

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We didnt want to be a team that went winless, Liquori said about the 2018 season. We were in those [close losses], we just didnt click. That came in Week 6 against a tough Norwell team, and things turned around from there.

Things have certainly turned for Rockland, which has dominated the SSL, allowing just 7.6 points per game while scoring 30.6 points per game behind a stout rushing attack.

At the forefront is stellar senior quarterback Dante Vasquez, who rushed for 228 yards and what proved to be the winning 4-yard touchdown in Fridays win over Norwell.

With 3,138 rushing yards, Vasquez is quickly approaching the programs career rushing record of 3,468 yards, set by Tyrone Jefferson in 1995.

Liquori (Class of 1995) was an outside linebacker on Rocklands Division 3 state championship team in 1992, so he got a first-hand look at how Jeffersons bruising running style helped the Bulldogs win the first of their three Super Bowls under the old playoff format.

The longtime assistant and now head coach at Rockland sees some of the same qualities in Vasquez.

[Vasquez] is as strong as an ox and hell set the tone from the first run, or the last run to get 1 or 2 yards to seal the game, said Liquori.

His strength and stamina always put us in good position when the ball is in his hands. So why not put the ball in your best players hands?

Standing 5 feet 8 inches and weighing 195 pounds, Vasquez used his low center of gravity to power his way for a single-season program record 1,721 rushing yards last season, as Rockland narrowly missed out on the playoffs.

I have a stocky build, so Im low to the ground as it is, said Vasquez. It starts in the weight room building power in the legs, and every time I get the ball Im able to fight for those extra yards.

As a sophomore, Vasquez scored a 44-yard touchdown in a 14-3 state tournament win over Cardinal Spellman. As one of seven seniors on Rocklands 43-man roster, hes one of the few veterans with postseason experience.

Therefore, Vasquez feels part of his responsibility as captain is to throw water on the hype that continues to build around the Bulldogs as their winning streak grows.

Every game we hear about how were going to the Super Bowl and this and that, but were going to have to fight for everything in the playoffs; its a different game.

Each game our confidence builds and builds, but we know confidence isnt going to win games. We have to let our game talk.

While Vasquez leads the offense, juniors linebackers Thomas Sweeney and Nick Leander have instilled fear into their opponents and Hunter Wardwell has five interceptions as a ball-hawking defensive back.

Since Liquori spent 12 years as a linebacker and defensive backs coach under his predecessors, Ken Owen and Brian Kelliher, it should come as little surprise that the Bulldogs base 4-4 defense is thriving under his tutelage.

But the former Bulldogs captain is quick to credit his players for their mental and physical commitment to the defensive side of the ball.

The kids are really intuitive to game prep, said Liquori. I cant say enough about the work they put in during practice and their attention to detail.

They dont try to do too much. I know its clich, but theyre just doing their job and worrying about their responsibility and collectively theyve done a great job against some really formidable teams.

Rockland shut out Nantucket to open the season, then held Cohasset to 7 points, and Abington, East Bridgewater, and Middleborough to 13 points apiece while running through their conference schedule.

Liquori and his staff, which includes seven other Rockland alumni, are quick to point out the difficulties involved in the new playoff format, and the coach says he hopes to avoid facing any SSL foes in the D6 South bracket.

[The players] see the [state title] banners in the gym and their goal is to get to Gillette [Stadium], said Liquori. Weve had coaches in to talk to these kids about what were dealing with in the new playoff format. We leverage each other and talk about those things throughout the course of practice and in the locker room.

Kids nowadays blow you off, but not these kids, they work hard for us. We have 43 kids in our program and 43 are at practice, every day.

Trailing Amesbury, 36-21, at halftime, Hamilton-Wenham rallied for 29 second-half points to pull out a thrilling 50-44 win. Generals senior quarterback Ian Coffeyrushed for the winning touchdown from 5 yards out with 25.5 seconds remaining after Amesbury muffed a kickoff return in the final minute. Coffey passed for 234 yards and two TDs, rushed for 225 yards and three TDs, and added a 50-yard kickoff return among his 514 total yards.

Revere edged Marblehead, 31-27, in a Northeastern Conference battle of unbeatens. It was the first regular-season home loss for Marblehead since 2012 ... Quarterback Avery Arno and Zach Hubbard connected for the tying touchdown and winning 2-point conversion in overtime to give Belmont a 35-33 win over Arlington ... After Needham rallied for 21 unanswered points, Milton sophomore Chase Vaughan led the Wildcats down the field and Max Winkler drilled a 19-yard field goal as time expired for a 31-28 win.

Old Rochester topped Nauset, 34-26, to clinch the South Coast Conference title ... Plymouth South handled North Quincy, 41-14, to clinch the Patriot League Fisher title ... St. Johns of Shrewsbury scored 50 points in the first half at Xaverian en route to a 58-26 victory ... Masconomet handed Pentucket its first loss, 21-14, behind a 57-yard touchdown pass from Alex Theriault to Will Hunter in the fourth quarter ... Canton clinched a Hockomock Davenport League title with an 18-0 win at North Attleborough, the Bulldogs fourth shutout this season ... Ashland held off Holliston, 35-29, for the Clockers first win over the Panthers since 2001.

Nate Weitzer can be reached at nathaniel.weitzer@globe.com.

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