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A personal trainer in your pocket: Nike Training Club will transform yourworkout

It's summertime and people are heading to the gym to work on that bikini bod. But this year I am not one of those people.

Without time for the gym, I could feel myself getting lazy. But that changed when I discovered the Nike Training Club app.

Looking for workout programs for my iPhone, I stumbled upon this free app and I didn't really check it out before I downloaded it. Even though I didn't think about what I was putting on my phone, it was one of the best fitness decisions I've made.

The Nike app has to be one of the best things ever invented, with everything you need to get fit at your fingertips. It's like having your own personal trainer available anytime, anywhere. You can get fit with more than 85 custom-built workouts that range from a 15-minute targeted workout to full-body programs that last 30 or 45 minutes. There are 130 drills (don't worry, NTC gives detailed instructions for each) so there's no repetition or boredom.

Users can select their goal and skill level, with programs divided into lean (cardio moves to help users shed pounds), toned (light weights to define muscles) and strong (exercises to build strength).

The workouts occasionally call for a jump rope, hand weights or a medicine ball, but in it's most basic form all you need is an iPhone or iPad (sorry, Android users) and somewhere to move around.

But that's not all. By logging minutes, users can earn prizes and unlock exclusive workouts from celebrities like Glee's Lea Michele, professional athletes including Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and soccer star Hope Solo and Rihanna’s personal trainer, Ary Nuñez. You can even set the workout to your music on your phone.

Nike Training Club has definitely saved me from my summer laziness — I can finally get back in shape without leaving my house. With its high-tech features to help you get the workout you need, Nike Training Club is one of the best apps around.

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Houston food giant Sysco will acquire Restaurant Depot for $29 billion

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Sysco, the nation's largest food distributor, will acquire supplier Restaurant Depot in a deal worth more than $29 billion.

The acquisition would create a closer link between Sysco and its customers that right now turn to Restaurant Depot for supplies needed quickly in an industry segment known as “cash-and-carry wholesale.”

Sysco, based in Houston, serves more than 700,000 restaurants, hospitals, schools and hotels, supplying them with everything from butter and eggs to napkins. Those goods are typically acquired ahead of time based on how much traffic that restaurants typically see.

Restaurant Depot offers memberships to mom-and-pop restaurants and other businesses, giving them access to warehouses stocked with supplies for when they run short of what they've purchased from suppliers like Sysco.

It is a fast growing and high-margin segment that will likely mean thousands of restaurants will rely increasingly on Sysco for day-to-day needs.

Restaurant Depot shareholders will receive $21.6 billion in cash and 91.5 million Sysco shares. Based on Sysco’s closing share price of $81.80 as of March 27, 2026, the deal has an enterprise value of about $29.1 billion.

Restaurant Depot was founded in Brooklyn in 1976. The family run business then known as Jetro Restaurant Depot, has become the nation's largest cash-and-carry wholesaler.

The boards of both companies have approved the acquisition, but it would still need regulatory approval.

Shares of Sysco Corp. tumbled 13% Monday to $71.26, an initial decline some industry analysts expected given the cost of the deal.