From yoga and tennis to rock climbing, here are seven unique fitness options to check out in the Lake Travis-Westlake area.

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Bonfire Yoga Studio
The studio provides instruction in power vinyasa classes—a fast-paced yoga style aimed at increasing strength through challenging workouts, owner Bonnie Palmer said. The business offers a variety of classes for all levels of experience.

• Opened Aug. 12
• 16614 Hamilton Pool Road, Ste. 302, Austin

• Opened in November
• 15955 Hwy. 71, Ste. 2, Austin

• Soft opening in March
• 3595 RM 620 S., Ste. 100, Bee Cave

A new business offering garage door repair, replacement and more opened a new storefront in Lakeway this December. 

The details: Locally owned by Matt Bisanz, Bronco Garage Doors offers a variety of services for garages with a specialty in residential garages, including: 

• Garage door repair and replacement 
• Custom garage door solutions 
• Light remodeling services

• 401 N. RM 620, Lakeway

Texas Children’s Hospital in North Austin has become the first pediatric hospital to have its own helicopter based in Austin.

The helicopter will allow Texas Children’s Hospital to provide faster critical care to more patients across Central Texas.

In their own words: “[The helicopter] represents Texas Children's long-term investment in this region and a commitment to bringing world-class pediatric, neonatal, and maternal care closer to home,” said Jeff Shilt, Texas Children's president of Austin and Central Texas, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 12.

How it works: Through the new helicopter, Texas Children’s may pick up patients from community hospitals who need specialized pediatric care and transport them to the North Austin hospital.

The mobile intensive care unit is operated by Texas Children’s Kangaroo Crew of registered nurses and respiratory therapists who can begin providing ICU therapies to stabilize patients at their bedside before arriving at the hospital.

The impact: The Austin-based helicopter can travel within a 120-nautical-mile service area, including Waco, San Antonio, Houston and College Station.

Texas health officials are proposing sweeping new regulations on the state’s hemp industry, including raising the fees required to sell and manufacture consumable hemp products by roughly 10,000%.

The overview: In late December, the Texas Department of State Health Services published a slate of proposed rules regulating consumable hemp products. The proposals include:

• A prohibition on sales to customers under 21 years old
• Stricter testing and labeling requirements
• Guidelines for product recalls
• Tens of thousands of dollars in annual fees