Election Holds a Lesson for America's Health
Saint Paul, MN
November 10, 2004 ? No matter how you feel about the outcome of the 2004 election, the high voter turnout is testimony to how effectively individual Americans can mobilize to back a cause they believe in. Just as they turned out one vote at a time to elect a president, Americans can tackle the obesity epidemic and help head off a health care crisis one person at a time. "With employers picking up less of the tab and more people going uninsured, it makes more sense than ever for Americans to try to avoid the 80% of disease that is preventable if we change our health and fitness habits," says Stillwater MN based Jennifer Luhrs, creator and publisher of the new 2005 Streaming Colors? Fitness Journal, a calendar you color in with your positive fitness actions each day. (Yellow could show you took a walk, red could indicate a workout with weights, green might celebrate your donut-free day, and blue could show how much water you drank.)Luhrs, 54, a former non-athlete, has used her calendar system since 1999 to gradually develop better fitness habits, shed 40 pounds, and in 2004 complete her first half marathon and sprint triathlon."No one has to be perfect, but each of us can find small ways to get more exercise, eat better, and drink plenty of water," Luhrs states. "Small steps each day can add up to big improvements in your fitness and health, so that you can avoid costly lifestyle-related diseases like heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.
Think of the effect that could have on the U.S. health care budget when multiplied across the nation."If taking small steps sounds easy, it actually is, Luhrs says, as long as you can remember to do the small things each day. That's where her calendars come in. Streaming Colors calendars use color to remind, reward, and motivate you?day after day, all year long?so you can stay on track to develop the habits that ease you into to a healthier lifestyle. You can buy Streaming Colors calendars online at www.streamingcolors.com ($15.95 compact size, $16.95 wall calendar) or at amazon.com.
Or ask for them at stores and fitness centers everywhere, as well as from your trainer, employer, insurer or health provider. ??????????????????.
Proper Form Receives National Acclaim for the Success of its Personal Training Program
Miami Beach, FL (ContentDesk) May 8, 2006 -- In the first televised segment, aired on April 5, 2006, several members of a group of twenty Miami businessmen who recently completed their bi-annual, twelve-week body fat challenge, were interviewed by the shows Katie Couric. During the interview, the men discussed their success with the program and relayed their thoughts on the key components of a successful fitness regimen.
The group of men, ranging from 28 to 48 years of age, have participated in the bi-annual challenge for the last six years, putting a considerable sum of money on the lineup to $500,000 eachto shape up or pay up. This year, the men hired Proper Form to help them with their program and to monitor the results of the participants, utilizing the gyms Bod Pod, an advanced body composition measurement system that uses air-displacement technology. Originally developed for use in major universities, hospitals and other research facilities, the device represents the...
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6 Keys To Getting Maximum Results In Minimum Time With Your Home Exercise Equipment (and save money!)
I used to love going to the gym.
The sounds, the smells, the grunts, the groans.
Nothing seemed more inspiring.
Then life got in the way.
I got busy.
Very busy.Working with my fitness clients and athletes took up a lot of time, and frankly, I wasn't too thrilled about taking the time to drive to the gym anymore.
I do have a life, you know.
Then there was the fight for parking not to mention the fact that I had to wait to use the equipment while someone else finished up his or her workout.
I didn't really like the music they played so loud I had to shout over it so my training partner could hear me, and the sales staff was constantly hounding me for referrals.
But I have to tell you about my new favorite place in the world to workout.
My home studio.
In fact, I like it so much that I recommend that everyone train at home if a gym membership isn't up your alley.
It's got everything...
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