Monthly Archives: September 2009

The British Medical Journal released a recent study that showed women who are overweight in their midlife could have extreme risks of chronic disease and cognitive impairment once they pass the age of 70. Women who are healthy in their midlife have good health once they pass 70. In 1976, the Harvard School of Public [...]

The Minnesota-based fitness club, Anytime Fitness will be expanding to Mexico. Anytime Fitness is the largest coed fitness franchise in the world.  The franchise agreement for Mexico was developed with entrepreneur Rodrigo Chavez. Chavez plans to launch at least 100 clubs in a five- year time frame. “We are thrilled about Mr. Chavez’s plans for [...]

Word of mouth marketing can be much more effective at driving qualified prospects to your health club than some traditional health club marketing strategies. But getting people to willingly talk about how great you are is not an easy task. It takes a bit of planning and quite a bit of face time in the [...]

The non-profit group Project VisAbility is helping to facilitate the hire of qualified, physically disabled trainers by encouraging certification. This allows trainers to hold fitness classes in clubs using the Johnny G Krankcycle™ by Matrix, the latest invention from Spinning developer Johnny G. This unique piece of fitness equipment is inclusive for almost every level of [...]

Judy Foreman of the L.A. Times recently wrote an article concerning calorie intake and how it stands up to routine workouts. She said people constantly overestimate how many calories they burn during a workout and underestimate the amount of calories eaten each day. Foreman explains that she swims hard for an hour regularly for exercise [...]

Onlinenursingprograms.net has released 100 applications on the iPhone to help you live to 100. The applications touch on various things such as testing a person’s Blood Alcohol Level, Pocket First Aid and CPR Guide, Nike Training Club and Trailguru to name a few. With so many people using iPhones, you can put up the lists in [...]

American celebrities came together at the Clinton Global Initiative last week to push the “Truth on Health” campaign — an effort to help America’s youth get in shape. Among the celebrities were Celtics captain Paul Pierce, whose FitClub34 — a Web site sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim, provides kids with information to get healthy. Other Clinton [...]

Walter Breuning turned 113 years old last Monday. For the past 35 years, Breuning has eaten only two meals throughout the day. He rises at 6:15 a.m. each morning and has a big breakfast around 7:30 a.m. Breuning then has a lunch and skips dinner. He started skipping dinner in 1978 when he moved to [...]

The American College of Sports Medicine released a study indicating that breastfeeding mothers may need more aerobic and resistance training to prevent temporary bone loss caused by calcium depletion. Cheryl Lovelady, Ph.D., along with her team of researchers, found in measurements of bone mineral density in 20 women, four to 20 weeks after giving birth, [...]

National Women’s Health and Fitness Day is coming up Wednesday Sept. 30! It’s the largest annual health promotion for women of all ages that is always held on the last Wednesday in September. Local organizations across the U.S. focus attention on regular physical activity and health for women. More than 1,000 organizations will host health [...]