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Personal Training in a Box: Today is the U.S. Launch of the Wii Fit
The Wii fit is projected to sell 3 to 4 million units in the United States and will probably sell out in Shreveport very quickly.
and Fitness Gym in Shreveport, Louisiana. His gym is holding the “Night of Champions Boxing Tournament” today. Stephens partnered with the Right Way Foundation, which is helping to put on today’s event and is working with the Right Way Foundation to open a gym in the Shreveport community. (more…)
Matt Allison, a student at Penn State University has won a $10,000 prize to apply towards a unique fitness innovation. Allison is going to be using the prize money to help develop a “virtual personal trainer.” The device will be a portable touchscreen unit that will track workouts, monitor progress, store exercise information, provide workout advice, display nutrition information, and will track the user’s progress through charts and graphs.
The device will also sync with a fitness-based social networking site. There is a possibility that the device will be developed for an existing hardware unit, such as the iPod
An Ohio woman has started a business that allows moms to work out and take care of their children at the same time. Angela Devaney, owner of ‘Mommy and Me,’ is a licensed practical nurse and personal trainer specializing in pre- and post-natal fitness. Devaney stated that “When I became a mom, I couldn’t figure out how to combine work, being a mother, and staying fit.” She started ‘Mommy and Me’ as a way for her to do all three.
‘Mommy and Me’ is holding a fitness 5K Run/Walk and a One Mile Run/Walk on Saturday in Mansfield, Ohio. Strollers are allowed at the event and babies and children are entered free and are encouraged to take part in the fun. (more…)
Britney Spears
Corliss says that Britney has been working out on a regular basis and that she is one of his best clients because “she does everything he tells her to do and works out on her own.” Corliss said Briney Spears is doing interval training, sprinting, and weight traing. He says she is upbeat and fun to coach. He says she is already in good shape and has a good work ethic due to her dance background. Corliss says that she is well on her way to getting those rock hard abs
The agent for Titans franchise player Albert Haynesworth says his client has hired a personal trainer and is “working out regularly.”
Haynesworth wants a long-term deal, so he’s trying to show he’s dedicated. He’d get fed up eventually, but the Titans would be smart to keep him playing in contract years. The agent says the club is “moving slow” in talks.
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Source: Nashville Tennessean
is hiring pop star Mariah Carey’s personal trainer to work with her to make it big in the US.
According to reports, Lewis’ team has called Patricia Gay, who helped Carey get in shape.
A source said, “Lewis has done brilliantly in the US. But some of her team think she needs to be a bit sexier if she wants to have the longevity of female artists like Carey, Janet Jackson or Madonna.
“They think that having Lewis train with Patricia would be a treat for her because she adores Carey. She will go to Patricia’s base in the Caribbean for some intensive sessions and then Patricia will visit her regularly to continue the project.”
A new study gives us another reason to get into shape. It is also a great example of how our mental health, phsyical health, and spiritual health are all interwoven. Apparently having a large belly during your midlife years increases the chance that you will suffer from dementia when you are older. The study was published in Neurology which is a very prestigious journal. This news story is reprinted from the Columbia Tribune.
That Buddha belly makes your jeans tight.
That paunch gets in the way when you bend over for the change in the candy machine.
And now a new study warns that a large belly in midlife could raise our risk of dementia when we’re old.
The study, begun in the 1960s, concluded that people who were both obese and had a big belly were three times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia in their 70s and 80s than those of normal weight and belly size.
And, because the dementia risk nearly doubled in people who were considered a healthy weight but had large waists, researchers concluded that it matters where you carry your weight.
The research, published recently in Neurology, is said to be the first to link midlife belly bulge with dementia in older age. It didn’t look at why belly fat increases the dementia risk or whether losing the belly reduces the risk.
But it squares with other research suggesting that cardiovascular health problems - the same ones that can be created by excessive body fat around your middle - put you at risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
High blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes are all known risk factors for the most common form of Alzheimer’s that affects 90 percent of patients.
“We cannot prevent the disease, but it is encouraging to know that we can prevent some risk factors,” says Michelle Niedens, education director for the Heart of America Alzheimer’s Association in Prairie Village. “We might as well control those things that we can.”
The relationship between brain health and stomach fat is complicated. The study’s researchers can only hypothesize about it, suggesting that the fat might release toxins that have been associated with the buildup of brain plaque found in Alzheimer’s patients.
Belly fat has long been known to be a health hazard. The deep fat stored in big bellies - visceral fat - packs itself around internal organs, leading to inflammation and metabolic changes that can unleash a host of health problems.
“I think it should energize us to understand that choices we’re making now and priorities we’re making now directly relate to the quality of end life,” Niedens says. “We may not be able to control whatever faces us in the future, but we can control some pieces.”
Taking a cue from this new study - which lends credence to “what’s good for the heart is good for the brain” - is a start, Niedens says.
Her advice: Stay physically active and follow a brain-healthy diet.
BRAIN FOOD
The good news about the kind of diet that will help you lose that gut? It will also be healthy for your brain.
“A diet like that has a lot of color, vibrant colors, has a lot of whole grains and lean foods, and those will be good in helping your brain stay healthy,” says registered dietitian Mary Meck Higgins, a certified diabetes educator at Kansas State University.
To banish excessive body fat, load up on the fruits and vegetables, without any added sugar, she says. (more…)
A research study done in Australia and soon to be published in an Obstetric and Gynecology journal reaffirms the dangers of smoking while you are pregnant. The researchers studied 41 women, about half of whom smoked. They found that the women who smoked had a high incidence of endothelial, or vascular, dysfunction. This led to an increased chance of blood clots in the women who were smoking as opposed to those who were not smoking.
Reprinted from the Tribune-Star: By Howard Greninger
TERRE HAUTE — An employee wellness program aimed at reducing health insurance costs to the city of Terre Haute appears to be working, reducing claims 4.5 percent so far this year, said Sara Clark, risk management coordinator.
“Our insurance provider is Anthem, which has seen across-the-board 14 percent increases in their accounts, so for us to see a decrease is a really big deal. The only difference between this year and last year is the wellness program, which began last July 1. We attribute the savings to taxpayers to our wellness program,” Clark said.
Terre Haute in June 2007 signed a one-year, $108,000 contract with Fitness Experts, 811 Ohio St., for free gym memberships plus 42 hours per week of personal training plus health and fitness consultation. The company also tracks results and helps create interest in fitness, Clark said.
The city’s 545 full-time employees are eligible for the program, plus part-time employees and spouses can use the program at a discount of $20 per month, Clark said.
During the past six weeks, employees could participate in a “Biggest Loser” challenge for weight loss