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How Rubicon Sports compete with larger companies of the Health and Fitness industry? By David Shaw – Video
Posted: September 29, 2012 at 6:15 am
Soldiers work out to stay in army
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By: Chris Cheng
FORT HOOD With the draw down of troops on the horizon, Fort Hood said it is now looking at personal health and fitness in which soldiers they keep.
Going forward a soldier's weight and physical fitness will play a larger role when it comes to re-enlisting and getting promotions.
"It will be a discriminator and it will be a discriminator on who get promoted faster and for re-enlistment of soldiers," Col. Melissa Sturgeon said.
Col. Sturgeon is in charge of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Training Facility, which is a campus that houses a gym, wellness center, nutrition center, and a spiritual fitness center.
"Right now the army is looking for fit individuals, physically fit individuals but also mentally fit individuals, spiritually strong individuals and great leaders," Col. Sturgeon said.
The colonel said she has seen more soldiers coming to Fort Hood's nine gyms and exercising around post to get into better shape but knows how hard it can be due to the temptation of fast food and junk food.
"Sometimes soldiers feel like they have to make up for lost time and sometimes they take advantage of the access of fast food places and things like that," Col. Sturgeon said.
1St LT. Larry McNamara competes in several soldier competition and believes every soldier should be ready, physically, to deploy at any moment.
"It's extremely important. I don't know of many jobs where it is your job to be fit, there are so many day to day tasks that require you to by physically agile," McNamara said.
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7News Health and Fitness Expo 2013
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BOSTON (WHDH) -- Channel 7s free Health and fitness Expo has been a hit from the beginning, with 70,000 people turning out each year for health screenings and fitness exams. Plus, the chance to meet Channel 7 personalities and more.
Now plans are under way to make the sixth health fair the best one yet.
"I think the exciting part of that is that you can go in and you can ask any doctor any question and they're doing screening for things that you wouldn't normally get screened for and the fact that it's free and there's this wealth of information is what gets people the most excited."
Boston Medical Center is Channel 7s partner for the health fair and it's the perfect partner for this unique event.
"We're now going to bring health and fitness information to the general public to the greater Boston community and really partner to showcase what can be done, how we keep people healthy."
Dr. Ravin Davidoff is Boston medical Center's chief medical officer. BMC not only offers state of the art robotic surgery and cancer care but also set up the first in the nation hospital based food pantry.
Putting people first, BMC lives up to its motto of providing 'exceptional care without exception.'
"We always have fun. Thats what this place is really about, bringing enthusiasm and energy. That will really be felt at the expo. We will bring that enthusiasm and energy and commitment to the patient. Well bring lots of excited people who are really leaders and thinkers in this world in the health care world. And that's what we'll bring to the health and fitness expo."
Making health care accessible and even 'fun' is what the free Health and Fitness Expo is all about.
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Ergomotion Featured in National Magazine
Posted: September 28, 2012 at 9:14 am
Melbourne, Victoria (PRWEB) September 28, 2012
Ergomotion, an Australian business that specialises in the design, manufacture and supply of quality ergonomic furniture, features prominently in an article in the September 2012 issue of Australian monthly health and fitness magazine Mens Fitness. The article, Stand and Deliver, highlights ways in which office workers can combat the hazards of sedentary work routines.
The article examines height-adjustable desks (http://www.ergomotion.com.au/height-adjustable-desks.html) as a remedy for back pain caused by working in an environment which requires workers to remain seated for prolonged periods. It includes a review of Ergomotions Motiondesk2-DL11 electric-height adjustable desk by a Mens Fitness writer.
The Motiondesk2 , which can be personalised to each individuals standing and sitting heights, earned high praise. The writer noted that he experienced reduced back and neck discomfort within two weeks of switching to the desk and deemed the Motiondesk2 the best work tool {he has} ever used.
The article further explores the link between back pain, injuries and prolonged periods of sitting amongst Australias workforce and cites notable Australian and North American medical sources that detail significant health benefits of adding periods of standing to a typical workday. These health benefits include increased metabolic rate and longer expected lifespans.
About Ergomotion: Ergomotion is an Australian company that specialises in the design, manufacture and supply of superior quality ergonomic furniture for commercial and residential markets around the world. Ergomotions range of ergonomic office furniture includes aims to fit the environment of the office to the employee, improving productivity, health and safety and decreasing absenteeism and injuries.
For more information, please contact: Guy Topolansky Managing Director Ergomotion Ph: +61 3 9579 1454 Email: sales(at)ergomotion.com(dot)au
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University hosts health and fitness expo this weekend in Springfield
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- A journey to better health may begin Saturday as BryanUniversity is offering Ozarkers a chance to learn about fitness at the Springfield Health & Fitness Expo. It will be from 10:00 am 2:00 pm at the college's main campus at 4255 Nature Center Way. The event is free of charge.
Bryan University says the expo will bring together community leaders in health, fitness, and general wellness. Personal trainers, supplement retailers, fitness equipment providers, and specialty athletic groups will join whole foods experts, chiropractors, yoga studios, and more to provide advice and information to the public. Participating vendors include YMCA, Mercy Fitness, Ozark Fitness, MaMa Jeans, Bodyweight USA, Fitness 19, Meek Chiropractic, and many more.Mama Jeans will be onsite to do cooking demonstrations and health and fitness students fromBryanUniversity will offer customized counseling.
We know the obesity crisis is one of the biggest problems facing our nation.BryanUniversity offers Health and Fitness certification courses and we want to use our talents to help those who are struggling right here in our community says Scott Haar, Executive Director at the BU Springfield Campus.
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National Women’s Health and Fitness Day – Video
Posted: September 27, 2012 at 6:13 pm
Playworld Systems First in Industry to Have Products Cradle to Cradle Certified(CM) Silver for Advancing …
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LEWISBURG, PA--(Marketwire - Sep 27, 2012) - Playworld Systems, a leading manufacturer of imaginative playground and fitness equipment, today announced its products have been Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Silver. Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM is a rigorous and comprehensive environmental certification system licensed by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute that evaluates products and materials for their impact on human health and environmental health.It is a certification that helps companies create a positive footprint on the environment by designing products for future life cycles.
One year ago, Playworld Systems became the first and only playground manufacturer to have its product lines Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Basic.Now its playground and fitness products are Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Silver, an even greater achievement.
"Playworld Systems is proud to once again lead the playground industry with our ongoing commitment to sustainability. Five years ago, we dedicated ourselves to be on the leading edge of environmental action when we pledged to remove PVC from our products. Ever since, we have been uncompromising in ensuring our playground and fitness equipment enhances communities across the globe," said Matthew Miller, chief executive officer of Playworld Systems."Our comprehensive initiatives go far beyond empty green positioning or a 'do no harm' philosophy. This independent, third-party certification proves that the positive environmental impact of Playworld Systems goes beyond industry standards and federal law."
The prestigious Silver level of certification requires additional criteria beyond those required at the Basic level, including:
"We know the choices we make today in our manufacturing processes and the materials we use will affect generations to come," added Miller. "We believe it is our responsibility to care for the people who use our products, and to be worthy of their trust in us. To fulfill that promise, Playworld Systems remains unwavering in our constant focus on the keys to our collective future: human and environmental health, water stewardship and social responsibility."
The Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM program provides guidelines to help businesses like Playworld Systems evaluate all materials in its supply chain and focus on using safe materials that can be disassembled, recycled and repurposed.
"It is so exciting to see an organization that is embracing the certified products program core commitment to continuously improving its products," said Bridgett Luther, president of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. "We applaud Playworld Systems' efforts. Thanks for taking care of our children."
The silver level of certification covers Playworld Systems products sold in the following groups: Explorers, Origins Nature, SkyTowers, Playmakers, Challengers, CityScapes, Activo, Adventure Series, KPE (Kid Powered Energy), RockBlocks, PlayWeb, Themed products, Freestanding products, ENERGI, LifeTrail, NEOS, PlaySimple, and Site Amenities. The certification is recognized by environmental experts worldwide for its innovation in sustainability.In the US for example, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) includes Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM products in its Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) database for federal agency procurement. In addition, these certified products are eligible for points in the USGBC's LEED certification for green buildings.
Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM is a certification mark licensed by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.For more information, visit http://www.c2ccertified.org.
About Playworld Systems, Inc. For over 40 years, Playworld Systems has been a leader in creating imaginative, customized commercial playground and fitness equipment that positively impacts the health and well-being of communities around the globe. Based on the belief that The World Needs Play, Playworld Systems brings the joy and benefits of healthful outdoor play and exercise to people of every age and ability through such innovative product lines as PlayDesigns, PlaySimple, Playworld, Origins, NEOS, ENERGI, and LifeTrail.
With Fitbit And RunKeeper Data, Notch Offers A Creative Way To Visualize Your Health
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Its a good time to be a healthy geek and to start becoming one. Of late, weve seen an exponential increase in digital health data thanks to growing popularity of a new generation of smart, wearable devices that help us track and stay on top of our health. These Quantified Self devices scratch our geeky itch for data and allow us to take doctors and fitness instructors home with us or out on our jogs. However, while dashboards and analytics are great, for data to really be useful, people have to be able to interact with it. It has to be fun and engaging, cutting through the noise of our everyday routines.
Eli Holder founded Notch.me earlier this year in an attempt to make health-tracking beautiful, creating consumer software that helps people visualize and engage with their health. Holder sold his first startup, Unblab, to AOL back in 2010 and, since then, has been plugging away on Notch. Having struggled to stay healthy himself (like so many others), the core idea behind Notch is that our busy lives make it tough to keep our health at the top of mind, which is obviously a key part of staying motivated and healthy.
So, to help put health back on the priority list, Notch is trying to create a positive health experience by presenting data in a more visually stimulating way: Through personalized infographics. Sure, infographics can be annoying and mind-numbing, but the idea is to create visualizations that lower the bar on ease-of-consumption, making health activity something you actually look forward to. When Notch first debuted in May, its primary source of data came through Fitbit, turning users Fitbit steps into an infographic like this one.
Since May, Holder says that the most-requested feature has been RunKeeper integration, so today Notch is launching a new set of infographics that offer just that.
The images show off examples of advanced runners achievements (celebrating their endurance), while encouraging non-runners and beginning runners by rewarding them for reaching shorter distances. Every time the user hits a new milestone, the infographic adjusts itself to show another set of graphics and presents a new milestone to aim for.
Holder says that, for now, Notch is focused on running and on adding the trackers that are most popular among the community. The road forward begins with visualizations, the low-hanging fruit, which he hopes leads to Notch being able to let users access real motivation profiles and build long-term engagement. As of now, Notch is actively pursuing partnerships with all the leading fitness and health software publishers and sensor device makers, offering them a way to add a layer of creativity to static health data.
As for RunKeeper, founder and CEO Jason Jacobs tells us that the company is looking to round out its platform by adding a set of serious motivational tools, like goal-setting and training plans. So, he sees Notch as a cool way to lighten up that experience and present data in a more creative way. While its all about adding serious, useful training tools, fitness needs to be fun, he says, and personalized infographics that display your actual health data is a great entry point.
Focusing exclusively on Fitbit at the start made sense for Notch, but it also limited the potential reach of the service, so adding RunKeeper is a step towards a bigger market. To be clear, Notch is simple, and its more of a project than a company, or an experimentation in data visualization. So far, it has a lot of appeal (and potential), but theres also a long way left to go.
Notch makes health-tracking beautiful. Were creating consumer software to help people visualize and engage with their health. We think that keeping healthy top of mind - in a fun, positive way - is an overlooked, but very important aspect of staying motivated and staying healthy. The mission is to create 1 positive health experience, once a day, for as many people as we can possibly reach. The first example of this is up at http://notch.me. Users signup, connect their Fitbit, and...
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Rockstar Health and Fitness With Hedley – Video
Posted: September 26, 2012 at 10:15 pm
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Health & Fitness File, Sept. 26
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Kenosha Visiting Nurse Association
The fee is $32 and payable by cash, check or charge. Medicare Part B, WEA and Select Humana Plans accepted. For more information, call (262) 656-8400.
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Kenosha Visiting Nurse Association, third floor, 600 52nd St., Kenosha.
Taoist Tai Chi Society of the United States
Tai Chi Beginner Classes: Beginner classes last four months, during which students learn the complete sequence of the Taoist Tai Chi set, which incorporates stretching and turning within a sequence of movements that improve the health of body, mind and spirit. Diligent practice can reduce tension, improve circulation and balance and increase strength and flexibility. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays starting Sept. 24 and 26. Prospective students can attend their first class at no obligation. Monthly fees: $40 adults, $25 seniors. DeKoven Center, Assembly Hall, 600 21st St. (enter on Wisconsin Avenue side of property). Call (262) 902-0725.
Racine County UW-Extension
Get Kids Moving with Food, Fitness and Fun: This community event is targeted toward families with children ages 12 and younger and is an effort to promote the importance of physical activity and healthy eating. Registration is not required for this free event which will be held at the following locations from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27.
Plymouth Childrens Center, 124 W. Washington St., Burlington. Zumba, 7-8 p.m.
Burlington Public Library, 166 E. Jefferson St., Burlington.
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