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Obesity in the US: 2008
In 2008, the US had the highest average BMI among high-income countries: 28.3 kg/m2. (source: The Lancet, Feb. 3, 2011)












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Mobile App

Our innovative and award-winning app "Exercise Calorie Converter" converts the calories in restaurant foods and beverages into minutes of exercise.

Version 3.0 -- released in Spring 2017 -- offers more restaurants, over 6000 foods and beverages, a Quick-Check tool for foods not in the database, and some cool sharing functions. (NOTE: Version 3.3 was released February 2018.)

MAKE SMARTER CHOICES WHEN YOU DINE OUT!





Today's Featured Topics



Measuring Fitness: Aerobic Capacity
Can you name the 5 elements of "fitness"? More importantly, of those 5, which is the most important to your health? The answer to that latter question is "aerobic capacity," sometimes referred to as "cardiorespiratory fitness." Read more at: "Measuring Fitness: Aerobic Capacity"

Exercise For Coronary Artery Disease
Regular aerobic exercise is the best thing you can do to prevent coronary artery disease. Learn more by reading this comprehensive review: "Exercise For Coronary Artery Disease"

Exercise For Dementia
Can exercise reduce your chances of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease? Absolutely! Read the latest research here. Read more...


Exercise Books and Videos



TITLE:  "Take A Load Off Your Heart"
AUTHOR:  Piscatella J, Franklin B
LENGTH:  380 pages
LIST PRICE:  $14.95

While this is not an exercise/fitness book, "Take A Load Off Your Heart" is a resource that you should seriously consider adding to your library if you are sedentary. Coronary artery disease is still a huge problem in the US. (Just ask lead author Joe Piscatella: he had a heart attack in his 30's.) This is unfortunate because heart attacks (myocardial infarctions) are highly preventable with proper diet and regular exercise. Mandatory reading for those with risk factors for heart disease!
Read our review...





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