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Number of Footstrikes During a Marathon
43,200: That's the number of footstrikes during a 4-hr marathon. (source: Runner's World magazine, Sept. 2005)












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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



Aerobic Fitness Prevents Coronary Artery Disease
Research now clearly shows that maintaining a good degree of aerobic fitness is one of the most powerful things you can do to prevent coronary artery disease. Read this excellent summary at: "Aerobic Fitness Prevents Coronary Artery Disease"

Running Shoes
Running shoes have come a long way since Nike marketed the Cortez in 1972. Running shoes are now sophisticated orthopedic devices. It doesn't matter if you don't run competitively, you should have a good pair. Even walkers can benefit from wearing properly-fitted running shoes. To learn more about them read our review at: "Running Shoes"

Anabolic Steroids: Abuse by Athletes
Anabolic steroids are derivatives of testosterone. Despite their widely-known risks, and the fact that they are banned substances, athletes continue to abuse them. Perhaps most at risk are high-school athletes, who don't realize how serious some of the health risks are. Read our review of these drugs in: "Anabolic Steroids: Abuse by Athletes"


Exercise Books and Videos



TITLE:  "Fitness Weight Training, 2nd ed."
AUTHOR:  Baechle T, Earle R
LENGTH:  223 pages
LIST PRICE:  $15.95

"Fitness Weight Training" has sold over 100,000 copies and has been translated into 4 languages since it was first published in 1995. It shouldn't be surprising; this is an excellent book. It covers everything a novice weight-trainer needs to know and does so in an easy-to-read format without getting into too much research. Recommended for consumers, albeit, those who are a little more serious about weight-training than the average weekend warrior.
Read our review...





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