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Best Temperature for a Marathon?
According to the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, the optimum temperature for running a marathon is 41 degrees F.












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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



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"

Exercise Myths
Some crazy exercise myths never seem to go away. In this article, we review several common ones and explain why they don't make sense. Read more...

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 Books and Videos



TITLE:  "Everyone's Guide To Distance Running"
AUTHOR:  Williamson N
LENGTH:  436 pages
LIST PRICE:  $16.95

Calling "Everyone's Guide To Distance Running" a "book" doesn't seem fair...."encyclopedia" might be a better description. It's over 400 pages long and is crammed with everything you want to know about distance running. Author Norrie Williamson is a former Scottish rugby player who has competed in more 100 ultra endurance events, including the 56-mile Comrades Marathon in South Africa. He once set a record for the most miles run on a treadmill in 24 hours.
Read our review...





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