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Death Rate Due to CVD
In 2006, in the US, an adult died of some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD) every 38 seconds. By 2013, very little improvement had been made: 1 death every 40 seconds (source: AHA Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics)












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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



Do You Read Food Labels?
The labels you see on packaged foods are a result of then-FDA commissioner David Kessler's efforts to prevent orange juice manufacturers from calling their product "fresh" if it wasn't. Yep, that's how it started back in the 70's. Since then, food labels have been revised several times. There's a lot of useful info there, if you know how to interpret it. Learn more about it at: "Food Labels"

Measuring Fitness: Body Composition
Many people are concerned about their weight. However, measuring your body fat and BMI provide a lot more useful information than simple body weight. Learn more about this topic in: "Measuring Fitness: Body Composition"

Exercise For Kids: "10 And Under" Tennis
The USTA has come up with a novel way of getting kids more interested in tennis: "10 And Under" tennis. The balls, the racquets, and the court dimensions have all been modified so that learning tennis isn't so frustrating for children. Read more about it at: "Exercise For Kids: '10 And Under' Tennis"


Exercise Books and Videos



TITLE:  "Motherwell Maternity Fitness Plan"
AUTHOR:  Berk B
LENGTH:  213 pages
LIST PRICE:  $17.95

This may be one of the few fitness books for pregnant women. Health professionals consider the Motherwell Maternity Fitness Plan the gold standard exercise program during maternity. Author Bonnie Berk is a nurse and founder of Motherwell. Berk is also a certified fitness instructor, yoga instructor, and Pilates instructor. "Motherwell Maternity Fitness Plan" is thorough and detailed. The text is supplemented with dozens of illustrations (sorry, no photos).
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