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Blood Pressure During Weight-Lifting
The highest BP recorded during weight-lifting was an astonishing 480/350 mmHg. It was measured in the brachial artery of a male during leg press. (MacDougall JP, et al. 1985)












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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



Circuit Training
Circuit training is a great way to get a total body workout in a very short session. Though not recommended for deconditioned folks, if you are in reasonably good health and are looking for a new dimension to your gym workouts, this may be it! Read more in our review: "Circuit Training"

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"

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"


Exercise Books and Videos



TITLE:  "Senior Fitness"
AUTHOR:  Heidrich RE
LENGTH:  219 pages
LIST PRICE:  $17.00

"Senior Fitness" is an excellent science-based summary of the health benefits of exercise. Recommended reading not only for seniors, but, for everyone! Read our review...





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