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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

As part of its mission to help people achieve better health, Florida Blue, Floridas Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan, today announced a three-year partnership with well-being improvement leader Healthways (HWAY) to offer the award-winning SilverSneakers Fitness Program to 50,000 eligible members in Florida.

Effective Jan. 1, 2013 SilverSneakers, the nations leading exercise program designed to keep older adults active and healthy, will be available to members of the Blue Medicare HMO statewide, and members of the Blue Medicare Regional PPO in Brevard, Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Lake, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Seminole, and Sumter counties.

At Florida Blue, we believe that regular physical activity is important for good health, and its even more important as we age. That is why we have partnered with Healthways to introduce the SilverSneakers Fitness Program to our Medicare members, stated Elizabeth Strombom, vice president, Medicare Solutions at Florida Blue. Achieving lifelong fitness will help our members in their pursuit of health.

Using proven methodologies based upon more than 16 years of science and outcomes, the SilverSneakers Fitness Program increases physical activity in older adults, resulting in higher well-being and lower health care costs. Physical activity can reduce the risk of certain chronic diseases, relieve symptoms of depression, help maintain older adult independent living, and enhance overall quality of life.

Strength training is recommended as part of a comprehensive physical activity program among older adults and may help to improve balance and decrease risk of falls.1 SilverSneakers engages participants in more frequent strength training, aerobic, and flexibility exercise through access to a variety of venues and programming designed specifically for older adults that incorporates social experiences.

Healthways has a long track record of helping people of all ages and abilities overcome barriers to care.

Healthways is proud to partner with Florida Blue to improve the health and well-being of its older adult members through the SilverSneakers Fitness Program, providing access to a proven solution that integrates a unique combination of exercise and social support, said Ben R. Leedle, Jr., Healthways president and chief executive officer. We congratulate Florida Blue for offering a program that their members will find to be user-friendly, highly rewarding, and enjoyable.

The SilverSneakers Fitness Program was founded in 1993 and serves more than 9 million eligible members. The Healthways fitness center network offers convenient access to more than 15,000 participating fitness and wellness facilities nationwide.

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Trying something new keeps you motivated to exercise. But which current fitness craze is worth your time, money, and energy? Real Simple asked health experts to weigh in.

TRX Suspension TrainerThe trend, explained: This piece of workout equipment was developed by a Navy SEAL as a way to stay fit in the field. The TRX, made up of nylon straps and handles, anchors over a door or some other stationary object and adjusts to different heights so you can do head-to-toe movespush-ups, lunges, pull-upsusing your body weight. The equipment costs about $200 (trxtraining.com) and comes with how-to DVDs. Fans say that the TRX engages more muscles than the same moves performed on solid ground.

Expert opinion: The main benefit of using the TRX is that it forces you to use your core to stabilize yourself, says Scarsdale, N.Y.based exercise physiologist Brad Schoenfeld, the author of Women's Home Workout Bible. For example, to do a plank pose on the ground, you only have to keep your body straight and lifted, using your abdominals for support. For a plank pose with the TRX, in which your ankles are held up by the nylon straps, you need to engage your chest, back, shoulders, and abdominals to ensure that you dont fall over.

The TRX is also convenient, because you can rig it up at home and adjust your positioning to increase or decrease the difficulty level, says Schoenfeld.

The bottom line: The TRX is worth it for almost anyone, especially for people who want a challenging way to exercise different muscle groups but may not want to sign up for a gym membership. _______________________________________________

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High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)The trend, explained: HIIT turns a regular cardio workout into a super-efficient one: You alternate between 20- to 30-second bursts of all-out effort and easier recovery periods. HIIT works with any cardio activity, including walking, running outdoors, and using the elliptical or stair-climber. The approach is said to strengthen the heart, the lungs, and large muscles, and devotees love it because of its purported fat-burning abilities. Plus, HIIT workouts are short20 to 30 minutes on average. To try it: Start with a slow five-minute warm-up, then increase your pace (or resistance or incline) until youre breathing heavily. Keep going for 30 seconds, then drop your pace, resistance, or incline down for two to four minutes; repeat three to four times. Because of the intensity, most experts recommend HIIT a maximum of three times a week.

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Fitness Consulting Group, the organization which offers fitness business advice through FitBusinessInsider.com, is now partnering with Smart Group Training. Smart Group Training is an organization dedicated to improving the quality and reputation of group training.

Elizabethtown, KY (PRWEB) October 03, 2012

Founded by renowned personal trainers Steve Long and Jared Woolever, Smart Group Training provides personal trainers with tools and systems designed to improve their experience with group training.

Fitness Consulting Group has been the gold standard in the fitness industry when it comes to helping fitness businesses grow, Long says. Jared and I are proud to bring Smart Group Training to the FCG family and bring our knowledge of group training to personal trainers everywhere.

While Long is making his first foray into the fitness business coaching world, he has a storied career in the fitness industry. Having trained clients from ages 6 to 80 over the past 8 years, Long has won many awards and accolades for his achievements in the field of personal training.

Known for his practical approach to personal training, Long has specialized in functional fat loss, sports performance, injury prevention and rehabilitation, and lifestyle coaching.

When it came time to forming and promoting Smart Group Training, I knew that I could use my experiences as a trainer to help other fitness professionals, Long says. My skills in combination with Jared Woolevers knowledge and insight will provide trainers with the systems necessary to take group training to the next level.

Dedicated to bettering himself through evidence based research and continuing education, Jared Woolever helps his clients with everything from weight management, improving strength and flexibility to cardiovascular fitness.

We believe that you can run semi private personal training sessions and still have a personal feel, Woolever says. Of course, it requires more than just showing up and watching people exercise. You have to get involved and engaged with your clients even in a group setting.

Long and Woolever firmly believe in the transformative power of group personal training. They note that such training requires trainers to give hands on assessment and corrective exercises, to truly understand the bodies and needs of their clients.

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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are making an unusual offer: They are paying people to add fat to their own bodies by eating an extra 1,000-calorie fast food meal each day for three months.

Dr. Samuel Klein, the lead researcher in the study, wanted to do some basic research on why only some people who gain weight develop diabetes and hypertension, while others do not. It's something he said he couldn't research by feeding food pellets to lab animals.

"What you learn in rodents does not always translate to people," Klein said. "What you learn on flies and worms won't translate to people."

Fast food turns out to be a perfect food pellet replacement because it is good for measuring exactly what people are eating. The five restaurants chosen for the study were McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC.

"[Fast food restaurants] have very regulated food content," said Klein, the lead researcher of the study. "We know exactly the calories and macro-nutrient composition within fast food restaurants, so it's a very inexpensive, easy and tasteful way to give people extra calories."

There was also a cash incentive. Participants could earn up to $3,500, depending on how long it took them to reach the weight goal. They had to gain 5 percent to 6 percent of their body weight during the three-month span and then they could work to shed the pounds again. Researchers monitored their weight from week to week.

When the hospital put out an ad seeking participants, several people came forward.

Dawn Freeman, a 50-year-old nurse who has now finished the program, started out weighing 170 pounds. She said she gained 16 pounds over the course of eight weeks.

She was compensated a total of $2,650 for her effort, including $50 to lose all the weight again, which she did with diet and walking exercise to help her get down to 162.8 pounds. The hospital guides participants through the weight loss.

Freeman said gaining weight fast -- with a doctor's persmission -- only sounds easy and even seemed easy with the first meal, a Big Mac and large fries from McDonalds.

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Xtina revealed the skinny blonde popstar her fans grew to love was phony as she desperately kept off the curves after music bosses freaked out.

During the promotion of my album Stripped [in 2002], I got tired of being a skinny, white girl, said the Dirrty singer. I am Ecuadorian but people felt so safe passing me off as a skinny, blue-eyed white girl.

The next time my label saw me, I was heavier, darker and full of piercings! Let me tell you, that wasnt an easy pill for them to swallow. I had gained about 15 pounds during promotion and during my Stripped tour [with Justin Timberlake, 31].

'They called this serious emergency meeting about how there was a lot of backlash about my weight. Basically, they told me I would effect a lot of people if I gained weight -- the production, musical directors.

Revealing the ultimatum, the 31-year-old said: [They claimed] people I toured with would also miss out if I gained weight because I would sell no records or tickets for my shows.'

In the end, the star buckled over fears shed lose it all.

The Dirrty singer said: I was young, so I lost the weight quickly and was toothpick thin during Back to Basics promos and touring.

Now Xtina is biting back and has told her label to stick it after getting raunchy with her new size in her video Your Body from her forthcoming album Lotus.

She told Billboard magazine: I told them during this Lotus recording, You are working with a fat girl. Know it now and get over it. They need a reminder sometimes that I dont belong to them. Its my body.

My body cant put anyone in jeopardy of not making money anymoremy body is just not on the table that way anymore.

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New weight loss diets pop up all the time. One such fad diet is called the Military diet or 3 -day diet, but hCGTreatments / Diet Doc Weight Loss Plans reminds that healthy, long term weight loss cannot be achieved in 3 days.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) October 03, 2012

New weight loss diets pop up all the time. One such fad diet is called the Military diet or 3 -day diet, but hCGTreatments / Diet Doc Weight Loss Plans reminds that healthy, long term weight loss cannot be achieved in 3 days.

With the power of the internet, fads can grow extremely rapidly. This phenomenon coupled with obesity in America has everyone looking for the next big silver bullet of weight loss. One such fad diet claiming to have the answer is called the military diet, or 3-day diet. Supporters of the 3-day diet claim that as much as 10 pounds can be lost in 3 days with only proper diet and exercise. Dieters on the Military or 3-day diet must follow a strict eating regimen, common among any other diet. This seems effective, as many nutritionists will agree that eating many small meals throughout the day is effective for weight loss. But how will small meals and daily exercise enable someone to lose 10 pounds in only 3 days? The answer is that it doesn't. According to Livestrong, "Although people may lose weight on the three-day diet, most of this weight loss is due to fluid loss associated with very low-calorie diets, as noted by Diet Fads. This means that although you may lose weight, you're not losing fat. Additionally, the weight typically comes back on after the dieter returns to regular eating."

This [3-day diet certainly seems too good to be true and hCGTreatments / Diet Doc Weight Loss Plans warns consumers that if something has no clinical studies to support its claims, and sounds too good to be true, it probably is. The hCG diet from Diet Doc however has [ clinical studies that have gone so far as to tout the hCG diet as "the most productive and safe approach to the best weight loss."

hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diets & Weight Loss Plans reminds consumers that the hCG diet has over 50 years of clinical, and experiential evidence to prove that it works for fast weight loss. Dr. A. Simeons initially discovered the benefits of the hCG diet in 1954. Since then, the hCG diet has been proven safe and effective for nearly everyone and has a longstanding track record of positive fast weight loss results. hCG is an acronym for a hormone that is produced naturally in the placenta during pregnancy called human chorionic gonadotropin. hCG enables a woman to access fat stores in times of extreme hunger during pregnancy to ensue embryonic health. It is this ability of hCG to support weight loss without losing muscle mass and structural fat that has made the hCG diet so effective and fast weight loss available. hCGTreatments / Diet Doc Weight Loss Plans has vastly improved on the original hCG diet by offering more nutritional products, better nutrition science, and an increased daily caloric allowance.

The Diet Doc hCG diet has been clinically proven to provide fast weight loss on average of a pound-per-day. This weight lost is not water weight like the 3-day diet, it is stubborn body fat in trouble areas like underarms, midsection, hips, and thighs. Dr. Rao, Medical Director for Diet Doc adds, We use a ketogenic diet that is considered to be a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet, similar to what athletes use. We found this to be the healthiest and most effective diet to use for fast weight loss results."

Even military personal turn the hCG diet when they need to lose weight fast and safely. Diet Doc helped a military lieutenant lose 20 pounds and avoid an honorable discourage due to weight related health issues. The hCG diet utilized an aggressive, physician supervised and monitored diet plan to save the lieutenants military career. Fad diets are named such for good reason; the most popular method is often fleeting, while proven methods like Dr. Simeon's hCG discovery and then Diet Doc Weight Loss Plans' modernization and improvement of the hCG diet stand the test of time. The Cleveland Clinic perhaps says it best; "We all wish that weight loss and other health benefits could occur with simply making three days worth of dietary change. But severely restricting your calories, and including/excluding specific foods from the diet is not the way to long-term, sustained weight loss and health benefits." The reality is that true healthy and fast weight loss cannot be achieved in just 3 days, it takes a physician designed weight loss diet and dedication to achieve long term weight loss goals.

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Healthy Meals An Easy Overhaul of Your Familys Meal Plan

If there were ever a good time to revamp your familys diet, its now. According to recent estimates, most Americans may be obese by 2030 if current trends continue.

To help Americans figure out how to build a better diet, theU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last year retired the well-recognized, but confusing food pyramid and adopted a new healthy-eating icon: the colorful MyPlate, which is divided more clearly and simply into the basic food groups. The MyPlate guide, which is based on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, looks like your standard dinner plate, quartered into sections:fruits, vegetables, grains and protein. A smaller circle appears next to the plate, representing dairy.

(GUIDE:The 31 Healthiest Foods of All Time (With Recipes))

Here are some general MyPlate eating tips:

For a typical 2,000-calorie diet, the government recommends daily 2 cups of fruit, 2.5 cups of vegetables, 6 ounces of grains, 5.5 ounces of protein and 3 cups of dairy. But, if youre like most people, you probably dont know how much a cup of fruit is exactly or 6 ounces of grains. So, we asked nutritionexperts to interpret the guidelines for us, and provide a weeks worth of healthy sample menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The meal plans that follow not only meet the MyPlate guidelines, but they also incorporate foods from Healthlands 31 Healthiest Foods of All Time guide. Use these menus as inspiration to give your weekly meals a nutrition makeover. You can also check out more healthy foods on ourPinterestpage.

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hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans integrates gluten free low glycemic diet foods as part of their personalized Diet Doctor designed weight loss diet.

hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans integrated low glycemic gluten free foods as part of their personalized doctor designed weight loss diet.

A new line of low glycemic gluten free diet foods were integrated into the personalized doctor designed weight loss diet offered by hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans. These diet foods contain as little as 20 calories per serving are now an integral part of their weight loss diet that is doctor designed and medically supervised. The doctors and nutritionists created this line of foods to offer patients a number of choices that are not only healthy but are also convenient and this has boosted the demand for the weight loss program offered by hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans.

The Diet Doc Weight Loss Program is tailored to each person with the goal of providing rapid, safe, long term weight loss averaging 30 pounds per month. The addition of the new diet foods of tasty, nourishing, and healthy gluten free foods that offer plenty of variety has made it easier for dieters to stick with this physician managed low calorie diet. There are also a number of healthy diet recipes that are available in the diet cookbook designed by hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans that combines an exhaustive list of lean proteins, fruits and vegetables. These diet recipes that are extremely simple and easy to follow also enable dieters to maintain the perfect work-life balance, which makes following the weight loss diet hassle-free even with the busiest of work schedules or a never-ending list of chores at home.

The new line of low glycemic gluten free diet foods also includes the addition of healthy fats in the diet such as Diet Doc MCT oil that is derived from coconuts, and Diet Doc is the only formulator of 100% pure MCT that is clinically proven to burn fat. Compared to other types of fats, healthy fats like these are easily digested and metabolized.

To address the problems of unhealthy snacking, emotional eating, and craving for comfort foods, hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans has also introduced a number of dessert options such as carrot cake and chocolate banana flavored dessert bars that contain organic ingredients. Protein shakes, dressings, marinades, noodles and soups and a wide array of other pre-made diet foods options are readily available for easy snacking and meal conversion. This weight loss diet is not only effective in helping people address their weight loss issues but it also helps those who are diabetic or are afflicted with other medical conditions such as hypothyroidism that demand continuous calorie monitoring along with restricted food intake.

hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diet and Weight Loss Plans encourages people to pick the right foods and this new line of low glycemic gluten free diet foods helps dieters keep the weight off permanently and improves their health. The integration of these foods into the program that involves the administration of prescription grade hCG through sublingual tablets, drops and injections has further enhanced its effectiveness as well as the convenience factor associated with their weight loss diet. Dieters neither experience fatigue nor do they complain of hunger pangs when they follow the modified version of this weight loss program that has been tweaked over the years to optimize it for all dieters while offering them a number of nutritious and tasty food choices.

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Diet Doc announces Womens Weight Loss Diet Plan in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Diet Doc offers an hCG weight loss diet plan that targets a number of womens health related issues, including breast cancer.

October is breast cancer awareness month and Diet Doc is taking a part in recognizing the month-long event by offering a weight loss diet plan that addresses womens weight related issues that are found to lead to degenerative diseases. According to the National Cancer Institute, weight gain and obesity is associated with increased risks of cancer types including: thyroid, pancreas, colon, breast, kidney and gallbladder. The report also states that fat tissue produces excess amount of estrogen, high levels of which have been associated with the risk of breast, endometrial and other cancers. And, with over 200,000 women in U.S. diagnosed with breast cancer as reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, women, especially those who are considered overweight or obese, are urged to take preventative measures to avoid the risk of joining the thousands who are already diagnosed with this life-threatening disease. Founder and CEO of Diet Doc Julie Wright says, most of our dieters are female and we are working to help shed light on this disease that threatens the life of every woman. Our new diet plan includes nutritious foods that are most beneficial for a womens health and works to help prevent a number of weight-related diseases.

Diet Docs womens weight loss diet plan combines a personalized diet plan with daily treatments of the hormone hCG, known for its fat-burning, muscle-preserving and appetite suppressing abilities. Although hCG is considered the center of the diet plan, it it also found that the personalized diet plan created by a nutritionist is what really puts the weight loss and good health in motion.

A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that a high glycemic load diet and carbohydrate intake were positively associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Diet Docs diet plan for womens health is low-glycemic and low carbohydrate with a strong emphasis on antioxidant-rich foods and essential vitamins and minerals. Pharmaceutical-strength vitamins, like vitamin D, that are known to prevent breast cancer are also prescribed by an in-house doctor along with hCG treatments after a thorough health evaluation is given.

Diet Doc has been creating medical weight loss solutions for almost a decade and are always working to prevent a number of weight related diseases. Now offered online, the hCG weight loss diet plan can be accessed by anyone from the comfort of their homes. Dieters are no longer required to go into a clinic for weekly evaluations and weight-ins and are given the tools necessary to achieve any weight loss goals. All of Diet Docs weight loss programs come with an essential weight loss package that vary depending on the type of program and can include: a diet journal, food scale, medical supplies, flaxseed fiber, protein shakes, ketone test strips and other necessary tools to get started on a new diet. Each dieter is ensured success and is managed by a weight loss coach with weekly follow-up calls who also has unlimited access to the whole medical staff at Diet Doc.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Communications Washington, D.C. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2012 Release #13-001 Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 221-7417 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Fitness Anywhere Recalls Early Model Suspension Trainer Devices Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Suspension Trainer Devices

Units: About 40,000

Importer: Fitness Anywhere LLC, of San Francisco, Calif.

Hazard: The strap length-adjustment buckles can break, posing a fall hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Fitness Anywhere has received 570 reports of the strap length-adjustment buckles breaking with 82 reports of the user falling, including 13 reports of head, face, shoulder and hip injuries.

Description: This recall involves older model "Professional" (P1) and "Tactical" (T1) TRX Suspension Trainer devices manufactured between January 2006 and July 2007. The recalled products' anchor straps are yellow or khaki nylon with a carabiner at the top end and a black nylon loop on the bottom end. A black and yellow or black and khaki nylon strap is threaded through the black nylon loop on the anchor strap to form a "Y." On each side of the "Y," the strap has a cam buckle, which is used to adjust the length of the straps. Each end of the "Y" strap has a foam-covered hand grip and a foot cradle. The recalled devices have hand grips with no end bumpers, which are black plastic caps covering the ends and preventing the plastic under the foam from being exposed. They do not have an extra nylon loop, called a locking loop, attached at the point where the anchor strap and the "Y" straps are joined and designed to limit the slippage of the straps. The recalled products also have badges on the straps with the TRX logo and the word "Professional" (for P1 devices) or "Tactical" (for T1 devices) on them. The words and logo are surrounded by raised dots or have double lines through them.

Sold at: Health and fitness stores and studios nationwide and online at http://www.FitnessAnywhere.com from January 2006 through December 2009 for about $150 to $200.

Manufactured in: China

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