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Endomondo Social Fitness App Named a Winner of Microsoft Health Users Group 2012 Innovation Award
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Endomondo today announced it has been recognized as a winner of the Microsoft Health Users Group (HUG) 2012 Innovation Awards. This year's winners were honored February 22 in Las Vegas at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference & Exhibition.
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As one of the most popular fitness downloads, Endomondo can be used for distance-based activities and utilizes both GPS and Bing maps to track routes, distance, duration, split times, calorie consumption and more while providing audio feedback on performance. Windows Phone 7 allows end-users to take full advantage of all Endomondo has to offer.
"Our vision is to make fitness fun," said Christian Birk, co-founder of Endomondo. "To succeed in this goal, Endomondo's service takes full advantage of Microsoft's platform. We've worked hard on this app so recreational athletes across the world will like it."
Endomondo turns mobile devices into personal trainers for millions of people. But what makes Endomondo stand out from other fitness tracking apps is the social feature. By incorporating aspects found in leading social networks, Endomondo helps users find the motivation to both become active and stay active. Users can send real-time pep talks to friends while they are exercising, compete against friends, challenge co-workers and share it all on Facebook or Twitter.
This online social fitness network centers on sports that unify active individuals and promotes exercise for both recreational and serious athletes. The network currently tracks up to 200,000 workouts per day. A recent study conducted for Endomondo in Europe showed a 28 percent increase in exercise activities for those engaged in the community.
"The 2012 Microsoft HUG Innovation Awards recognizes organizations that are using technology to improve general fitness and patient care, reduce costs, streamline clinical and business processes and enable informed decisions," said Steve Aylward, general manager of U.S. Commercial Health and Life Sciences, Microsoft. "Each of this year's winners clearly demonstrated the innovative use of IT to improve fitness, traditional business or clinical processes and, as a result, positively impacts the health and well-being of persons within their organization."
Now in its 15th year, the awards program honors health organizations and independent software vendors and systems integrators who create the most impactful and innovative health solutions with Microsoft-based products.
To join Microsoft HUG, visit http://mshug.org/.
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Launched in September 2008, Endomondo Sports Tracker turns the mobile phone into a full-fledged personal trainer and a social training partner. The app can be used for running, cycling, walking and all other distance-based outdoor sports. Using GPS, the app tracks route, distance, duration, split times, calorie consumption and more while providing audio feedback on performance. The app offers a full history of workouts, as well as social features that allow users to compete with friends without giving up flexibility. The app also supports heart rate monitors on most handsets. Endomondo.com incorporates the social community where users can challenge friends and share results. Endomondo Sports Tracker has 7 million users with exponential growth. Being available on seven mobile platforms (iOS, Android, RIM, Symbian, Windows Phone, Windows Mobile, Java), the app supports almost all GPS phones. It is the highest rated app of its kind in several of the biggest app stores. ??For more information, please visit http://www.endomondo.com and follow @Endomondo on Twitter.
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Grand Reopening Set for Newly Remodeled Life Time Fitness North Meridian Center March 5
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Life Time – The Healthy Way of Life Company (NYSE: LTM - News) will host a special grand reopening celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony at its newly remodeled health and fitness center in North Meridian on March 5. Formerly a Lifestyle Family Fitness club, Life Time Fitness North Meridian has undergone a remodeling effort designed to bring the facility to Life Time standards of quality and member experience. In addition, the center now makes it easier for members to reach their goals by offering distinct, innovative programs that help connect them to their passions.
Grand opening to feature tours and demonstrations that highlight Life Time’s state-of-the-art amenities—including complimentary towel service, new, state-of-the-art equipment, programming and services:
Life Time Weight Loss and nutrition programs Life Time Cycle demonstrations Signature Group Fitness programming Exclusive multilevel LifePower Yoga offering Intensive, 12-week boot-camp-style fitness programs Balloon artist courtesy of Life Time Kids Giveaways, including a Polar RCX5 heart rate monitor and Life Time gear bags
In celebration of the grand opening, consumers may establish a new membership with special offers March 3-6, 2012.
To learn more about Life Time Fitness North Meridian, ‘like’ us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lifetimenorthmeridian.
When: Monday, March 5, 2012 5:30 p.m.: Ribbon cutting ceremony 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.: VIP celebration Where: Life Time Fitness North Meridian 9525 Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46260 317-843-9230
Note to editors, news directors and photo departments: Media seeking access to the club prior to the event or with special requests should contact KJ Leinberger at 952-229-7162 or kleinberger@lifetimefitness.com.
About Life Time Fitness, Inc.
As The Healthy Way of Life Company, Life Time Fitness (NYSE: LTM - News) helps organizations, communities and individuals achieve their total health objectives, athletic aspirations and fitness goals by engaging in their areas of interest — or discovering new passions — both inside and outside of Life Time’s distinctive and large sports, professional fitness, family recreation and spa destinations, most of which operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Company’s Healthy Way of Life approach enables customers to achieve this by providing the best programs, people and places of exceptional quality and value. As of February 23, 2012, the Company operated 93 centers under the LIFE TIME FITNESS® and LIFE TIME ATHLETICSM brands in 21 states and 26 major markets. Additionally, Life Time operated eight former Lifestyle Family Fitness facilities, which were in transition to become Life Time centers. Additional information about Life Time centers, programs and services is available at lifetimefitness.com.
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Senior Fitness Instructor Training – Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging – Video
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13-12-2011 13:20 Researchers and adult education specialists at the Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging developed the SFIC to address a need for training and information about appropriate physical activity programs for older adults. It is a certification program for anyone (older adults, young adults and volunteers) who wants to learn how to design and lead effective fitness classes for seniors. This comprehensive course consists of 36 hours of in-class training (16 hours of in-class training for the shorter Fast Track). For more info visit us at ccaa-outreach.com
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Balls Bands and Balance Workshop – Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging – Video
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18-01-2012 12:25 This is a 3-hour very practical and hands on workshop.You will learn how to incorporate small balls and resistance bands into your fitness programs. Balls can be used to encourage fluidity and rhythm, help modify exercises and postures and to strengthen muscles and joints. Bands have been shown to improve muscular strength and endurance which promote functional independence. Based on a progressive series of exercises and postures that focus on the core and sitting posture. You learn stabilizing techniques to improve overall strength, balance and flexibility of frail older adults. This workshop integrates mind-body awareness via breathing techniques, concentration and control of movement. For more info visit us at ccaa-outreach.com
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Functional Fitness for Older Adults – Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging – Video
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25-01-2012 12:13 Designed for staff working in long-term care facilities, retirement residences and adult day programs who want to learn how to instruct appropriate physical activity programs for residents/clients; emphasis is on maintaining or improving balance, leg and arm strength and mobility of the frail older adult. For more info visit us at ccaa-outreach.com
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Functional Fitness for Falls Prevention – Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging – Video
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15-02-2012 10:32 Functional Fitness for Falls Prevention training will provide participants with the skills and knowledge to: •Assess residents' functional mobility levels and gait patterns and screen for residents with increased fall risk •Use appropriate exercise programming guidelines to design, implement and evaluate, outcome based, functional fitness programs for residents •Facilitate resident improvements in strength, balance, flexibility and overall mobility •Design, implement and evaluate, outcome based falls prevention exercise programs, and •Contribute to decreasing fall rates among senior care facilities in Ontario For more info visit us at ccaa-outreach.com
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Zumba at Obsidian Retreat – Part of our weight loss exercise program – Video
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23-02-2012 08:32 Zumba at Obsidian Retreat. One of the many classes we have here for the clients. For more information take a look at our website http://www.healthretreatspain.com where you can find further information on exercise, diet and lifestyle along with a full list of our programs.
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Wrestling: Refining her focus
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One year ago, at the Central Coast Section wrestling championship, freshman wrestler Athena McGoff had to watch from afar.
Unable to make weight, the young wrestler couldn’t compete. Fast-forward 12 months later, McGoff was doing more than just wrestling at the CCS championship, she earned a spot at the 2012 California Interscholastic Federation Girls Wrestling State Invitational Championship.
At the CCS championships in early February, McGoff - wrestling in the 235-pound weight class - was the only Baler to earn a spot at the Feb. 24-25 championship at Lemorre High School. To do so wasn’t an easy task for McGoff.
She knocked off the No. 1 seed Raquel Lozano from Overfelt and earned a second-place finish at the meet. It extended a season that included her wrestling boys who were taller, heavier and stronger.
Luckily, it all made her better, she said.
“To get that far and beat the No. 1 seed, means a lot to me because it means I worked hard,” McGoff said. “Wrestling boys has made it so I have a little bit of an advantage. They might have wrestled other guys but I’ve wrestled guys who are so much larger than me and taller than me, so it’s much easier.”
The state-championship berth, though, was more than a year in waiting for McGoff. To reach that moment, McGoff went through a life-altering change.
After missing her weight goals at the 2011 CCS championship, McGoff decided to lose weight. Twelve months later, she is 40 pounds lighter.
McGoff began going to the gym more and started to eat better, she said.
“At first it seemed easy but it gets a little harder,” she said. “But once you get into the habit of it, it gets easier and stuff. You just have to keep on doing it now. It really felt really good to lose all that weight. I was working out and eating a lot better than I was. It helped out a lot. I can go a lot longer in matches now. It’s so much easier now.”
All of hard work has made her an inspiration of sorts for the rest of the team, head coach Brian DeCarli said.
“I tell everyone this, you have to invest time in the sport,” he said. “It’s not a sport where you can just walk into and excel - it’s not going to happen. Everybody gets humbled, and the hardest thing is sticking it out.”
He continued: “That’s where Athena was at. We were sending her out against bigger kids, with more experience, last year and this year. She stuck it out, and the time she invested in the sport started to pay off. The more time you invest in a sport, the harder it is to give up.”
And McGoff hasn’t.
The sophomore was drawn to wrestling in eighth grade, a year before she enrolled at San Benito High. McGoff wanted to find a sport different than soccer, which she outgrew.
“I was trying to find some sort of sport and it was just something new to try,” McGoff said of wrestling. “After that, I really got into it.”
The sport ended up being more than just fun for McGoff, she said. The more she wrestled, the more her self-esteem and confidence grew.
“It really helped my self-esteem and it gave me a chance to wrestle with guys,” she said. “I really never liked doing sports with girls because they seem a little more wimpy as I like to say it. I used to hate showing off my arms and legs and stuff. I was uncomfortable in a singlet, but all of a sudden it helped me.”
Three years later, McGoff is proud of what she has been able to accomplish in a short amount of time. And she should only get better.
DeCarli believes McGoff’s talent could be limitless with the time she dedicates to the mat, he said.
“Wrestling pushes you to keep trudging forward to accomplish those obstacles,” he said. “Everything she has put into this point is paying off. If she continues to push herself in her junior and senior years, who knows where that ceiling is?”
To accomplish those goals, she plans to continue to find tough competition - whether it’s a boy or girl. Wrestling boys bigger and stronger than her forces McGoff to focus on technique and makes her a better wrestler.
“It’s a definite confidence builder,” she said. “The strength the guys have is so much more than me no matter what. I have to be better with technique. I expect to get better. Even if I don’t do well at state this year, I expect myself to get better.”
She has two more years to do just that.
“The next time I go to state I’ll be even better,” she said. “If I lose, I have next year and senior year. There is another time. It’s just more experience for me.”
It wouldn’t surprise DeCarli if she does just that.
“She wants to do this,” he said. “A lot of people can talk about it being important, but she is investing more of herself in it everyday and she is improving because of it. It says a lot about a person in sports or in business, when you stick around and find a way to win and overcome those obstacles.”
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Macrobiotic Diet and Low Carb
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Just what is a macrobiotic diet? Can it coexist with a low carb lifestyle? Learn more about macrobiotic diets and what their features are.
Low carb diets are about minimizing starches and sugars in a daily diet. Macrobiotic diets are about eating up to 60% of your daily intake as grain. So that is a fairly large difference between the two.
If we go past that one major difference, there are many underlying similarities. Both ask the person to aim for fresh, healthy foods - avoiding items that are processed or modified. Both have a focus on healthy vegetables.
In a macrobiotic diet you are warned to be cautious about how much sugar you ingest, as well as coffee, alcohol, and salt. So all of those are similar to low carb diets.
In one area, the macrobiotic diet is like a "vegetarian low carb" diet. That is, macrobiotic diets tend to avoid all meats. You can have fish once or twice a week, and that's it. Certainly many people on this planet thrive on a vegetarian diet, so it's quite possible to eat in a nutritious, healthy way while not ingesting meat.
It's important to note, though, that eating a meat-free diet takes active attention to each day's nutrition. The human body needs proteins and other components to keep its daily body activities running smoothly. If you take the macrobiotic approach, you have the same challenges that a vegetarian or vegan does. You need to talk with a doctor and plan out your path.
There are also a few vegetables that macrobiotic practitioners are told to avoid. These are spinach, avocado, tomatoes, and eggplant. These are all foundation foods for both a low carb and a vegetarian / vegan diet. So it's challenging to take on a diet that is both avoiding meat and also avoiding some of these powerhouses of nutrition.
Again, the macrobiotic diet does get kudos. While they focus on grains, they do talk about whole grains and brown rice. They encourage high levels of broccoli, kale, cauliflower, and other healthy vegetables.
In the end, any major change of dietary intake should be discussed with a doctor and planned out. If you decide on going with a macrobiotic diet along with low carb, it can certainly work!
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Tyler’s Weight Loss Vlog #014 – Video
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22-02-2012 21:08 A video log following my weight loss. I started this new lifestyle on 01/21/12 at a weight of 373lbs. That is the most I have ever weighed. I am losing weight the simplest way possible... by counting calories and exercising. This is going to be long term weight loss. I am not in a race to see how much can lose in the shortest amount of time. I need this "diet" to be my new lifestyle. I started out doing short term weight loss but have since moved on to long term. Please give this video a thumbs up and subscribe if you like what you see. If you have any advice/concerns/questions about what you see in the video, leave a comment below. I will reply as soon as possible. Thanks for watching and have a great day!
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