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Diet books have long promised better health, smaller waists and lifetime sex appeal. But this year’s crop doesn’t just hope to help your weight-loss efforts. Most come with a secondary promise: brain health, balanced hormones, lower blood sugar, pain elimination.
Here’s a sample of what’s new:
The New Atkins for a New You Cookbook, by Colette Heimowitz (Touchstone; $19.99): The diet that shouts “Lose up to 15 pounds in 2 weeks!” now has a cookbook of 200 low-carb recipes you can make in 30 minutes or less. It hardly sounds like a diet if you get to eat Lime-Chili Grilled Wings or skirt steak with chimichurri sauce. Even its No-Bake Cheesecake doesn’t sound half bad.
Master Your Metabolism, by Jillian Michaels (Three Rivers Press; $15): The book by The Biggest Loser’s meanest trainer ever is now out in paperback. Michaels reaches out to yo-yo dieters with a plan that promises to tap into fat-burning hormones. She urges readers to dump “anti-nutrients” such as hydrogenated fats, refined grains, high-fructose corn syrup and artificial sweeteners in favor of lean meats, whole grains and fresh fruit and vegetables.
The Doctors: 5-Minute Health Fixes, by The Doctors, with Mariska van Aalst (Rodale; $17.99): The physicians known for their popular TV show offer quick advice — now in paperback — on a variety of health topics, including weight. Diet advice boils down to five tips: Cook your own food at home; get help if you’re an emotional eater; walk 30 minutes a day, five days a week; eat carbs, protein and fat at every meal; watch portion size.
The Women’s Health Diet, by Stephen Perrine, with Leah Flickinger and the editors of Women’s Health (Rodale; $25.99): If you can remake your body in “just 27 days” as the book cover promises, maybe your body wasn’t in such bad shape after all. Still, if you focus on healthy foods, get rid of sugary drinks and exercise as the book advocates, you’re likely to lose fat and build muscle — and that’s what we’re all after, right? Its authors spend a fair amount of space going over the “Secrets of the Slim” — eating fresh produce, never skipping breakfast, learning to love salad. It provides plenty of resources to help you navigate supermarket aisles and restaurant menus.
The Men’s Health Diet, by Stephen Perrine, with Adam Bornstein, Heather Hurlock and the editors of Men’s Health: This version for men is much like its women’s counterpart, save for language that’s more likely to appeal to guys. For example, “Secrets of the Slim” becomes “Rules of the Ripped.” Its list of best foods for men are much like those of women, but organized differently and geared to men’s tastes.
The Diet Detective’s All-American Diet, by Charles Platkin (Rodale; $25.99): The book’s cover refers to Platkin as a Dr., but he’s a Ph.D., not an M.D. This public-health advocate has put forth a book that would only appeal to people who don’t want to cook and have no interest in learning how. It focuses on exercise in one short chapter, then lays out a plan for building meals out of convenience foods such as Pop-Tarts (no kidding), instant oatmeal, Jimmy Dean sausage biscuits and Stouffer’s lasagna. Not to completely diss the plan; it includes hundreds of convenience foods, including some that are lower in sodium, fat and-or sugar and will surely help you control how much you eat.
Six Weeks to Skinny Jeans, by Amy Cotta (Rodale, $24.99): The author’s picture-perfect derriere on the cover will surely catch the attention of any woman who’s looked backward at a three-way mirror and shuddered. Cotta, a Nashville-area fitness trainer, provides before and after photos of her clients — real women with lives, jobs, children and imperfect bodies — who lost a jeans size or two in six weeks. Her plan will have you watching your carbs, relying on low-glycemic foods, working out and keeping a diet-exercise log.
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No need to panic over diet soda heart risks
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A new study has found that drinking diet soda every day is linked to higher rates of heart attack and stroke.
According to researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, older adults who drank diet soda every day were 44 percent more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke, compared with 22 percent of people who rarely or never drank diet soda but still had a heart attack or stroke.
But before any panic sets in, I want to add that the researchers clarified the study did not prove that diet soda alone was to blame.
Rather, it appears that people who drink diet soda every day are more likely to engage in other unhealthy habits – meaning the soda alone may not be the cause of heart attacks or strokes.
Among these other factors, the researchers said daily diet-soda drinkers tended to be heavier and more often had heart risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and unhealthy cholesterol levels.
In other words – while I would never recommend drinking diet soda daily as a good idea – if you’re counting calories, don’t be afraid to reach for diet instead of regular soda. It’s highly unlikely you’ll suffer any heart problems as a result.
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Diet drug Qnexa will get a second look
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Diet drugs have failed to impress government health regulators in recent years with several prospective medications being denied approval and another drug taken off the market. Hopes for the first new diet pill in about 13 years now rest with a meeting Wednesday in Washington, D.C., to discuss Qnexa.
An advisory committee reporting to the Food and Drug Administration will, for the second time, hear evidence for or against the approval of Qnexa, which is a combination of two existing drugs -- the anticonvulsant topirimate and the diet drug phentermine -- that promote weight loss. The medication, made by the Mountain View, Calif.-based Vivus, first came before the FDA advisory committee in July 2010, which voted to deny approval. The FDA subsequently denied approval in October 2010, citing potential safety problems.
However, FDA officials left the door open for Qnexa, asking Vivus to provide additional data on whether the medication can cause birth defects and what the risk of birth defects might be. The agency has also requested data on whether the slight increase in heart rate that is linked to the drug increases the risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke.
There are fewer questions about Qnexa's ability to promote weight loss. A two-year study of 4,323 people showed an average weight loss of at least 10% of total body weight and improvements in blood pressure.
Vivus officials have maintained a positive front about the drug's eventual approval. But documents filed in advance of Wednesday's meeting suggest some hard questions await Vivus officials. The FDA remains concerned with a potential increased risk of cleft palate in babies born to women who become pregnant while taking the medication. A key issue is whether Vivus can persuade the FDA that the drug will not be prescribed haphazardly to women who could become pregnant. Questions also remain regarding potential heart risks for adults taking the drug.
More is at stake than just Qnexa. The FDA has rejected applications for two other diet medications in the past two years (both of those drugs will also be resubmitted with additional follow-up data), and health professionals who work in the obesity field are growing impatient with the FDA's demands.
The Obesity Society, the Obesity Action Coalition and other medical organizations have been working with the agency for several years to discuss expanding treatment options for patients with obesity. Some obesity experts have said they feel the FDA is holding weight-loss drugs to a higher standard compared with medications that treat other conditions.
But obesity has severe health ramifications, noted James Zervios, a spokesman for the Obesity Action Coalition.
"There just aren't a lot of tools in the tool box when you're treating obesity," Zervios said. "We need other options for people."
While diet and exercise is useful for people who require only a small weight loss, and surgery is available for people with severe obesity, there are fewer options for the "in between" overweight individual, Zervios said. Qnexa targets people with a body mass index of 30 or above or a BMI of 27 or above for people who also have weight-related health problems, such as diabetes or sleep apnea. A BMI of 25 to 29 indicates overweight and 30 or greater is considered obese.
FDA officials are sympathetic to the need, Zervios said. But the potential for Qnexa to cause birth defects appears to be of great concern to the agency.
"The fear is that this drug will be used by all," he said. "Our stance is there needs to be strict guidelines in place so the right individuals are gaining access to it. It's not for people who want to lose five or 10 pounds."
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Ford Motor Company, Newman's Own®, Clairol and Planet Fitness Join General Mills, Subway Restaurants®, Brita and …
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LA Fitness flexing financial muscle with new San Fernando Valley clubs
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An improving economy has LA Fitness flexing its financial muscle in the San Fernando Valley.
The Irvine-based company is undertaking a multi-million building effort on new clubs in Woodland Hills and Van Nuys.
"We're always looking up there. We think the area is under served. We always scour that area," said Bill Horner, the company's senior vice president and chief real estate officer.
Both of the new clubs will replace nearby LA Fitness facilities. Horner would not disclose the company's investment in the Valley but said it was "in excess" of $1 million.
The Woodland Hills facility is the less expensive of the two because the company is converting the former Circuit City store at 6401 Canoga Ave.
A new L.A. Fitness gym is under construction on the former Circuit City site at 6401 Canoga Ave. in Woodland Hills. (Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer)
The Van Nuys project in the 6100 block of Sepulveda Boulevard is in the initial development stages but will be more expensive because the company demolished a former furniture store and will put up a new building, Horner said.
Both sites are leased for 15 years with options for extensions, he said.
The Woodland Hills facility is much further along and is scheduled to open at the end of next month, Horner said.
The 45,000 square-foot facility includes a swimming pool, basketball and racquetball courts, lounge and various exercise rooms.
The Canoga Avenue facility is ideal because of its size and features plenty of parking.
"We're taking advantage in the change in the environment from electronic retailer. These boxes have the size so we can put all the things we like to put into a club," Horner said. "We like our clubs to be very convenient for our members."
The club will have about 50 employees and offer about 50 hours a week of group exercises, Horner said.
The new Woodland Hills club will be brighter than the existing club at 6363 Canoga Ave.
"It's laid out in a much more open and friendly manner," Hoerner said. "We like our rooms to be open and have good natural light and an open and comfortable feel."
Construction started last year.
LA Fitness has been in an expansion mode. In November, it acquired 171 Bally Total Fitness clubs. Terms were not announced.
The company got all of the Bally locations in the Los Angeles area and Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington, the District of Columbia and others scattered throughout the country.
The center where the Woodland Hills club is located also has a Nordstrom Rack, Golf Smith, Staples, restaurants and beauty salons.
It has been owned by Newport Beach-based Pacific Development Group since 1984, said David Powell, who supervises the company's projects.
"It's good news for us," he said of the deal with LA Fitness. "They're a great group of people to deal with and it couldn't be any better from a tenant/landlord standpoint."
Pacific has been remodeling some of the buildings at the center, which does not have a formal name, for the past three years.
The company remains high on Warner Center.
"It has been an excellent investment. We thought we'd have an opportunity to put some really quality tenants in there," Powell said.
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Fitness test aims to learn a body's true age
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by SHELLY SLATER
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Posted on February 21, 2012 at 6:33 PM
DALLAS - "Okay here we go, here for the fit test, not sure really what that entails," said News 8 anchor Shelly Slater, heading into Lifetime Fitness. "I'm excited, but mainly just nervous."
Shoes off, feet on - an expensive machine that looks like a scale tests body composition, with a three percent room of error.
"Now, how in the world does this know what's going on?" Shelly asked.
"It sends two types of frequencies through your body that measure your body composition," said personal trainer Mat Pitts. "It measures the difference between the tissue and your water weight within the cell, out of the cell, the blood."
After getting fat-to-muscle ratios for each inch of body, it's time to put the shoes back on.
"Okay, I'm ready for the cardiovascular, sort of," Shelly said, getting on a treadmill.
A five-minute walk at a good incline got her heart pumping. Pitts marked Shelly as a 35 - above average.
"So I use more oxygen than most people?" Shelly asked.
"More than the average, yes," he replied.
"My husband would say I’m definitely full of hot air, so that's about accurate," Shelly said.
Next up, stretching, and testing the ability to lift weights for five seconds.
Fifty-four pounds lifted later, it's time for results, from cardio ability to percentage fat.
"I'm moderate and average thus far," Shelly said, looking at the results.
"Flexibility though, you are off the charts," said personal trainer Maria Herman.
Turns out, Shelly’s true body age is 24.
Fitness experts say it takes your body 90 days to adapt to a new routine or exercise or nutrition, if you need to make a change.
The fit test is free at Lifetime Fitness for members, or people looking to become members.
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SHAPE Magazine Partners With Zumba Fitness to Stream Zumba Fitness-Concert™ Live From London This Friday
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NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SHAPE, the leading active lifestyle magazine for women, will be the first-ever media outlet to live stream a Zumba Fitness-Concert™ at this weekend's inaugural Zumba Instructor Conference in London. Miami-based Zumba Fitness—the global phenomenon famed for fusing fitness, entertainment and culture into "exercise in disguise"—will produce the Fitness-Concert which is an interactive, multisensory dance party set to global rhythms. Zumba® fitness creator Beto, accompanied by celebrity instructors and musicians from around the world, will perform contagious choreography in a lively setting filled with cutting-edge technology, lights and music along with more than 2,500 Zumba fans dancing in sync while torching calories. SHAPE will live stream the 90-minute Zumba-Fitness concert this Friday, Feb. 24, at 3:30 PM EST at http://www.facebook.com/SHAPEmagazine.
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"SHAPE and Zumba Fitness are a well matched team -- we are proactive about making health and fitness enjoyable and enable people to live healthier and active lifestyles," said Jeffrey Perlman, Chief Marketing Officer of Zumba Fitness. "That's why we are proud to be partnering with SHAPE and live streaming the Zumba Fitness-Concert to their Facebook page. It's another way to show people all around the world how exercise can be an exhilarating experience."
Zumba Fitness is recognized worldwide as the leading player in the fitness industry with its 12 million participants taking classes each week in 125 countries. The Fitness-Concert will incorporate rhythms that span the globe—including Samba, Salsa, Merengue, Hip-Hop, African Beats, Belly Dancing, and Reggaeton—and the live-from-London stream will also feature a surprise live musical act.
"At SHAPE, our goal is to always promote the latest and greatest fitness movements," said Tara Kraft, Editor-in-Chief of SHAPE. "The popularity and power of Zumba Fitness cannot be denied – it has swept the nation and the globe. As a result, we are thrilled to partner with Zumba on this effort and look forward to continuing our relationship with joint projects in the future. I'm also delighted to announce that SHAPE has added a Zumba class locator to SHAPE.com to satisfy Zumba enthusiasts everywhere, as it is our goal to always service the needs of our readers."
SHAPE is the official U.S. media partner for this weekend's inaugural Zumba Instructor Conference in London. In addition to viewing the Fitness-Concert, visitors to http://www.facebook.com/SHAPEmagazine will find prominently featured on SHAPE.com a class locator for Zumba Fitness – making it easy for SHAPE readers to find a class in any location. For more information about Zumba Fitness programs and products, or to find a live class, visit zumba.com.
About Zumba Fitness, LLC
Zumba® Fitness is a global lifestyle brand that fuses fitness, entertainment and culture into an exhilarating dance-party workout. Coined "fitness-parties," Zumba classes blend upbeat world rhythms with easy-to-follow choreography, which provide effective, total-body workouts. Founded in 2001, the company is now the largest branded fitness program in the world -- reporting more than 12 million weekly class participants, in over 110,000 locations, across more than 125 countries. In addition to its original Zumba® program, the company also offers a range of specialty classes, including Zumba Gold® (for active older adults), Zumba® Toning (body-sculpting class that uses maraca-like Toning Sticks), Aqua Zumba® (the ultimate "pool party" workout), Zumbatomic® (Zumba routines for kids) and Zumba® in the Circuit (a 30-minute workout that combines signature Zumba® moves with circuit training at timed intervals). The Zumba® fitness lifestyle is rounded out by the company's many consumer product offerings, including DVD sets, music collections, multi-seasonal apparel and footwear, video games, Fitness-Concert™ events and a lifestyle magazine. For more information about Zumba Fitness programs and products, or to find a live class, visit zumba.com and find us on Facebook and Twitter.
About American Media, Inc.
American Media, Inc. owns and operates the leading print and digital celebrity and health and fitness media brands in the United States. AMI's titles include Star, OK!, National Enquirer, Globe, Soap Opera Digest, Soap Opera Weekly, Pixie, SHAPE, Men's Fitness, Muscle & Fitness, Flex, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Fit Pregnancy and Natural Health. AMI also manages 18 different digital sites including RadarOnline.com, OKmagazine.com, Shape.com, MensFitness.com, MuscleandFitness.com and FitPregnancy.com. AMI's magazines have a combined total circulation of almost 7 million and reach more than 55 million men and women each month. AMI's digital properties reach an average of 10 million unique visitors and 80 million page views monthly.
AMI also operates a Publishing Services business unit which includes Distribution Services, Inc. (DSI), the No. 1 in-store magazine sales and merchandising marketing company in the U.S. and Canada. DSI places and monitors AMI's publications and third-party publications to ensure proper displays in major retail chains and national and regional supermarket chains. DSI also provides marketing, merchandising and information gathering services to third parties including non-magazine clients. Publishing Services also provides print and digital advertising sales and strategic management direction in the following areas: manufacturing, subscription circulation, logistics, event marketing and full back office financial functions. Playboy is one of many publishers who have taken advantage of these additional services.
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202 Fitness Personal Trainers Falls Church, VA. – Video
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05-01-2012 11:09 my202fitness.com You will find us refreshingly different from membership-based facilities and other training studios. We are a casual, friendly environment where highly skilled trainers Robby Simpson and Kevin Dowling are focused on their clients' needs, and where every client's program is designed specifically to meet his or her fitness goal. This is what sets us apart from the clubs: •Private Environment •Personalized Program Design •Full Trainer Attention •No "High Pressure" Sales Pitch •No Hidden Fees •No Membership Fees •No Contracts! We do not believe in high pressure sales tactics used by most clubs and studios. We are further committed not to subject our clients to product marketing, such as vitamins or supplements as a means of increasing revenues. We network closely with physicians, dietitians and nutritionists to ensure our clients have every resource they need to achieve their health and fitness goals. When you come to 202 Fitness to inquire about our personal training programs, rest assured that our complimentary consultation is truly complimentary 202 Fitness is located in Falls Church, VA 22044 Preview some of fitness model Kiki's favorite exercises!
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