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Adelaide Health Workshop – Video
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Health/Fitness [My Story
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Melbourne seminar for female health and fitness – Video
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My Updated Diet and Fitness Routine – Video
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MapMyFITNESS, Inc. Launches MapMyRUN, MapMyRIDE for Windows Phone
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
MapMyFITNESS, the premier provider of Web- and mobile-based training and mapping applications for fitness enthusiasts, has announced the launch of two new applications for Windows Phone.
With the new Windows Phone applications, users can record their daily routes via GPS and store their workouts in an online database via an innovative geo-mapping application. Users also have access to a searchable database of millions of routes across the globe, fitness calculators, event listings, and a dynamic social network of over seven million fitness enthusiasts.
Were thrilled to launch our newest smartphone apps, said Robin Thurston, Co-Founder of MapMyFITNESS. Our community has been anxiously awaiting the availability of our Windows Phone apps; we hope to continue supporting and improving the health and wellness of our users by expanding our mobile offerings.
MapMyRUN and MapMyRIDE for Windows Phone are now available for free download in the Windows Phone market. For more information, visit http://www.mapmyrun.com or http://www.mapmyride.com
About MapMyFITNESS, Inc.
Headquartered in Austin, TX, MapMyFITNESS, Inc. was founded in 2007 and operates a suite of websites and mobile applications, including MapMyRUN, MapMyRIDE, MapMyWALK, MapMyHIKE, MapMyFITNESS, MapMyTRI, MapMyMOUNTAIN and MapMyDOGWALK. The MapMyFITNESS network of websites and mobile applications offer more than seven million fitness enthusiasts the ability to record and store their daily running, cycling, walking or hiking routes in an online database or map out tomorrows path. Users get access to a searchable database of millions of routes across the globe, online training tools and fitness calculators, and comprehensive global event listings, along with the ability to easily share their activity with friends. The companys mobile smartphone apps use built-in GPS technology to enable users to record and chart their daily fitness activities and routes. For more information, please visit http://www.mapmyfitnessinc.com
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Randy Carr earns 'Biggest Winner' fitness honor
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Biggest Winner competition names Randy Carr its 'biggest winner' None
Randy Carr of Knoxville has been pursuing health and fitness for years but has never quite been able to get where he wanted to be. Now, he finally feels like he's moving in the right direction.
Carr was named Thursday as the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Biggest Winner, outpacing his competitors in overall health achievement and efforts to be an ambassador for health and fitness to the community.
The Covenant Health Biggest Winner Weight Loss Challenge is a friendly competition between members of a selected team who train together for the Knoxville Marathon. During the five-month program, team members get advice on health and fitness from Covenant Health and the Knoxville Track Club.
Covenant Health fitness advocate Missy Kane said it's not about losing weight so much as it's about gaining overall health and well-being.
"The Biggest Winner isn't all about weight loss," Kane said in a news release. "It's about changing your life and the lives of others."
Carr has lost about 12 pounds on the program, and his body fat has dropped 3.8 percent. He also dropped some mental baggage that was holding him back from reaching and keeping fitness goals.
"I was always so self-conscience," Carr said, "and always felt like the fat kid standing on the sidelines on the playground. Too afraid to jump in, and not feeling like I belonged."
All that's changed since Carr started the program in early November. In addition to guidance from a registered dietitian, exercise physiologist, physical therapist and Kane, Carr took full advantage of life coaching sessions and personal training from Chris O'Hearn at Fort Sanders Health and Fitness Center.
Carr said he's come out of his shell, so much so that he's ready to step forward and use what he's learned to help others. He credits the program with giving him the courage to pursue and obtain certification as a personal trainer. In particular, he looks forward to working with people who are in the same situation he's been in.
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Health Festival: Face Paints, Fitness
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Spring has sprung across LA, and the North Area Neighborhood Development Council has teamed up with Charles Drew University to hold this years Spring Into Health Festival at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center.
The festival, scheduled for Saturday, March 31st, offers a fun way to raise awareness in the community about health, fitness, and nutrition through various activities, workshops, and screenings.
Free dental, vision, and health screenings will be on offer, as well as fitness tips and other information about health care coverage programs.
Yelba Castellon, the at large representative for the North Area Neighborhood Development council, is helping to organize this years event.
Having grown up in South Los Angeles, Castellon strives to give back to her community and hopes that this years Spring Heath Festival will help to make a difference.
I think the reason why were all on the Empowerment Council is to address issues of our community, and its no surprise that South Los Angeles needs more access to health screenings, Castellon said. Were trying to respond to the community needs.
This year, the festival includes a Kids' Spring Fun Zone, complete with carnival games, arts and crafts, face painting, and an Easter egg hunt, as well as an Earth Day Zone, which will include planting activities for families and provide environmentally oriented information.
In addition, there will be an inflatable obstacle course, tennis clinics, yoga and fitness classes, free health screenings, and over 70 vendor booths.
Last year, more than 40 non-profit organizations and vendors helped to make the festival a success. Charles Drew University and UCLA volunteers also participated.
We had so many different organizations involved. Charles Drew University really stepped it up and was a great partner. They had tons of volunteers. UCLA came out and their dentistry program did free dental work, said Cassandra Reyes, the senior recreation director at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center.
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Retirement Takes a Hit – Video
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Retirement IRA investing
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I'm in my mid 60s and I'm rolling $1.5 million into an IRA. I'd like to create a portfolio of 60% stocks and 40% bonds using low-fee ETFs and mutual funds. Is this a good plan -- and which funds and ETFs would you suggest? -- Ollie F.
Your plan is spot on.
The real beauty of it is your focus on keeping investment expenses down, a strategy that has the potential to boost returns by limiting the portion of the your investment's gain siphoned off by the fund company.
Most people understand that lower costs and higher returns can help them amass more savings during a career, but I'm not sure people appreciate the benefit of that combination in retirement -- it can substantially reduce the danger of running through your savings too soon.
Let's say you plan to withdraw an initial 4%, or $60,000, from your $1.5 million at age 65 and then increase that amount for inflation each year. And let's further assume that your annual expenses run 1.5% a year, a ballpark figure for people who invest in mutual funds and the like.
Reducing your investing costs by half a percentage point to 1% a year can lower your probability of running through your savings before age 95 by roughly 25%.
Reduce your yearly investing expenses a full percentage point to 0.5% -- which is doable if you stick to ETFs and index funds with the lowest expense ratios -- and your chances of running through your dough within 30 years may decline almost by half.
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There's no guarantee that you'll be able to duplicate these results exactly. That's because even though lower-cost investments do generally lead to higher returns, you can't be certain of getting a full percentage point in extra gain for each percentage-point reduction in expenses. So your results will depend, among other things, on the return your investments earn net of fees.
But to whatever extent lower expenses boosts your returns, your savings are likely to last longer at any given withdrawal rate. And that's a big deal in retirement, when the last thing you want to do is run out of money before you run out of time.
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Be-Quest fwd_Spirit Science 1 – Thoughts.mp4 – Video
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