Fitness is an ever evolving field of science and everyday we discover something new about our bodies that may contradict what we already know. It is a relatively new field and nowadays it's a very important part of daily life. With the automation of almost everything, we simply don't move as much as we used to. Though this does make things easier, with the lack of movement, our bodies become a tight mess of stuck joints and a our fat stores increase exponentially. In other words, we get fatter and immobile, not a very good combination.

Now because of this, we have also seen an exponential growth of fitness centers and gyms across the world. It has been said that the wellness and health industry is the next billion dollar frontier and it's evident here in Manila. As a gym client, you should be confident that your gym is giving you the right tools and programming that you will need to get you results. Of course, with the various programs out there, it will get confusing. I mean, if it confuses us coaches sometimes, what more the clients?

I'm not going to say that one program is the solution to all your fitness needs. There are popular programs, effective programs, popular effective programs, programs that need a bit of work, and the worst kind of program: the bad but popular program.

I won't name names for now but what I will do is give you the three principles that every good program should have. If you see these in your current fitness regimen, you're golden. If you're missing one then maybe it just needs a bit of tweaking. If you're missing all, then get out while you can.

1. Progression

Every program needs to have progression. Simply put, if you have been lifting the same weight for the same exercise for more than a month now, then there's a lack of progression in your program. How you progress will depend on the model of your "periodization" or how your coach plots the intensities and volumes of your workout. This deserves a whole post just to go through the various models in detail but for now, just ask your trainer "where are we going with this?". If your trainer replies with a blank stare, get out now. 2. Specificity

This is more obvious for athletes, but even non-athletes will benefit from a program that is specific to their needs. A good trainer will always invest at least one session not only to assess your current fitness levels but to also set realistic and attainable goals for you. Without a goal, your program cannot be specific to that goal. Specificity, though, doesn't mean that you are stuck with the same exercises every time, because there is a third principle that you need to remember.

3. Variability

Life is unpredictable. Since your program should do more than get you ready for the beach, then it too should be variable. There should be easy days and hard days built into your training cycles and even individual sessions should have some form of variability. If you're doing the same exercise everyday for a specific skill or body part then you are lacking variability and your gains will not be as profound as it can be.

Now, this will be a good time to check your programs and see if you're missing something. Talk to your trainers check if they are keeping track of your progress and if you have been progressing at all. Remember that at the end of the day, it's your body, so it's best to be aware.

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DigiMed, LLC, has released the best Health and Fitness App, MediTrends, a state-of-the-art mobile app for iPhones and iPads that utilizes a patented charting system which will alert an individual of potential health issues before they occur. MediTrends also provides a centralized source to store an individual and their familys pertinent health data, which will provide a wealth of health a fingertip away.

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MediTrends state-of-the-art mobile app stores a familys medical history and keeps it just a fingertip away. Most importantly, through the use of a patented concept, MediTrends can potentially identify a health risk before it occurs. MediTrends stores, tracks, correlates and trends critical health/lifestyle parameters such as blood and urine tests, diet, exercise and smoking habits, then generates color coded graphs. These graphs form the "State of Health" (SOH) of an individual which differentiates MediTrends from all other health care apps.

In addition to storing, tracking, correlating, trending and graphing an individual's critical health/lifestyle parameters, MediTrends stores pertinent personal information, physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, medications, insurance, medical issues, recent tests, allergies, immunizations, reminders and more. All information is password protected. An emergency icon on the front of the MediTrends App allows trained medical staff to view an individual's emergency information without logging in should an adverse event ever occur. This may one day save a life.

MediTrends promotes regularly scheduled Lab Testing to improve a users statistical health database and empowers patients to track their own health, while working with their physician(s) to help keep them healthy before a problem occurs. DigiMed's approach is compliant with the proposed new rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which would give patients direct access to their laboratory results.

DigiMed's founders have over 60 combined years of Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) experience, which was utilized to develop this App. DigiMeds founders have spent the first half of their career securing the nations safety through the use of satellites; now it is time to turn their attention to the health of the nation and the world.

Learn more: http://digimedllc.com/

Available at the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meditrends/id538176866?mt=8

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Central Racine CountyHealth Department

IMMUNIZATIONS & TB SKIN TESTS: The health department offers childhood and adult vaccinations and TB skin tests.

Childrens vaccines include DTaP, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Hib, HPV, MMR, meningococcal, pneumococcal, polio, rotavirus, seasonal influenza, Tdap and varicella. Administration fees are $10 for one immunization; $15 for two; $20 for three or more; Badgercare recipients are fee exempt. Childhood vaccines are available at the following walk-in clinics for those that meet state eligibility requirements:

First Thursday of the month, 4-5 p.m.

Second Monday of the month,4-5:30 p.m.

Third Thursday of the month, 10-11 a.m.

Fourth Thursday of the month,4-5:30 p.m.

Adult vaccines include hepatitis A, hepatitis B, Td, Tdap and seasonal influenza. Costs vary by vaccine. TB skin tests are also available for $15. Call for eligibility requirements or to schedule an appointment.

All clinics and appointments are held at the Central Racine County Health Department, 10005 Northwestern Ave. (second floor of the U.S. Bank building). For more information on clinics, eligibility requirements or to schedule an appointment, call (262) 898-4460 or go to http://www.crchd.com.

City of Racine Health Department

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CLINIC

Free Medical Clinic, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Bridge Ministries, 200 East 24th Street and Tabor Road, downtown Bryan. Everyone is welcome. Free to all.

Brazos County Health Department Immunization Clinic, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. 201 N. Texas Ave., Bryan. All ages. Immunizations are $5 for children and $25 for adults. Immunizations are only available to those without private insurance and for children with CHIP or Medicaid. http://www.brazoshealth.org. 361-4440.

MOVE

Wednesday

Fit & Strong Class, 9:30 to 11 a.m. The Grimes St. Joseph Health Center, Education Center. Low-impact aerobics, strength exercises, flexibility and balance training. Group discussions on exercise safety, arthritis management and more. lmeece@st-joseph.org or 936-870-4575.

Gracie JiuJitsu, 6:50 a.m. University of Sidekicks, 12845 F.M. 2154, Suite 120. Mondays and Wednesdays. $92 per month. Uniform required. Self-defense class, recommended for women. 661-1560.

Seniors Golf Tournament, 7:30 a.m. Bryan Golf Course, 206 W. Villa Maria Road in Bryan. $5 entry.

Gentle & Restorative Yoga, 5:45 to 7 p.m. Brazos Healing Center, 1804 Brothers Blvd, Suite D. Brazos HealingCenter.com or 402-3595.

Thursday

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SINGAPORE--(Marketwire - Mar 26, 2013) - ConnectedHealth, a provider of health monitoring connectivity solutions, and Fitbug, which offers consumer health monitoring services and devices, today announced a partnership to provide combined consumer and health care provider fitness and health monitoring solutions.

Effective fitness and health monitoring requires that consumer data be made available to health care providers remotely -- which also gives consumers visibility into their progress and measurements.ConnectedHealth provides health care organizations with remote health monitoring solutions via the ConnectedHealth eHealth platform and care provider applications.Fitbug's products offer users personalized health programs by tracking their progress in terms of weight, activity and blood pressure.Together, the combined capabilities of the two companies enable personalized health care and fitness monitoring with health care provider access and oversight.

ConnectedHealth's eHealth platform 3.0 (EH3.0) is a secure personal health record Software-as-a-Service platform that facilitates end-to-end connectivity between medical devices and electronic medical records.The EH3.0 platform supports connectivity with ConnectedHealth's proprietary and Continua-based gateway devices and applications, and FitBug's personal health management systems.

Consumers measure their personal fitness and health with Fitbug weight scales, activity monitors and blood pressure monitors.Health care providers access the eHealth platform to improve their patient management regime by monitoring a patient's health condition.The benefits include:

"Bringing together consumer and health care provider fitness and health care measurements gives real advantages," said Paul Landau, CEO of Fitbug."Together, ConnectedHealth and Fitbug provide consumers with real time information on their health and fitness, while reducing health care costs and improving patient outcomes."

By providing a system to enable patients to self-manage their health, insurance companies stand to benefit through reduced admissions and medical claims.Additionally, interfaces are available to integrate with incentive/rewards programs, tying compliance (through regular readings) into these programs for better overall results.

About FitbugFitbug is a leading provider of online health and well-being services to help individuals to improve their lifestyles by making realistic changes to their daily routine.Key market sectors include health insurance and rewards providers, workplace health programmes, fitness operators and consumers. Increasingly, Fitbug's platform acts as the driving force behind third party services such as white label sites, activity driven games and challenge microsites and rewards programmes.The Company's main focus is now on building strategic partnerships with organisations, with the United States as a key market, which can integrate Fitbug into their own service/product offerings or resell to their customer base.The Fitbug business was founded by Paul Landau, CEO of Fitbug Limited.Fergus Kee, Executive Chairman of the Company is the former Managing Director of Bupa's UK and North American Division.For more information visit http://www.fitbug.com.

About ConnectedHealth Pte. Ltd.ConnectedHealth is a wireless health innovator committed to developing health monitoring connectivity solutions that drive down health care costs by improving patient compliance.ConnectedHealth's eHealth Platform product is the first to provide an end to end connected solution for remote health management.

ConnectedHealth sells its eHealth Platform to health care providers who seek to reduce the cost of patient care by keeping patients that can be cared for remotely out of hospitals.

For more information, please visit http://www.connhealth.com or follow ConnectedHealth on Facebook or Twitter.

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Top health and fitness apps around the globe in the iTunes charts this week include an exercise-powered virtual reality game, a yoga app from Electronic Arts, and an app for tracking your baby's development. Here are details on a selection of top iTunes paid and free health and fitness apps by country for the week, recorded on March 27.

US: Yogify Electronic Arts' yoga app features 35 hours of yoga across 50 progressively challenging classes. Gain mastery of more than 275 poses, and customize your music while you practice. Free, but to access more than a few classes you'll need to pay $1.99. https://itunes.apple.com/my/app/yogify/id580676053?mt=8

Spain: Baby Doc Expecting parents can track their growing baby and manage doctors' visits. Once the baby is born, you can also check his or her development as percentiles and track immunizations. 0.89 https://itunes.apple.com/my/app/yogify/id580676053?mt=8

UK: Sworkit This app offers randomized circuit training workouts to keep you fit. Choose workout length and target different areas. No weights or extra equipment needed. $0.99 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sworkit-pro/id539623568?mt=8

Pakistan: Islamic Teachings Health Tips and Remedies This Urdu-only app features a compilation of spiritual and physical healing techniques, tips and remedies from the life of Muhammad. Free. https://itunes.apple.com/pk/app/islamic-teachings-health-tips/id591643393?mt=8

South Africa: Gamefit Bike Race This exercise-powered virtual reality game gets you pedaling on an indoor cycling machine to burn calories and win the game. Pro version features six cycling locations. Free. https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/gamefit-bike-race-exercise/id613890764?mt=8

Philippines: Workout Trainer This fitness app features multimedia workouts coached by expert personal trainers. Features workouts for weight loss, yoga, weightlifting, running, and more. Free. https://itunes.apple.com/ph/app/workout-trainer/id395686735?mt=8

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SAN DIEGO, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --IDEA Health & Fitness Association, the world's largest organization of health and fitness professionals, recently launched FitFeed, where visitors will find the top 30 trending headlines in health and fitness from 250,000 fitness professionals.

FitFeed collates the most popular content being shared via Twitter, Facebook and IDEA Client Share by 250,000 fitness professionals. The results are displayed by popularity in real time and any item from the Internet that enough fitness professionals are sharing through their social networks will be included. Content comes from big sites like http://www.fitnessmagazine.com or http://www.NewYorkTimes.com, to articles from small fitness blogs and anything in between.

Users can also view trending hashtags on Twitter, comment back and forth on FitFeed content, share FitFeed content via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google Plus and IDEA Client Share, and see how many times a piece of content has been shared, who has shared it, the social network it was shared on and what time and day it was shared.

"FitFeed is unique because it's the first and only place where you can see what experts in fitness are sharing with their colleagues and clients in real time," says IDEA Executive Director Kathie Davis. "Fitness professionals and enthusiasts will benefit tremendously, not just from the wisdom of crowds, but from the wisdom of a crowd of experts."

FitFeed is a free resource and can be found by visiting http://www.ideafit.com/fitfeed.

About IDEA Health & Fitness Association

IDEA Health & Fitness Association is the world's leading organization of fitness and wellness professionals. We deliver world-class content and continuing education to fitness professionals through three channels: our seven publications, including the award-winning IDEA Fitness Journal; our world-class fitness conferences; and hundreds of streaming videos and DVD courses available on our website http://www.ideafit.com. Additionally, with IDEA FitnessConnect, we have created the largest national industry-wide directory linking over 250,000 fitness professionals to more than 16 million consumers. Through IDEA professionals in over 80 countries, we Inspire the World to Fitness.

Contact: Kelly Nakai IDEA Health and Fitness Association 858.535.8979, ext. 212 Email

This press release was issued through eReleases Press Release Distribution. For more information, visit http://www.ereleases.com.

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