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Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) February 1, 2008

HealthFitness (OTC BB: HFIT) added more than 25 new clients in 2007, growing its workplace population health programs with a vision for a healthier, more productive workforce. HealthFitness is a leading provider of employee health management programs. Managing more than 400 fitness centers globally, the company also offers a suite of health management services on-site, Web-based and telephonically.

The lion?s share of new contracts in 2007 was in the company?s health management division. HealthFitness championed a new emphasis on 21st century health benefit design that takes a holistic approach to designing benefits for the entire employee population?from fitness programs for those who are well, to health management programs for those who are at low to high risk for chronic disease. New clients included health plans and universities in addition to employers in the manufacturing, high tech and health provider sectors.

?The vision for 21st century health benefit design provides tools so employers can support a workplace culture of health,? said Gregg O. Lehman, Ph.D., president and CEO of HealthFitness. ?The traditional focus on providing services only for those who are ill ignores the poor health habits that put workers at risk for chronic disease. By providing tools to address preventable behaviors such as poor diet, physical inactivity and tobacco use early, employers can help employees lead healthier, more productive lives.?

Employers who embrace Lehman?s vision of 21st century benefit design can expect to see improvements in the bottom line. A study released in late 2007 by the National Business Group on Health and Watson Wyatt Worldwide reported that companies with highly effective health and productivity programs are 3.5 times as likely to report lower medical costs; are more likely to report declines in incidental sick pay, short- and long-term disability costs; and are much more likely to have lower incidences of paid and unpaid leave.

In 2007, more than 150,000 employees nationwide participated in health risk assessments (HRAs) administered by HealthFitness and nearly half a million participants are currently eligible to take a HealthFitness HRA. Some 77,000 participated in company health screenings conducted by HealthFitness across nearly 1,200 locations. After receiving their confidential HRA results from HealthFitness, participants are prompted to take part in health management programs designed to reduce their individual health risks.

?Steady growth in the health management division is a signal that employers and health plans recognize the benefits of addressing health needs before they become acute,? Lehman said. ?HealthFitness is responsive to the needs of this market for health risk prevention programs as more studies underscore the connection between chronic illness and productivity.?

For further reading see issue briefs, ?Applying 21st Century Benefit Design: A Culture of Health in Action,?

And

?Out with the Old, In with the New: A Vision for 21st Century Health Benefit Design,?

Go to: http://www.hfit.com/briefs.cfm

About HealthFitness

HealthFitness is a leading provider of employee health improvement services to Fortune 500 companies, the health care industry and individual consumers. Serving clients for more than 30 years, HealthFitness partners with employers to effectively manage their health care and productivity costs by improving individual health and well-being. HealthFitness serves more than 300 clients globally via on-site management and remotely via Web and telephonic services. HealthFitness provides a complete portfolio of health and fitness management solutions including a proprietary health risk assessment platform, screenings, EMPOWERED? Health Coaching and delivery of health improvement programs. HealthFitness employs more than 3,000 health and fitness professionals in national and international locations who are committed to the company?s mission of ?improving the health and well-being of the people we serve.? For more information on HealthFitness, visit http://www.hfit.com.

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: http://www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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New York, NY (PRWEB) February 1, 2006

The blockbuster New York Times bestseller, THE ABS DIET is now available on audio CD. Exercise photo gallery and meal plans on enhanced CD.

Abs — they?re the contemporary badge of fitness; the ultimate predictor of a person?s health; the one part of the body that boosts sex appeal in both men and women; and, they?re not just for athletes, bodybuilders, models, or the Governor of California anymore! You could spend (or may have already spent) years searching for those elusive stomach muscles, moving from one failed weight-loss attempt to the next. Or, you could follow David Zinczenko?s proven plan which has already helped thousands achieve a lean waistline in record time.

In THE ABS DIET: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life (Gildan Audio; 4 CDs/approx. 4 hours; January 2006; $ 19.98 US; $ 26.98 Canada), Zinczenko details how you can strip away up to 20 pounds of fat from your body (starting with your belly) and gain abs, muscle tone, better health, and a great sex life ? significantly changing the shape of your body in the process. And, because study after study shows that people with the largest waist sizes are at the most risk for such killers as heart disease and diabetes, this breakthrough plan will do something more than enhance your life; it?s going to help save it.

As the editor in chief of Men?s Health magazine, David Zinczenko analyzes health and fitness information the way brokers analyze the market. In THE ABS DIET, he draws on that knowledge to outline a sensible, sacrifice-free program for losing your gut and packing on muscle. Using the most cutting-edge nutrition and exercise research, it is designed to help you lose weight in the easiest possible ways: by recalibrating your body?s internal fat-burning furnace, focusing on the foods that trigger your body to start shedding flab, and rebuilding you into a lean, mean, fat-burning machine.

THE ABS DIET revolves around ? but doesn?t restrict you to ? 12 ?Powerfoods? that are among the best sources for protein, fiber, and all the other ingredients that help fight fat by boosting your body?s metabolism. By constantly keeping your body?s natural calorie-burning fires stoked ? three meals and three snacks a day ? with lots and lots of the right foods, you?ll soon be burning additional calories 24/7. Imagine that: Every time you eat, you help your body lose weight and turn flab into abs!

THE ABS DIET also includes a convenient exercise plan that doesn?t kick-in until the third week of the program. This simple, 20-minute workout, based on strength and interval training performed three times a week, maximizes weight loss, helps burn fat long after you?ve left the gym, and builds lean muscle tissue. The more lean muscle mass you have, the more energy it takes to fuel it ? meaning that calories go to sustaining your muscles rather than converting to an inner tube of fat around your middle. It?s amazing: For every pound of muscle you gain, your resting metabolic rate goes up as much as 50 calories a day.

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The basics of weight training are relatively simple but you can progress all the way to the complex Olympic lifts, the clean and jerk and the snatch, if that’s your inclination. There’s no need to get too fussy about which particular exercise version you do when starting out, as long as you protect yourself from injury with correct technique. Like starting any new exercise program, go easy at the beginning, build complexity later. As one well-known lifter was heard to say: “Get on with it: lift the darn weights!”

What is Weight Training?

Weight training is organized exercise in which muscles of the body are made to contract in response to external weights, body exercise or resistance, or other devices in order to stimulate growth and strength. Weight training is also called ‘resistance training’ and ‘strength training’.

What are the Benefits of Weight Training?

Weight or resistance training or strength training has important benefits beyond building big muscles, which is often the focus of much media attention. Weight training can:

* Tone and shape the body for weight loss, personal appearance or bodybuilding competition.

* Improve sporting performance by increasing bulk, strength, power and endurance in sports such as football, baseball, hockey, cycling and most individual and team sports.

* Prepare you for competition weight lifting in Olympic lifting and Powerlifting sports.

* Prevent lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, osteoporosis and obesity.

* Build strength and improve balance and functionality, especially as we age.

* Assist in recovery from, or management of, chronic illnesses or conditions such as heart disease, stroke, hip replacement and arthritis.

* Assist in physical therapy during recovery from accident and hospitalization.

* Prepare soldiers for service and combat readiness or for any other activity requiring strength and power.

Where Should I Do My Weight Training?

You can train at a gymnasium, health club or fitness center or at home. Some workplaces install workout gyms and many holiday resorts also have at least basic equipment. Some people prefer to train at home with their own weights and equipment. You will find advantages and disadvantages to each approach.

Still others like open air activity and take portable equipment such as resistance bands and tubes to parks and fields.

What Equipment Do I Need To Start Weight Training?

At the very least you need a solid pair of shoes with a non-slip sole, a water bottle, a towel and appropriate clothing. For a home workout, starting equipment could include an adjustable weights bench for doing various exercises; dumbbells — perhaps even only two or three different weights; an adjustable step for aerobic stepping; an exercise or yoga mat for floor exercises, and a fitness ball, which is an inflatable ball on which a variety of body exercises can be performed.

Using your own body to contract muscles is a substantial part of weight training. A pushup is a good example of using the body’s own weight to train arm and chest muscles. Chinups and situps are other examples.

What Equipment is Available at Gyms and Fitness Centers?

Gyms usually have a combination of free weights, machines, chairs, benches, balls and bands. The free weights tend to be used in a room or area separate from the machines and other equipment, but not always. It depends on the club.

Free weights tend to be fairly standard with barbells, dumbbells, bars with adjustable plate weights, perhaps Kettlebells and a few other pieces of ancillary equipment such as racks and cages.

Machines such as treadmills, step machines, cross trainers, rowing machines, cable weights, pulldown machines, assisted dip machines and multi-gyms, to name a few, seem to be growing in design and function faster than global warming, while even fancy electronic things with swipe cards to remember you by are seen in some places.

Do I Need a Personal Trainer?

Hiring a personal trainer (PT) is a good idea, but you need to be sure that the person is qualified and has some sort of track record of quality work. A PT can be engaged privately or you can usually hire one at the gym for an hourly rate. Many gyms include at least one training session or walk-through with your membership, during which you get to try out different exercise machines and weights. A training program may also be included. You should check this out with any prospective gym before signing up.

High school, college and university gyms, coaches and trainers no doubt vary in quality and expertise, yet they can be an excellent introduction.

How Should I Warm Up and Cool Down?

A warmup should include light aerobic exercise for ten to fifteen minutes. Before doing any lifting exercise with weights a few repetitions with a lighter weight than chosen for the main exercise is a good strategy.

A cool down may help to reduce muscle soreness in the following hours. Cool down with light stretching, callisthenics or by performing a slower version of the activity; for example, a slow jog for runners, a slow swim for swimmers.

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