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Inventor/Screenwriter Larry Pederson Joins BlogTalkRadio Host Nancy Rothstein on I Slept Great Radio November 26, 2008, at 1 PM Eastern
Inventor Larry Pederson will appear on BlogTalkRadio’s show “I Slept Great Radio” (http://blogtalkradio.com/isleptgreat) with host Nancy Rothstein on November 26, 2008, at 1 PM Eastern. The interview will highlight issues surrounding Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and... - November 24, 2008 - I Slept Great
ON’s Aurora Production Facility Receives Superior AIB Rating
ON’s Aurora, Illinois, manufacturing facility received a Superior rating after a recent AIB International GMP Certification. The same facility is also NSF GMP Registered. - November 23, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
Master Russian Kettlebell Instructor Brett Jones to Give One-Day Only Seminar at Indianapolis Fitness and Sports Training
Brett Jones, RKC, a Master Russian Kettlebell instructor will be teaching a Russian Kettlebell Seminar at Indianapolis Fitness and Sport Training on January 24, 2009 from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. This exclusive one-day seminar will provide participants with the tools necessary to implement cutting-edge... - November 22, 2008 - Indianapolis Fitness and Sports Training
ABB® Supports 2008 NPC Nationals in a Very Big Way
This weekend, it’s Super Heavyweight Bodybuilder versus Light Heavyweight Bodybuilder – both ABB® Athletes – at the NPC Nationals in Atlanta. - November 22, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
Fiesta de la Salud Wins Marketing Campaign of the Year Award
Fiesta de la Salud won a Stevie Award for Marketing Campaign of the Year in the Stevie Awards for Women in Business last night. - November 21, 2008 - IMPEvents
Expansion of The Merck Manual Product Line Powered by Unbound Medicine
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, today announced the release of new “digitally born” products developed in partnership with Merck & Co., Inc. The new products extend The Merck Manual franchise with a new database focused on the assessment and treatment of patient symptoms. All phases of the project—from content design and writing through simultaneous release in multiple products and media—were powered by the Unbound™ Platform. - November 21, 2008 - Unbound Medicine
ON’s Pro Complex® Augmented Protein System Goes Natural
ON’s invites serious bodybuilders and strength athletes to follow the natural path to lean mass gains with new Natural Pro Complex® Augmented Protein System. - November 21, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
iGlobalFitness Announces New Fitness Training Partners in Asia
iGlobalFitness expand their fitness network and have new fitness training partners in the Philippines and South Korea. - November 21, 2008 - iGlobalFitness
Fitness Expert Donates Free Fitness Resources to World's Largest Health and Fitness Gift Giving Bonanza
Experience the world's largest health and fitness gift giving bonanza with 12 Days of Fitness. With the help of 250 of the world's top personal trainers, nutritionists, therapists and specialist fitness experts, the 12 days of fitness is set to become the biggest fitness gift giveaway in history with expected downloads of over 500,000 between the 10th and 22nd of December. - November 19, 2008 - Jonas Forsberg
AB-Vanced Neu-Spine and Relax the Back Announce New Agreement
Retailer Relax The Back to carry AB-Inforcer Core Biofeedback Trainer designed by first female NFL strength coach and golf champ Lee Brandon. - November 19, 2008 - Lee Brandon Inc
Free Nordic Walking Clinics Coming to Glen Arbor’s Holiday Market Place – No Snow and No Skis Required
Over 6 million Europeans are walking with poles - in the cities, in the country and up in the mountains. Walking with poles can turbo any walking campaign. - November 19, 2008 - American Nordic Walking System SkiWalking.com
MensMax.com Survey Shows Awareness Growing for Men's Private Skin Care
A recent MensMax.com survey showed that the number of U.S. Men listing specialized penis skin care as important rose 43% in 2008, but is still relatively low at 23%. MensMax (www.mensmax.com) responded to this awareness by developing Restore Max specifically for the special needs of the skin on the penis. - November 18, 2008 - Redu, Inc. (dba MensMax)
YogaPulse – A Unique and Transformative Approach to Yoga Practice – Comes to DVD on January 6, 2009, from Bayview Entertainment
YogaPulse, a six-DVD set designed to reshape the body and transform the mind, arrives at retailers for the first time on January 6, 2009, from BayView Entertainment. Suggested retail price is $59.99. - November 16, 2008 - BayView Entertainment
John Hansen a Natural for Bodybuilding Hall of Fame
Optimum Nutrition Athlete, Mr. Natural Olympia and two-time Natural Mr. Universe John Hansen has been inducted into the Natural Bodybuilding Hall of Fame. - November 16, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
The Body Mechanic™ Releases Podcast on Corporate Chair Massage
Jeff Wooten, president of The Body Mechanic™ (www.yourbodymechanic.com), has announced the release of a podcast detailing the company’s on-site corporate chair massage service. In the podcast, Wooten discusses the difference between a chair massage and a table massage, the benefits of... - November 16, 2008 - The Body Mechanic
iGlobalFitness Launches to Hotel Groups Worldwide
A new forward-thinking personal fitness training service, iGlobalFitness, has been launched and aims to target the hotel and hospitality market worldwide. - November 16, 2008 - iGlobalFitness
Angels Secret – Designer Sex Toys: There Are Huge Concerns Over the Toxic Chemicals Within a Great Number of Products
The world of sex toys has been shaken up recently by serious concerns from the world's health authorities and Greenpeace over the fact that a large percentage of the world's cheaper products contain dangerous levels of 'Phthalates,' a toxic chemical which was banned in children's' toys in the EU over ten years ago. - November 16, 2008 - Angels Secret
ON Welcomes NPC Bodybuilder Tobias Young as Athlete
Up and coming NPC Bodybuilder, Tobias Young, joins the ON Athletes team and looks forward to even greater gains – in the gym and on the stage. - November 15, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
AVID Soccer Equipment Review Award Nominations 2008
AVID Soccer opens their annual awards nominations for reader input. Categories include best boot, best ball, best kit (uniforms), coolest lifestyle product and most innovative product. - November 14, 2008 - AVID Soccer Equipment Review
Optimum Nutrition Achieves NSF International Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Registration
GMP Registration with highly respected NSF International is further evidence of Optimum Nutrition’s ongoing commitment to exemplifying the very highest standards. - November 14, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
Fitness Company Launches Beach Training Program
MBody Strength, a fitness company based in Orange County, California, has started a beach training program in Huntington Beach. The bootcamp, called the Huntington Beach Kettlebell Fitness Program, provides participants with a morning workshop involving kettlebells. “The program will provide... - November 14, 2008 - MBody Strength LLC
NuU Medspa Welcomes Prestigious Surgeon and Founder of Midwest LipoDissolve & Weight Loss On-Board
Dr. Vishnu Subramani, Board Certified Physician & Surgeon, joins the reputable NuU Medical Spa. Dr. Subramani specializes in weight management and body sculpting procedures. He has successfully performed over 2,500 body sculpting procedures including; LipoDissolve, SmartLipo, and Tumescent... - November 13, 2008 - NuU Unlimited
Pacific Resort Aitutaki Earns Conde Nast Traveller's Recognition
There was more good news for Cook Islands tourism, when US readers of the world’s most prestigious travel magazine, Condé Nast Traveller, recently included Pacific Resort Aitutaki in their list of the Top 20 Resorts in Australia and The Pacific. The 21st Annual “Reader’s... - November 13, 2008 - Pacific Resort Hotel Group - Cook Islands
More Accolades for Pacific Resort Aitutaki at World Luxury Hotel Travel Awards
The bubbles are flowing once again at Pacific Resort Aitutaki after being judged the best ‘Luxury Island Resort’ in the world at the World Luxury Hotel Travel Awards Gala Ceremony held at the world renowned 300 year old Lanzerac Estate in South Africa’s famous Cape Winelands, at... - November 13, 2008 - Pacific Resort Hotel Group - Cook Islands
Blind Montana Runner Launches Free Motivational Website
Legally blind western Montana runner Rhonda Copeland has had to discontinue many of her favorite activities over the past eleven years, but the one thing she didn’t want to have to give up is her passion for running. So she chose not to. A year and a half ago she ran her first marathon. Dubbed “Vision Runner”, Copeland has launched a new website at www.RunnerInsight.com designed to inspire herself and others to break through whatever challenges lie in their way. - November 13, 2008 - Runner Insight, LLC
MYTRAK Health System a “Winning Customer Award” Category Finalist in Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards
Microsoft Partner Program IMPACT Awards recognize top Canadian technology partners for customer support and service successes. - November 12, 2008 - MYTRAK Health System Inc.
MBody Strength Launches 12-Week Fit-U-Mentary, Chronicling All Aspects of Meeting Fitness Goals
The owners of fitness company MBody Strength are beginning a 12-week chronicle of the diet, exercise, and lifestyle required to meet fitness goals. Marcus Martinez will be attempting to drop fat while maintaining muscle while Mark de Grasse will be attempting to gain 10-15 pounds of muscle. They... - November 12, 2008 - MBody Strength LLC
Grove Dental Continues to Pamper Chicagoland Patients After 40 Successful Years
Finding a dentist in Bolingbrook, Downers Grove, Lombard and Wheaton is easy and convenient with Grove Dental Associates, serving Chicago-area adults and children for four decades. - November 11, 2008 - Grove Dental Associates
Smile in the City Dental Group Now Offering Laser Treatment to Lighten Dark Gums
New York periodontist Dr. Joseph Zelig, can lighten dark spots on gums of patients with a painless laser treatment. Hyper pigmentation, or dark gums, is prevalent in patients with darker complexions. - November 11, 2008 - Smile in the City Dental Group
Women's Health Movement Misses the Big Picture When It Comes to Breast Health & Cancer
A new book by Dr. Ben Johnson lays out unconventional ways to prevent and treat breast cancer that most women don't know about, and that the women's health industry won't talk about. - November 09, 2008 - Dr Ben Johnson Services, LLC
ON’s New Gold Standard Natural 100% Casein™ is Pure Micellar
For serious bodybuilders and strength athletes, micellar casein provides crucial anti-catabolic support for muscle recovery. ON’s new Gold Standard Natural 100% Casein™ has set a new standard for quality, purity, consistency and taste. - November 08, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
November is National Pomegranate Month
Wonderful Pomegranates in Spotlight as a Superfruit. - November 08, 2008 - Fruit Fast
Human Foresight Firm Changeist Launches Emergence Report Pointing to Growth of Fitness Technology Ecosystems
New ecosystems of consumer health and fitness technology are emerging as advances are made in wireless technology, media, apparel and materials science, according to a new report. The result will be a more connected and interactive fitness experience in the near future. - November 08, 2008 - Changeist, LLC
Louisville Fitness Boot Camp Company to Open Unique Facility
Kentucky's largest fitness boot camp provider, Body Sculptors, LLC will be opening a unique boot camp and private training facility unlike any other in the city of Louisville. - November 06, 2008 - Body Sculptors Boot Camps
Virtual Conference Brings Best Minds in Massage to Your Living Room
More than 50 of the top names in massage and bodywork will appear in your office, living room, or clinic during the first-ever virtual World Massage Conference, which will take place Nov. 17 through Nov. 22. From John Upledger and Tom Myers to Bruno Chikly and Bonnie Prudden, the list of World... - November 05, 2008 - Cortiva Institute - Schools of Massage Therapy
Tampa Bay Area - Concierge Company Adds Cosmetic Surgery Recovery to Its Long List of Services
We've Got You Covered Concierge Services was founded in 2008 to provide personal assistance to busy professionals in the Tampa Bay area. Now, it's extremely proud to add surgery recovery to its long list of personal concierge services. - November 05, 2008 - We've Got You Covered Concierge Services
Bristol Wellness Center Offers Free Classes and Honors Future Veterans
EVOLUTION Bodywork & Nutrition will be honoring Veterans Day by offering all Yoga and Pilates Mat classes for free during the week of November 10-15, 2008 and sending a "We Care Package" to the RI National Guard. - November 05, 2008 - EVOLUTION Pilates & Nutrition
Yoga Health Foundation Produces National Yoga Month and 10 City Tour
The Yoga Health Foundation, a nonprofit 501 c (3) organization located in Los Angeles, produced National Yoga Month and a 10 City Yoga Health Festival Tour across the US and Canada during the month of September. National Yoga Month 2008, the 10 City Tour, and local grassroots events delivered yoga and other preventive health care practices to underserved communities. - November 05, 2008 - Yoga Health Foundation
restorAGE®, Now Offers Its Medically-Developed Anti-Aging Solution Nationwide
restorAGE is a targeted nutritional supplement with five great products in one great medically developed formula: muscle support, sexual performance, skin care, antioxidant & stress support blend and memory and cognitive function support. - November 05, 2008 - restorAGE
HAPPYneuron, Inc. Donates to Alzheimer’s Research Through the Fisher Center Alzheimer’s Research Foundation
HAPPYneuron, provider of brain fitness programs, will donate 10 percent of each new subscription to Alzheimer’s research throughout November. - November 05, 2008 - Happy Neuron
The Tigerlily Foundation Founder Maimah Karmo Appeared on the "Oprah Winfrey" Show on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
On the Oprah Winfrey Show, Maimah Karmo, Founder of Tigerlily Foundation shares her experience with breast cancer and discuss how it changed her life at the age of 32. - November 04, 2008 - Tigerlily Foundation
New Hampshire Residents Discover New Diet and Exercise Pill
New Hampshire in-home personal trainer Donna Wilczek launches BeFitNH.com (Be Fit New Hampshire), a new website for exercise and nutrition clients in New Hampshire. - November 04, 2008 - Bogart Computing, LLC
First Public Altitude Training Centers Open in Los Angeles
An innovative program delivering sporting, health and lifestyle benefits was launched in Los Angeles by entrepreneurial company io. The US branch of a New Zealand company has set up a sales office in Hermosa Beach and installed the first simulators inside Velocity Sports Performance Redondo... - November 03, 2008 - io USA
Pre/Postnatal Fitness Expert Corry Matthews Joins elements for Women Advisory Board
elements announces a unique new addition to their All-Star Fitness Advisory Board: pre/postnatal fitness expert, Corry Matthews. She joins an extensive lineup of experts from the areas of diet, fitness, lifestyle and beauty that make up the Fitness Board, including syndicated columnists Dr. Fab and the Nutrition Twins, and Nike All-Star Trainer, Lisa Gaylord. - November 02, 2008 - elements®
Get Twice the Servings of ON’s ALA-Rich Flaxseed Oil
Plant-sourced ALA Omega-3 fatty acids have a lot to offer athletes, vegetarians or anyone interested in health and well-being. - November 01, 2008 - Optimum Nutrition
Jesse Jane on the Cover of Men's Athletic Quarterly Magazine (www.maqmag.com)
MAQ the ultimate men's handbook brings you the best issue to date, as well as the biggest star of the adult film industry Jesse Jane. - October 31, 2008 - MAQ Men's Athletic Quarterly Magazine
YoNaturals Launches in Rochester New York Schools
Rochester New York schools including Honeoye Falls-Lima School district and Bishop Kearney High School are amongst the selected schools chosen to pioneer the YoNaturals healthy vending program. - October 31, 2008 - YoNaturals Inc.
UCI School of Medicine Selects Brookside Institute
Brookside Institute announced a new affiliation with University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine to provide educational training for UCI medical students. Beginning Fall 2008, UCI medical students will be participating in educational training at Brookside Institute under the supervision of... - October 31, 2008 - Brookside Institute
T3 Fitness Energy™ Launches Riverside’s Premier Fitness Boot Camps
T3 Fitness Energy announces the launch of Riverside’s premier fitness boot camps and one-on-one personal fitness training. T3 Fitness Energy, in partnership with Tournament House*, offers fitness boot camps six days per week, Monday through Saturday, with both morning and evening classes. - October 31, 2008 - T3 Fitness Energy
Kinespirit Acquires Studio Riverside
Kinespirit Expands to the Upper West Side - October 31, 2008 - Kinespirit Fitness Studios