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3 Types of Exercises You Need to Do
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http://www.arthritis.org/conditions/exercise/three_you_need.asp
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You should commit yourself to regular exercise that includes three types of activity: flexibility (stretching, range-of-motion) exercises, strengthening (resistance) exercises, and cardiovascular (aerobic) exercise. That may sound like a lot, but if you incorporate it into your daily routine, you’ll find it gets easier to do without even thinking about it.
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Arthritis Foundation
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Communication is Important to Employee Wellness
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/hip/week18.htm
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Health care and wellness topics appear prominently in the media today. Everywhere you turn you can read about how to live a healthier lifestyle. Sharing this information inside your company adds to the rich level of discussion. Consider placing articles about wellness, health, nutrition and the state of benefits in your business strategically where people can read and understand the impact of these important issues on your business. Here are some ideas of how to get this news out to interested people in your company.
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Health Initiative Project
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Understand Health Industry Trends
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/hip/week17.htm
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As a consumer, you make more and more informed decisions on planning for the future. Similar to the way in which you make purchasing decisions — looking at all options and evaluating your preference — Americans are now empowered to take a more active role in managing their health and financial benefits.
To make educated decisions on your health benefits and to know how those decisions may affect your overall financial plan, it is important to understand the latest industry trends.
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Health Initiative Project
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Obesity is Linked to higher rates of chronic conditions than Smoking, Drinking or Poverty
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/hip/week14.htm
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A study examined data from Healthcare for Communities, a national household telephone survey fielded in 1998 asking 10,000 participants to self-report on 17 chronic health conditions, height, weight, poverty, smoking status, problem drinking, health-related quality of life, and a variety of demographic factors.
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Health Initiative Project
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Are You an Apple or a Pear?
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/shs/week7.htm
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Most people store their body fat in two distinct ways, around the middle (like an apple) or around the thighs or hips (like a pear). If your shape resembles an apple, you could be at a higher health risk category than if you resemble a pear.
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Summa Health System
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Wellness Programs Make the Difference
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/hip/week13.htm
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If you are in charge of creating a wellness program, how do you know which elements are most effective? Which approach gets you a return on your investment? Employees are hungry for this effort from the company. They can’t do it themselves or they would already be healthy.
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Health Initiative Project
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The Health Risk Continuum
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/hip/week12.htm
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We can think of all people as existing somewhere on a health risk continuum based on their behavior and current health status. The health risk continuum ranges from low risk behavior, where people exercise regularly and eat right, to high risk, where people can’t work due to their health.
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Health Initiative Project
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Obesity drives health care costs
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/hip/week11.htm
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Obesity drives much of the health care costs both in terms of absences and in the cost of treating the associated medical conditions.
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Health Initiative Project
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Introduction to The Health Initiative Project
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/hip/index.htm
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When you offer health related programs, how do you know employees will actually change their behavior? The Health Initiative Project presents a comprehensive, coordinated employee health program which holds employee participants accountable for results.
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Health Initiative Project
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About Diabetes
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week12.htm
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Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into our bodies' cells. When you have diabetes, your body doesn't make enough insulin, can't use its own insulin as well as it should, or both. This causes sugars to build up too high in your blood.
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American Heart Association
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High Blood Pressure
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week11.htm
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Get the facts on high blood pressure and how to live a heart-healthier life. Find out how you can reduce your risks for heart attack and stroke with proper monitoring by a healthcare provider and simple lifestyle changes, even if you have high blood pressure.
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American Heart Association
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Heart Attack, Stroke & Cardiac Arrest Warning Signs
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week10.htm
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The American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute have launched a new "Act in Time" campaign to increase people's awareness of heart attack and the importance of calling 9-1-1 immediately at the onset of heart attack symptoms.
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American Heart Association
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American Heart Association Advocacy
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week9.htm
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Be a part of the cure. Be an advocate
You don’t have to be a doctor to save lives. Just be willing to deliver a lifesaving message to public officials whenever you can.
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American Heart Association
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Water Safety Tips
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week8.htm
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With summer’s warm weather approaching, Americans are heading to the water. To prepare for the season, the American Heart Association encourages all people to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) so that they’re ready to act quickly to prevent drowning.
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American Heart Association
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Welcome to the No-Fad Diet
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week7.htm
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You may have tried several times before to lose weight, but without much long-term success. That’s no reason to feel bad about yourself—the truth is, losing weight is not easy. No magic formula will trim away extra pounds and keep them off. Gimmicks and get-thin-quick schemes don’t work. That’s why, over the long haul, fad diets are not the answer.
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American Heart Association
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All About Eating Disorders
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/ppbh/week4.htm
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Learn about the types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating (yes, binge eating is one!!). Also learn the symptoms, treatment goals, and how to help someone you suspect is struggling with this issue.
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Portage Path Behavioral Health
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Eating for Good Heart Health
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/agmc/week5.htm
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Heart disease has been the number one killer of women since 1984. Walking, or other regular aerobic exercise, a diet low in fat and regular check ups are key to a heart healthy lifestyle. The Akron General Heart & Vascular Center offers these tips for a heart healthy diet you can combine with your walking program.
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Akron General Medical Center
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Stay Sun-Safe When Outdoors
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/agmc/week4.htm
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Akron General's McDowell Cancer Center offers these skin-protecting tips when you head outdoors to get your workout in.
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Akron General Medical Center
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Keep Risk Factors in Check
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/agmc/week2.htm
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According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, 64 percent of adults over age 20 are overweight or obese. Why be concerned? Extra pounds can increase your risk for serious disease and chronic conditions. Learn how exercise and weight management can improve heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and some cancers.
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Akron General Medical Center
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Creating A Healthier Generation
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week6.htm
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About the Alliance How are President Clinton and the American Heart Association working together to create a new generation of healthy Americans? We all want to ensure them the best opportunities for a bright future. But our children are at risk. Learn how the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation share common priorities and interests in reaching children and other stakeholders with important messages on preventing childhood obesity.
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American Heart Association
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Women & Cardiovascular Disease
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week5.htm
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Go Red — for your heart, your health, your life.
Cardiovascular disease claims more women's lives than the next seven causes of death combined — about 500,000 women's lives a year.
We're doing something about it! The American Heart Association has launched Go Red For Women, a nationwide campaign to raise awareness that heart disease is women's No. 1 killer. Red is a symbol for women and heart disease. But red is more than a color; it's the power of women — like you — investing in their heart health.
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American Heart Association
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Health Tools
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week4.htm
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Exercise Diary Keep track of your progress toward your fitness goals with this helpful tool. The diary is a part of our "Just Move" site. There, you can learn about physical activity and its importance to your health. more
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American Heart Association
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Diet & Nutrition
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week3.htm
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Delicious Decisions will show you just how much "delicious" and "nutritious" can have in common. Glance at our Contents or click on the chapter tabs to your right to enter a world of delicious eating and healthy living. Or, use our Recipe Quick Find to locate dozens of other heart-healthy recipes you can make today. more
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American Heart Association
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Stroke Awareness
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week2.htm
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Recognize the Warning Signs of a Stroke
Stroke risk factors are linked to lifestyle, gender, race and age. Having high blood pressure, smoking, obesity and excessive alcohol use are a few risk factors that can be controlled or eliminated. Take the Learn & Live Quiz to determine your overall cardiovascular health. This quiz may be the first step in preventing stroke from affecting your life.
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American Heart Association
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Exercise & Fitness
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/aha/week1.htm
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Swimming, cycling, jogging, skiing, aerobic dancing, walking or any of dozens of other activities can help your heart. Whether it's included in a structured exercise program or just part of your daily routine, all physical activity adds up to a healthier heart.
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American Heart Association
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Moderate weight loss takes major pressure off the knee
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www.getfitakron.com/pp/arth/week6.htm
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Moderate weight loss substantially reduces pressure on the knees of overweight and obese adults suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee, according to new research from Wake Forest University.
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Arthritis Foundation
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Summer Inventory
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/ahd/week16.htm
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How's your body handling all those summer activities? Not moving as easily or like you use to just a few years ago? Summer clothes not comfortable? Go ahead and take a summer inventory.
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Akron Health Department
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Research says….“fruits and vegetables play an important role in weight management."
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http://www.getfitakron.com/pp/ahd/week6.htm
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As over-hyped, short-term fad diet plans come and go, two reviews of research published in 2004 found convincing evidence that diets high in plant-based foods--featuring mostly vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans--help protect against weight gain.
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Akron Health Department
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