Quick Training Tips for 2008
By Ryan on 3rd January, 2008
Exercise Tips· Same as your eating, aim for “Quality, not quantity”.· Treat every training session as if it was your last, work to your potential · It’s advisable to weight train 2 + times per/week to avoid metabolic rate reduction. Muscle is a very active tissue, research suggest that the average adult losses 2- 5% […]
Possible float of a major gym chain
By Ryan on 6th November, 2007
Sir Richard Branson’s gyms business, Virgin Active, is being groomed for a stock market float that could value the company at about £1bn.
Many of Britain’s major gym chains, Fitness First, LA Fitness and Cannons just to name a few are now owned by private equity groups. Private equity has been attracted to gym companies because […]
Another Gym chain to hit Australian shores
By Ryan on 28th October, 2007
Virgin Active are on the way to Brisbane Australia from as early as 2008. Their health clubs are already a huge success in Britain, South Africa, Spain and Italy.
Virgin Active first hit Britain and Spain in 2005, when it took over 13 Esporta health clubs. Last year, Virgin Active became Britain’s second biggest fitness chain […]
Ten Golden Tax Deduction Secrets
By Ryan on 8th October, 2007
Posted by Editor Choice
Sunday, 07 October 2007
One of the key secrets to tilting the tax laws in your favor is to own your own business and shift the taxing structure to your advantage. In this article, we are going to cover just a small fraction of the 300 deductions that are available to you as […]
Curves contributing to a great Cause
By Ryan on 7th October, 2007
Curves gyms are teaming up with the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraiser in October, which is breast cancer awareness month.
Between Oct. 8-20, if women bring in a minimum $25 donation to the American Cancer Society or proof of a current mammogram, they can join Curves for a special service fee of […]
Want to burn fat fast? Maximise results with interval training
By Ryan on 27th September, 2007
Everyone has heard about it. Interval training was all over the media in January this year. Do you want results now? You should have started interval training yesterday! Researchers at the University of NSW and the Garvan Institute studied 45 overweight women over 15 weeks, putting them through a 20 minute cycling regime in which […]
UK- Cheaper life insurance etc.. Choose to look after your health
By Ryan on 27th September, 2007
This was recently displayed on channel4.com A new type of life insurance policy has been launched that rewards customers who have healthy lifestyles with lower premiums. PruProtect, which is a joint venture between insurance giant Prudential and South African insurer Discovery, will offer life cover, income protection and serious illness cover.
It will work along the […]
Financial Assistance to Lose Weight
By Ryan on 13th September, 2007
A recent article released on ABC News ABC ARTICLE brings up the topic of providing financial assistance for people wishing to lose weight. A doctors group has introduced the concept of providing a $170 subsidy for those attending an accreditted weight loss course.
Participants of the course will set goals, be provided with assistance as well […]
Benefits of 24 Hour Fitness Centers
By Ryan on 10th September, 2007
Author: Maya Matthews
One can think of 24 hour fitness centers, as a one stop fitness shop; a place where you can go to at any time of the day, to work on your general well being. This type of centers can be found in a lot of areas around the United States, and even the […]
Tax deductions for fitness??????
By Ryan on 29th August, 2007
Recently, I read this article on the DallasMorningViews titled the the “Obesity strategy”, made by Michael Landauer. He states that enough is enough; there’s been endless editorials regarding America’s and the world’s obesity epidemic and there’s been no significant changes. There has been constant pointing of the finger but no real direction by the governments. […]
