) June 22, 2009 -- In only 6 weeks newly launched online health club Wexer (wexer.com) has added members from more than 50 countries. This has made Wexer the second most globally spread health club operator in the world.

Exercise video at Wexer

) October 10, 2009 -- The walking craze hits a monumental peak with FitnessMagazine.com's "Walk Around the World in 31 Days" challenge. Whether doing Nordic walking or walking for weight loss and fitness, walkers are invited to join the party. At http://walk.fitnessmagazine.com/challenges, there is the option to participate as an individual or to get a group together and join as a team. Once you sign up, you can track your own daily progress online and check on the progress of the challenge.

FitnessMagazine.com features a Nordic walking guide

) August 6, 2009 -- Core Interaction, Inc. (CORE), a new digital fitness company, today announced the launch of its new APP for BlackBerry® smartphones. Called "Pocket Trainer," the APP is "a fitness trainer in your pocket" APP for BlackBerry smartphones from Research In Motion (RIM). Available for download in Fall 2009 for BlackBerry, Pocket Trainer is adding new devices on a regular basis, and will soon also be available as an APP for iPhone, Android, and Windows Media as well.

Pocket Trainer Mobile APP

) September 1, 2009 -- With daily sweepstakes offering a chance to win fitness gear and content updated daily, FitnessMagazine.com is fast becoming a website women visit on a daily basis. It also has loads of healthy recipes, a suggested daily workout routine and fitness tips for women at any level.

Fitness magazine features healthy recipes

) June 3, 2009 -- A new web site called Overallhealth.com launches today with the goal of building a community of people to share information, advice and stories to help them achieve their fitness goals.

OverallHealth.com

) January 14, 2009 -- As social networks gain widespread acceptance, an increasing number of people are using the Internet not just to get information but to find, give and receive emotional support. Moreover, recent scientific studies provide evidence that such support has significant health benefits.

) September 18, 2009 -- Holosfitness.com now offers the ability to seamlessly connect the site with Facebook. New technology available on the site allows individuals to instantly create a profile on Holosfitness.com by leveraging their existing Facebook profile. For existing members, Holosfitness.com has created tools that make it easier to use the site.

Simply click on the Facebook Connect button on the top right of the Holosfitness.com profile page and the system will automatically link the user's Holosfitness.com and Facebook accounts. As a result, users will now be logged into Holosfitness.com whenever they are logged into Facebook. This simple step can make it easier to navigate between the two sites.

) March 5, 2009 -- FitDeck Bodyweight isn't the average iPhone application, it isn't even the average fitness application. Most fitness programs available for the iPhone focus on showing how to perform exercises. FitDeck Bodyweight for iPhone is different. Of course FitDeck teaches exercises, and it does a great job using easy to follow illustrations and instructions. What makes FitDeck Bodyweight special is that every time you use it it will generate a new and unique workout that can be performed almost anywhere and without costly gym equipment.

Fitdeck Bodyweight for iPhone

) July 17, 2009 -- Fitness Magazine is currently featuring a series of photos of AcroYoga extreme yoga poses, which blends yoga, Thai massage and acrobatics. FitnessMagazine.com also includes a complete guide to yoga, including workout videos illustrating a variety of yoga poses, photos of many yoga positions, answers to common yoga questions and more.

AcroYoga extreme yoga poses

) October 15, 2009 -- Health problems impact people from all walks of life, including the estimated 47 million Latinos living in the United States. While U.S. Latinos differ in many ways, they are united by the wide array of health risks they share including obesity, diabetes and heart disease. In fact, Latinos have a 21 percent higher prevalence of obesity than non-Latinos and 18.5 percent of Latino children are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

) May 27, 2009 -- Leading fitness social network and tracking application Gyminee today announced that it will be changing its name to DailyBurn, effective immediately.

In just over 18 months, the company has built an active fitness community of more than 125,000 members, who have, depending on goals, lost an average of 6.2 lbs of fat or gained an average of 5.75 lbs of muscle using DailyBurn's tools and tracking.

) April 7, 2009 -- FitSync Corp. (http://fitsync.com), patent holder for workout tracking on PDAs, mobile phones and other handheld devices, announced today that FitSync for Android™ is the best selling and highest rated health and fitness app in the Google Android Market. This follows FitSync's selection as an Apple "Staff Pick" and "Featured Web App" in the Sports category for iPhone™.

FitSync for Android, iPhone, iPod Touch, Windows Mobile, Palm and Java devices.

) October 6, 2008 -- As the economy worsens and layoffs increase, the health and fitness industry is sure to experience an influx of new people looking for jobs. Personal training, group health exercise instruction, dance instruction, sports specific training and other forms of exercise leadership positions will become more attractive as they offer flexible and lucrative options for making ends meet.

) October 9, 2009 -- Home exercise program (HEP) compliance studies typically report that more than one third of patients fail to complete their HEP independently, even in the short-term. "I believe that the standard PT HEP prescriptions that we have all used in the past are a big part of the problem," says FIZIO founder Jason Van Dyke. "They're hard for many people to follow and they're frequently lost. I knew there had to be a better way."

Join the Movement, Sign up for your FREE membership today!

) March 19, 2009 -- VirtualFitnessCoach.com, an interactive wellness fitness coach program that fights obesity by giving employees daily personal guidance and feedback from their own world class virtual trainer, has launched.

) January 20, 2009 -- melslife.com, a multi-media, advertiser-supported, healthy living social network, which targets echo boomers, has many of the functionalities of social network leaders Facebook and MySpace, but its emphasis is on food, health and life philosophy.

melslife.com

) March 12, 2009 -- Only ten months after its launch, the new social network Gays.com has reached the milestone of 50,000 members. Gays.com is the world's first LGBT social network for real friends, and has already become one of the most popular gay communities on the web.

Screenshot of Gays.com

) November 2, 2009 -- This year, for the very first time, the Better Hearing Institute (BHI) is joining in the global effort to promote World Diabetes Day, which is celebrated every year on November 14, and is urging anyone with diabetes to get their hearing checked. To help in the effort, BHI has made available a free, quick, and confidential online hearing test at www.hearingcheck.org to help people with diabetes determine if they need a comprehensive hearing check by a hearing professional.

) November 10, 2008 -- HealtheHuman, Inc. announces the public launch of its online, integrated personal health tool, found at www.HealtheHuman.com. HealtheHuman is the only online solution that allows people to track all aspects of their health, including diet, exercise, medications, health record and more, on one comprehensive platform - for free. Users create an account, build a profile and start recording the last 30 days of detailed daily health tracking at no charge.

HealtheHuman Personal Health Tools

) January 13, 2009 -- Does love truly conquer all? Millions of patients facing health challenges whom have found support and compassion through online communities such as CarePages.com believe it does. To them, love is more than a dozen roses or candlelit dinner on Valentine's Day - it's a matter of healing, strength and defying the odds for survival.

Lisa, on the road to recovery.

) July 7, 2009 -- Workoutz.com has launched an affiliate program that allows users to earn commissions on sales of high performance exercise equipment and services. The affiliate program is professionally managed by ShareASale; a company that provides advertisers and merchants with tracking, reporting, and payment services.

Workoutz.com image grab of the "bicycle crunch" exercise

"Our partnership with ShareASale allows us to better harness the power of affiliate marketing as a means of increasing sales," says Justin Leonard, founder of Workoutz.com. "At the same time, it also rewards website owners who promote our product line."

) June 19, 2009 -- CommonPlaces e-Solutions is proud to announce the launch of Twolia.com, a feature-rich, online destination for young women and a showcase for their talents. Twolia was conceived and founded by Donna Meté, and developed by CommonPlaces e-Solutions, a full-service Web developer and Internet strategy firm.

) January 29, 2009 -- TeeBeeDee (www.tbd.com), a social network for adults 40+ who believe life is still to be determined, offers insights and advice directly from TeeBeeDee members. With the economy in shambles, most Americans resolved to be more fiscally responsible -- paying off debt, putting more money into savings accounts, and spending less. But when TeeBeeDee surveyed over 550 Boomers, the online social network found that older Americans were less worried about the economic crisis and more concerned with staying healthy -- vowing to get fit, lose weight, and eat well.

The TeeBeeDee Poll was:

) September 29, 2009 -- In what has been termed the boldest move ever constructed by a respected national nutrition company, Max Muscle Sports Nutrition stores across the country are offering 4 week Customized Nutritional Plans, a $250 value, for FREE throughout the month of October.

) November 10, 2008 -- Tracey Mallett, fitness coach, lifestyle expert and author of such hugely popular workout series as Sexy in 6, now has her fitness videos available on demand and for download at www.mypypeline.com.

Tracey Mallett 6 Pack Abs

) November 2, 2009 -- The hard truth is that two-thirds of Americans are overweight and obesity-related costs run up a $147 billion tab annually. But momentum from September’s 50 Million Pound Challenge Walk Off, which brought together 16 city governments and 6,000 people in more than 80 cities across America, inspired veteran Challengers and newcomers alike to drive harder toward the 5 million pound milestone this month. Faced with recent studies claiming that women overweight in their middle age suffer greater risk of severe health problems in later years and that obesity is quickly becoming the leading cause of cancer in Western countries, Challengers are taking their weight loss more earnestly than ever before.

) July 10, 2009 -- Facebook far exceeds the other major social networking sites in popularity and value, according to a new social media study released today by Anderson Analytics.

The survey of 5,000 U.S. social media users found that Facebook members were the most loyal among regular users of the four major social networking service (SNS) destinations - Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn being the other three - and that they also saw the most value in the hugely popular service.

) July 24, 2009 -- Six months and three weeks after declaring "Starting tomorrow with my journal, workout and eating! Hoping six months is enough time for this transformation! Best wishes to all!!", amid incredible support, votes from her peers, Max Muscle Franchises across the nation, and finally with the nod of Max Muscle Sports Nutrition headquarters, Toni Warrick of Fayetteville, North Carolina proved that 'following the Max Muscle plan and having support' was the secret ingredient as she is crowned the $25,000 Winner of Max Muscle Sports Nutrition's MaxFormation Life Challenge.

Toni Warrick's MaxFormation

) August 12, 2009 --- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) today announced the availability of MyBlueHealth SM - a suite of web, telephone, and onsite services designed to help BCBSMA's employer accounts promote healthier lifestyles - positively impacting employee health, as well as the rising costs of care and costs associated with loss of productivity.*

) August 20, 2009 -- Search engine, social bookmarking and social networking upstart Unurthme has announced the immediate availability of its new Twitter search and bookmarking service.

Using the new feature, Unurthme users will be able to easily search for recent posts to Twitter, but searching is only the beginning.

By taking advantage of the company's existing social bookmarking infrastructure, Unurthme users will also be able to save Tweets to their Unurthme profile, so that they can access them again at any time from any computer with an Internet connection.

) October 20, 2009 -- "Being an expatriate in a new place comes with many challenges, such as finding the right people, job and accommodations and trying to hook up with your own community," says Scoubt.com founder Mr. ZAK. "Often the first approach for expatriates is to find someone who he can trust…from the same community."

This is exactly what Scoubt.com was designed to facilitate. The site, which was created following Mr. ZAK's own relatively recent relocation to London, is exclusively formatted to help expatriates connect with members of their new community.

) March 10, 2009 -- If families do not pay up they could be risking their own children's health. 9 Out of 10 children are predicted to grow up with dangerous amounts of fat in their bodies. Fat that can cause life-threatening diseases like cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

GZ Family Fit in Use

Busy modern lifestyles combined with the current economic climate have led to the Fitness Crunch, were families do not have the time or the money to be active enough. Technology, despite causing part of the lifestyle problem, is now rising to the challenge of the Fitness Crunch through exergaming company Gamercize.

) November 19, 2008 -- With today’s rising health insurance costs, companies are looking for innovative ways to improve employee health, lower healthcare costs and increase productivity. Muve, Inc. has the solution: the Gruve Solution™. The goal of the Gruve Solution is to encourage otherwise inactive office workers to get up and move. Eighteen employees from a large Minneapolis company participated in a 90-day trial of Muve’s product, the Gruve Solution. During that time, the participants showed significant improvements in their overall health, not only in weight loss but also body fat percentage and blood pressure.

) June 11, 2009 -- From cyberbullying and violent video games to social networking and sexting, parents are overwhelmed by the new media environment and how it affects their children. To help parents navigate this new and changing landscape, the Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH) at Children's Hospital Boston is launching Ask the Mediatrician .

) April 27, 2009 -- From Miami to Seattle people are buzzing over a new way to ride that promotes fun and fitness for kids and adults. The Pumgo Scooter is the world's first pedal-powered scooter which combines the excitement of free-riding with the health benefits of a full body cardiovascular workout. Say goodbye to boring gym workouts. The Pumgo Scooter provides the balanced exercise of indoor fitness equipment in the great outdoors, offering a new physical activity that's fit for fun!

) February 12, 2009 -- Cindy Wilson is a mother of four. She is a grandmother of two. She is the primary caregiver for her adult daughter, Tanisha, who needs 24/7 care after a car accident left her with a severe brain injury more than a decade ago, and raised her granddaughter, too.

Cindy Wilson on her way to recovery

) December 29, 2008 -- Max Muscle Sports Nutrition is rewarding $25,000 cash to the individual who can best attain their New Year's Resolution of losing weight and gaining lean muscle and fitness in 2009.

Win $25,000 for Getting In the Best Shape of Your Life!

'Bring Yourself To Life' is the call to action in Max Muscle's "MaxFormation Life Challenge", an online interactive community of people from across the United States who, like more than 60% of our population, desire to lose fat, get fit, gain muscle and live better active and healthy lifestyles.

) August 20, 2009 -- Mobilespin Inc. is proud to announce the launch of its new mobile community: http://www.mobilespin.net. Mobilespin provides mobile phone users with a comprehensive list of free personalization tools and content for their mobile phones. In addition, Mobilespin provides a platform for members to connect with friends and other community members via chat, text messaging, email feeds as well as a community forum.

) June 12, 2009 - The May unemployment numbers are out and 345,000 more Americans are now struggling to find a way to put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads. It was during a similar circumstance that Mack Michaels decided to find a better way to make money online and spend time with his family. He started an online business, became a multi-millionaire in the process and is helping others on their way to financial freedom.

) June 26, 2009 -- The third annual "Faith In Action Sunday" -- which challenges churches to literally close their doors on a Sunday morning and go out and serve their communities -- will take place on Oct. 11 this year.

"Faith in Action" was developed by World Vision, Zondervan and Outreach, Inc. in 2007 to encourage churches, ministries and small groups to serve and meet practical needs in their local communities.