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11/20/2012
people enjoy being social - maybe clubs should focus more on community and less on being "mega"? http://tinyurl.com/c3es5vg
Updating the Message to Get Americans Moving If Americans know exercise is so good for them, why don't they take the message to heart? Maybe, some researchers say, the problem is the message.
11/17/2012
10 Reasons Why You Are Not That Smart. How's your self-awareness?
http://tinyurl.com/a8vrtco
10 Reasons Why You Are Not That Smart Thankfully, the wisdom of the last 30 or so years of research into the human mind is now bubbling to the surface, and it has revealed some wonderful information that can finally flesh out the instruction manual for being a person.
11/14/2012
Is this the NEXT FitBit? or Nike Fuelband? Simplicity can be truly beautiful. http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/14/shine-misfit-wearables/
Meet Shine: The Elegant Activity Tracker That Has A Neat Trick For Syncing With The iPhone | TechCr TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news.
NEXT tech: how can this / will this app be used by clubs, or trainers? http://www.expectlabs.com/mindmeld/
MindMeld - The smarter way to have conversations on your iPad. Check out MindMeld, an awesome new iPad app that understands your conversations and puts relevant information right at your finger tips.
10/01/2012
will the smartphone also be your next fitness trainer? do you want it to be? http://gigaom.com/2012/09/30/your-phone-will-soon-be-your-new-doctor/
Your phone will soon be your new doctor Soon, your phone will know more about your health history and fitness goals than your doctor does. And according RunKeeper founder Jason Jacobs, when this plays out at scale, it will change the dynamic between you, your doctor and the traditional healthcare system.
Health clubs could learn a lot about making fitness fun & interesting by following the lead of this new startup: better, stronger, brighter, faster! notch.me is a fun way to visualize your health. http://tinyurl.com/9zaysr8
Notch - Visualize Your Health Notch is an exciting new way to visualize your health.
08/30/2012
This is the 4th in a series I call, "the health club that could be....and sooner than you think" agree? disagree?
http://tinyurl.com/8u2o2cb
The Health Club that could be....and maybe sooner than you think. “Welcome to (insert club name here)! We’re thrilled to have you as a new member and I’m sure that you’ll love your time here” the member representative was genuinely happy to greet the new member. Impossibly perky, but an authentic believer in the health & fitness lifestyle and this particular c...
08/27/2012
"Is that a personal trainer in your pocket"? A continuation of where I believe the industry could be headed.
http://tinyurl.com/95h228u
 “I have a personal trainer. I work with one of the very best trainers that money can buy. Why would I use yours?”
08/25/2012
I'm starting a new blog series, making a few predictions of where I believe the fitness industry is headed. If I'm wrong, it's because I didn't go far enough! http://tinyurl.com/co9rgqn
The Health Club that could be....and maybe sooner than you think. For the last couple of years, I’ve been a member of a local health club and for the most part, I’ve been training with the same couple of guys. Sometimes only one of us shows, sometimes all three. We encourage each other, push each other and completely make fun of each other for devouring the occa...
08/16/2012
Another reason to ditch your punishing treadmill workout: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/138136
The Treadmill’s Prison Origins - Mental Floss The Treadmill’s Prison Origins
08/02/2012
replace "healthcare" with "fitness" and the implications are the same in this great article by the founder of Sessions: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680280/the-future-of-health-care-is-you
The Future Of Health Care Is You Let’s pretend you don’t know how to swim. Now let’s imagine I take you to the middle of a lake, drop you in and tell you to find your way to shore. Every day, that’s how society approaches the challenge of improving peoples’ health. We drop people into the proverbial lake and expect them to swim the...
08/02/2012
Love this new Nike video so much, that it's on the very top of my "videos that make you want to train" page:
http://youtu.be/LsXRj89cWa0
Nike: Find Your Greatness. — Jogger This is Nathan. He is 12 years old. He's from London, Ohio. Greatness is not beyond his reach, nor is it for any of us. Find Your Greatness at http://nike.co...