And the fact that these programs do retain members can add a lot to your bottom line, according to Neil Spruce, president of Apex Fitness, a software company based in Westlake Village, Calif. “Renewal is the most important result you’re going to see from implementing this type of system. (more…)

fitness, nutrition, personal training

Nutrition software can add value to your membership and to your bottom line.

Consumers, as a whole, are an odd bunch. While they like convenience and automation, they crave individualized attention. And while they long to be taken care of, they want to be educated about how to take care of themselves. (more…)

fitness, health, nutrition

In the Wise Woman Tradition the rule of “simples” means to partake of Mother Earth’s abundance and variety as nourishment, in the simplest, most natural forms provided. Eating is the first line of defense against disease and dysfunction. There are many nourishing plants in our everyday world, those we think of as food plants and those we don’t. Some we even think of as pesky weeds. (more…)

food plants, nourishment, nutrition

By the age of 55, about 30% of White American Men and 20% of White American women have a blood pressure reading above the recommended maximum 140/90. African Americans are worse off; about half of African American men and more than 40% of African American women have high blood pressure by the same age. (more…)

blood pressure, hypertension, nutrition