Onstage, HealthyWage.com just announced the launch of not only their company, but their Body Mass Index (BMI) Challenge. HealthyWage allows you to fill in a personal profile, update it regularly with your medications, meals, and other personal information, and HealthyWage tracks your health progress over time. Employers can make investments in the health of their employees – making them brand-loyal, cutting down on sick days, and making them more productive. Employees have the opportunity to earn checks from their employers for meeting goals over set periods of time – or, they can utilize this tool to improve their quality of life and track goals in health-based lifestyle changes.

From the program: HealthyWage rewards health. We implement health challenges to allow corporations to reward health; we enable employers to offer the healthywage, payments to employees for being healthy. Our first challenge, the BMI Challenge, pays overweight Americans up to $1000 to lose weight and move to a normal BMI.

 

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I was just informed that Pirate’s Booty is an approved snack on 'Celebrity Fit Club'! Spotted: Shar Jackson and Yvette Wilson (both on Celebrity Fit Club) having a sword fight at the Pirate’s Booty booth at the Kari Feinstein Style Lounge.

Pirate’s Booty is a deliciously baked all-natural snack made from puffed rice and corn. Pirate’s Booty comes in great subtle flavors like Aged White Cheddar, Barbeque, Veggie (vegan), Bermuda Onion, Sea Salt & Vinegar and now New York Pizza too! All Pirate’s Booty products are low in fat (130 calories per serving) gluten, trans-fat free and tree-nut free.

For more information on Pirate's Booty, visit www.piratesbooty.com.

Working out for pure enojyment is vital to your success as a regular exerciser. Once you start seeing your muscles become leaner and more toned, admit it - you're itching to get out of bed in the morning to jumpstart your routine!

So, what happens when you come to a standstill? When you feel like all of that strength training is no longer yielding the toning effect you were hoping for? It's time to mix it up!

Try one or more of these 30-minute workouts three times a week on non-consecutive days, says personal trainer Karl Scott of The Sports Club/LA in New York City, and you'll be bowing down to your bod in no time!

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Just because summer has ended does not mean it is time to hibernate. Avoid that dreary feeling as the cold weather hits by focusing on a well-rounded daily regimen. Alycea Ungaro, health, fitness and wellness expert, advocates the importance of physically health, fitness and nutrition to improve mental well being.

Fitness:

• Endorphins are in for fall - kick up your HIIT (interval training) to get the positive juices flowing.
• Keep busy and healthy too by taking up a challenge - try a race or new training regimen.

Nutrition:

Beef up your antioxidants & Vitamin D as the days get shorter!
Swap one carb snack you typically eat for a higher protein version. Try...

• Yogurt with blueberries and wheat germ or flax seed
• Hummus on slices of fresh peppers or carrots
• Apples with a new type of nut butter
• Kick up your green tea uptake!

Wellness:

It is said that in your life you need something to do, someone to love and something to look forward to...

Something to look forward too!

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Dr. Chris Mohr, nutrition expert for Shape magazine, offers five diet wake-up calls in this video. One of the key takeaway points: just because it says "100 calories" doesn't mean it's healthy! Watch this for a quick-fix 411 on how to improve your "health" mantra.