good thing or bad, is governments and states ,or the healthist trying to make people who are weighty get fit..

States push online fitness programs

INDIANAPOLIS - Arleen East started the year in a rut — overweight, sedentary and plagued by bouts of depression only deepened by her unflattering extra bulk. Since those dark days of winter, the 47-year-old single mother has dropped 16 pounds from her 5-foot-7 frame. She's down to 192 and is pressing ahead with her goal to slim down to 145.

With obesity worsening across the nation, a growing number of states like Indiana are launching online initiatives to combat residents' expanding waistlines. Proponents say online programs reach a vast audience, are relatively cheap and a quick way to let people know about upcoming fitness events and local resources.

The "10 in 10" program debuted in January with TV commercials showing Gov. Mitch Daniels jogging, pumping iron and bounding up stairs at the Indiana Statehouse as he exhorted Hoosiers to "log on and lighten up." Since then, nearly 37,000 Indiana residents have signed up.

Halfway through the 10-week program, 3,211 participants reported in an online survey a combined weight loss of 12,251 pounds — or an average of 3.8 pounds each.

Some version of "10 in 10" will likely return this summer, depending on funding and other fitness ideas under consideration.

Action to curtail obesity is badly needed for Indiana, which consistently ranks among the top 10 most obese states, and is second, behind Kentucky, in the percentage of adults who smoke, Neuburger said.

"We are paying for these health issues, whether directly or indirectly, and it has huge impact on the pocketbooks of normal Hoosiers," he said.

Indiana is far from alone — it's one of 17 states where at least 25 percent of the population is obese, according to 2005 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In a report released in August by the Trust for America's Health, the public health advocacy group said research suggests the nation would save $5.6 billion a year in costs associated with treating heart disease if just one-tenth of Americans began walking regularly.

Hamre hopes Congress will fund the program for all 50 states. With obesity striking Americans of all backgrounds, and surging in children, she said action is needed now.

"We're seeing the same thing in all age groups and all races. This is an equal opportunity epidemic," she said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070319/ap_on_hi_te/fitness...L3eEgTsJ9dThT.DMWM0F

"Winston takes his place in front of the telescreen for the Physical Jerks, a daily exercise routine for Outer Party members. During the exercise, he thinks about the past and remembers a time as a child when he and his family ran into a bunker during a bombing. He is lost in the memory as he tries to touch his toes, causing the exercise director to shout at him from the telescreen."

Part One: Chapter III George Orwell's 1984

You CAN touch your toes without bending your knees if you really want to, comrade.


I have no doubt why this masterpiece of literature is no longer required reading in the school system of today.
It is hitting too close to the truth for comfort these days.....

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Originally posted by Jemeyes:
Action to curtail obesity is badly needed for Indiana, which consistently ranks among the top 10 most obese states, and is second, behind Kentucky, in the percentage of adults who smoke, Neuburger said.

"We are paying for these health issues, whether directly or indirectly, and it has huge impact on the pocketbooks of NORMAL Hoosiers," he said.

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NORMAL...and this from the gov of the state!!! None of these so-called"UN-NORMAL" folks should ever vote for him again. They should mass in front of the gov's mansion and demand an apology and have him do it in public.

http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss/Trends/trendchart_c.asp?...key=10000&SUBMIT1=Go

Indiana 2002:
smokers= 27.7% of adults
obese= 24.1% of adults
ovrwgt= 37.2& of adults
total= 89% of adults

My disgust is so profound.
This is a 'Hate statement' and could never be said about a minority or religous group.

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Gov. Daniels does not live in the mansion, his wife prefers their home in the suburbs.

In a prior career he managed Eli Lilly & Co a local drug company before going to Washington to manage the federal budget office for GW Bush.

He has declared the State Capitol building and it's surrounding sidewalks non-smoking.

He has done nothing to advance physical education in the schools or programs to give the children anything to do when away from school.

He is actively selling state assets to finance road construction to connect the state to Canada and Mexico.

He is advancing programs at state universities to attract more health researchers to the state campuses.

At the same time our schools are graduating about 60% of the students who attend our high schools.

We have excellent colleges and universities who train the best people for employment anywhere else in the world.

Ditto, 383rr. You stole my thunder, as they say.