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One more reason to get out of your chair

Don't just sit there! The USA Today has a nice piece today on the correlation between sitting and life expectancy. As you might have guessed, spending a lot of time sitting increases your risk. In the study, scientists found that if you reduced your time spent sitting to less than 3 hours, you could add 2 [...]

A peek inside Google’s new healthier cafeteria

Google has done some neat analysis on how its employees use the free cafeteria's. Based on the findings, they have made some neat tweaks to how they present their food. Take a look at the results in this article from Fast Company. Fast Company article on Google's cafeteria overhaul

Comparison of three different meals to feed a family of 4

The New York Times ran in interesting infographic showing different ways to make dinner for a family of four. In the peice, they compare a meal from McDonald's and two made at home using common ingredients. It's interesting to see that there are ways to build a healthy meal without breaking the bank. Of course this [...]

Kaiser Permanente and incentaHEALTH Team Up to Reduce Obesity

The AP did a nice story about our obesity prevention program with Kaiser Permanente. We have just finished our first year running the program in Colorado and we've already attracted over 18,000 participants. And those participants have lost over 40,000 pounds. In this video you'll meet one of the participants who describes her journey toward better [...]

NPR Series of Obesity in America

NPR is running a fascinating series on obesity in America. There are a number of stories on the social, medical and economic impacts of obesity. One of the items they have is an infographic showing some eye-opening trends related to obesity. The ones about increases portion size over the years are quite stunning. NPR Popcorn Portion [...]

New USDA Food Pyramid is now a plate…and much easier to use!

The USDA has completed the review of its dietary guidelines is makes every 5 years (as mandated by Congress). This latest update is a big one! The much-maligned Food Pyramid has been replaced with a much simpler plate. This is something that everyone--even children--can relate to. The principles stressed by the new "My Plate" model are [...]

First community-based obesity program powered by incentaHEALTH to be featured at American Public Health Association annual meeting

The objective of the program is to engage the citizens of Colorado in a measurable program that pays people for achieving a healthy weight.

How does Facebook relate to wellness?

Comscore has been releasing information about the amount of time consumers are spending at popular Internet destinations. For a long time, Google was where people spent the most time. But last year that changed. Last autumn Facebook beat our Google as the place that Internet users spent the most time each day. As the months have [...]

Creative ways to incorporate physical activity into your day

A goal for all corporate wellness programs is to create lasting behavior change among the program participants. One of the most challenging habits to instill is that of daily physical activity. Some people find the gym is their best bet. Others take to their neighborhood and find ways to be active by walking, running, hiking, etc. [...]

Visit incentaHEALTH at the Medical Fitness Association Conference in Orlando Dec 3rd and 4th

incentaHEALTH is demonstrating its wellness incentive program at the 15th Annual MFA Medical Fitness & Healthcare Conference in Orlando's Orange County Convention Center on December 3rd and 4th. Please stop by and learn more about how our patented HEALTHspot kiosk combines with sequential email coaching to help individuals improve their physical activity and nutrition.

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