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In the past few decades, the body weight carried around by the average American has climbed by 8 pounds, and one-half of Americans are overweight. Hauling around that extra weight does more than keep us from being as active as we want to be. It can also kill us.

In the U.S., 55 percent of Americans are overweight. Along with other countries, the overweight population has grown to 1.1 billion people worldwide. Historically, the world’s population has been predominately underweight, especially in developing countries, but today there has been considerable reductions in world hunger. However, due to the recent sharp increase in the overweight population, there are as many overweight as underweight people.

Now that I am back into a gym routine, I find the intensity from my former days returning. I am no longer satisfied with a moderate workout, so I have increased my routines. I adopted an old training plan that served me well. The plan works in the following way.

When an older adult walks into the PebbleCreek Fitness Center having never exercised regularly, Jerry and Donna Yost jump at the chance to introduce the newcomer to a whole new life. The Yosts manage and direct the MaxLife Fitness Program that caters to Robson retirement community residents. The program includes education, assessment, instruction and individualized exercise routines centered around an aerobic circuit. MaxLife emphasizes exercising within a target training zone for the 450 regulars at PebbleCreek Fitness Center, many of whom have never previously worked out. “It is never too late to start a fitness program,” Jerry Yost says simply.

A link from the manufacturer’s server to club equipment also provides companies with what could be considered a unique support concept: surveillance. For instance, each machine equipped with a Netpulse Station is constantly monitored via the Internet by Netpulse Communications to ensure that it is in working order. If, at any time, any station fails, a Netpulse technician can diagnose the problem and immediately notify the facility so the station can be repaired. “If any machine goes down for any reason, the most common one being that someone turns the power off,” says Proulx, “we know about it usually before the club does.”

It seems good service is getting harder and harder to come by. For the fitness industry, at a time when club members are becoming ever more critical, service is a crucial issue. If equipment is down and repairs take long, that can have a great effect on a club’s bottom line. Industry manufacturers know this, and they are using technology, namely the Internet, to expand their offerings in the form of service and sales support.

There are three main schools of study available to people seeking this art today. They are the Bujinkan, the Jinenkan, and the Genbukan. Any school of Ninjutsu that is not licensed by one of these three institutions is most likely fraudulent and should be avoided. Be wary of people who show off pictures as a means of proving their credentials.

When most folks hear the term “ninja,” images leap to mind of black-clad assassins with swords and throwing stars creeping through the night with nefarious deeds to fulfill. Thanks to Hollywood and a lot of misinformation, this far-from-accurate stereotype has become firmly ingrained in the minds of people all over the world.

Super athletes are born with good, basic skills, but those skills must be developed to their real potential before a superstar can emerge. A super athlete is seldom ‘born’ who cannot benefit from the wisdom, coaching, expert training and advice of predecessors in the sport.