Archive for December, 2009
New Year’s Resolutions
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Happy New Year!
The #1 New Year’s resolution is losing weight and everyone at Foothill Athletic Club is ready to help you meet your goals. Did you know that obese Americans make up almost a quarter of the U.S. population? Obesity is responsible for a $40 billion jump in annual medical spending and those that are obese spend on average $1,400 more than people of normal weight. Your taxes, which help pay for Medicare and Medicaid, go towards $600 and $230 per patient, respectively, to help pay for obese patients. Reports attribute this spike to treatment for obesity-related ailments such as diabetes and heart disease. The total annual medical costs related to obesity is now estimated at $147 and is increasing at neatly 9% per year. (more…)
New site launch
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
Welcome on the new Foothill Athletic Club web site!
We felt like there was the time for a little face-lift, but it’s not only the design that has been changed. There is much more going on under the engine hood. We left behind the static era and embracing the web 2.0 possibilities, on the new, dynamic site now you can comment on articles, interact with each other, and sign up for the RSS feeds so that you will be informed about new articles immediately as they are published. (more…)
