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Community Responsibility Spotlight... PCE Partners with the American Diabetes Association
| PCE Health & Fitness is joining forces with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to increase awareness of diabetes! The 19th annual Diabetes Alert Day, on March 27, is a one-day awareness effort to educate people about their risk for diabetes. The ADA is asking people to find out if they are at risk for diabetes by taking a short diabetes risk assessment. Through the ADA's website, one lucky person will win the LifeSpan TR2000 treadmill recently featured on ABC's The View and autographed by the show's hosts! The TR2000's decline feature lets you walk downhill, which has been proven to help the body's ability to process sugar in the blood—a critical factor in managing diabetes. |
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Diabetes is a silent disease and goes undetected in many Americans. 20.8 million Americans have diabetes and nearly 1/3 of them don't know it! Your risk increases as you get older, so take the American Diabetes Association Risk Test to see if you're at risk for developing diabetes. Other risk factors for diabetes include: • High blood pressure (above 130/80) • Family history of diabetes • Diabetes during pregnancy or following the birth of a baby weighing more than nine pounds The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading non-profit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. PCE is proud to support this effort and we hope you'll join us by encouraging your customers to take the risk assessment. To learn more about Diabetes Alert Day and tools you can use to support this effort, click here. |
Press Spotlight... The View Features LifeSpan Treadmill
| On January 22, Rosie O'Donnell took off on the LifeSpan TR2000 on ABC's hit show, The View. With eight million viewers watching, The View featured the award-winning LifeSpan TR2000 treadmill for its unique downhill walking feature. Not only is downhill walking excellent for cardiovascular fitness, it also provides health benefits that help reduce the risks and effects associated with diabetes. A study presented to the American Heart Association concluded that downhill walking significantly improved the body's ability to process sugar in the blood, while walking uphill did not produce the same result. Dr. Heinz Drexel conducted the study with 45 sedentary but healthy people in the Austrian mountains. For two months participants hiked either uphill or downhill everyday then switched directions for the next two months. Hiking in either direction had positive effects on cholesterol, but only downhill hiking lowered blood glucose levels—a critical factor in managing diabetes. |
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Product Spotlight... Award-Winning LifeSpan TR2000-HRC
| The new LifeSpan TR2000-HRC is already receiving industry recognition and winning customers! The top-rated TR2000 provides the quality and features you want, as recognized in the February issue of a leading consumer products testing magazine. The premier treadmill review rated the TR2000 very good in multiple categories, including quality and ease-of-use. It also selected the TR2000 as a "quick pick" for its unique small space design. This uniquely designed treadmill has many features, including a decline feature which lets you walk downhill. Downhill walking has been proven to help the body's ability to process sugar in the blood—a critical factor in managing diabetes—while uphill walking did not produce the same results. In addition to the downhill walking feature, the LifeSpan TR2000 folding treadmill combines safety features such as wrap-around handlebars and a front safety bar, with high-end components, all packaged into a unique, small footprint design. The efficient "walk-thru" design saves 18" in the overall treadmill length, and lets you get close to the console and handlebars without kicking or stepping on the front hood as you exercise. |
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Among the many motivational programs on the LifeSpan TR2000's advanced console are those you can customize to automatically adjust speed and incline to control the heart rate or distance you select. One-touch quick buttons, handlebar control buttons to control your speed and incline without letting go of the handlebars, and storage trays and water bottle holders round out the extensive list of user-friendly features. All these factors, along with a strong warranty and excellent customer service, are why the LifeSpan TR2000 was rated highly by Treadmill Doctor in their 2007 reviews and selected as a "quick pick" by a premier consumer products testing magazine. |
Exercise Spotlight... Walk Up and Down Hills
Walking is the most natural form of exercise. Walking up and down hills is not only excellent for your cardiovascular fitness, but also helps strengthen legs and glutes. Below are some tips for walking downhill and uphill, whether you're enjoying the great outdoors or walking on a LifeSpan treadmill using incline and decline features.
Tips for Walking Downhill
• Relax and let your steps flow.
• Your stride will naturally lengthen as you walk downhill.
• If you feel your pace is out of control, shorten your stride and slow down your step rate.
• Stay upright and don't lean back in an attempt to slow down.
• On a steep downhill, you can lean forward slightly for greater stability, however keep your knees slightly bent at all times.
Tips for Walking Uphill
• Walk on a flat area for 5 minutes to warm up prior to walking uphill.
• Shorten your steps as you walk uphill.
• If you are fit, you can quicken your step rate with shorter steps. If you are less fit, try to maintain your step rate.
• On steeper inclines, lean slightly forward. Do not lean backward as you may lose your balance. Avoid leaning too far forward or back as you could strain your lower back.
Walking uphill will normally raise your heart rate, breathing, and exertion level. Make sure you can still conduct a conversation, even if it is somewhat breathless. Check your heart rate on hills to know what various rates feel like at different exertion levels
