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Weightmania Mobile. Track Workouts, Meals and Measurements (Palm PDA and Smartphone Version)
Weightmania Mobile is a fitness and nutrition journal for Palm Pilots and Smartphones. The newest release was developed in a partnership with two Universities. Accurately track workouts, meals, measurements, dieting progress and medical information. Includes a simple journal for recording information, an 8,000 food database with 13,000 serving sizes, a color-coded calendar, charts, and a statistics tool. Calculates body fat, BMI, distance-time-pace-speed, and splits. Also provides a 42 key calculator that performs numerous calculations and conversions (such as Metric to English). When it comes to fitness, tracking progress is critical to your success. Weightmania Mobile motivates you, keeps you organized, and makes workouts and dieting fun. This is a standalone product that lets you to track years of data. It also shares data with our optional desktop version for Windows and Mac OS X. Great for tracking any diet plan or exercise including running, cycling, weight lifting and walking. Use it at work, at home or on the road. Designed for anyone interested in improving their health and well being. Works on any device with Palm OS 4.0 or higher (works on all color, grayscale and monochrome displays and almost any PDA purchased in the last four years).

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African Healing Dance
African Healing Dance, with lead dancer Wyoma and the dancers and drummers of the Damballa dance troupe, is a step-by-step dance course on healing traditions and spiritual movements that are special to the African dance heritage. An African proverb teaches, “If you can talk, you can sing, and if you can walk, you can dance.” Thus African Healing Dance is suited for beginning to advanced dancers, students of dance, instructors, and choreographers studying and/or performing African dance. The instructional video and included manual provide an effective guide for a dance or exercise program at home or in a workshop setting. Director of the Damballa dance troupe as well as head dancer, Wyoma begins with a simple warm-up, including breathing techniques; body articulation movements for the hips, chest, shoulders, and feet; and stretching. She then artistically integrates the teaching of six traditional African dances with the passion and joy of connecting dance movements that have the spirit and energy of nature and the elements (water, wind, fire, and earth) and animals such as the snake, elephant, and bird. A final portion of the 70-minute video is called “The Healing Journey,” in which Wyoma encourages personal exploration of inner rhythms and feelings through improvisational movement. As one watches this video, it is difficult not to feel the pulse of the drumbeat and the spiritual strength of Wyoma and her celebration of life through dance. –Christine Aiken
List Price: $19.97
Amazon Price: $15.99
Used Price: $12.68
Customer Review: a totally comprehensive and fantastic course in African dance
This was a course, not a workout. Wyoma provides fundamentals, explains the creative narrative behind each MOVE (!!!!) and describes differences between dances. She also has an improv section. I am currently studying W. African dance and Afro-Brasilian, and find THIS DVD to be an inivaluable addition to my studies. This is for folks, however, who want more than a cursory routine or overview of African dance. This is the real deal. The outdoor setting is superlative.
Customer Review: Not for beginners
For someone who isn’t a stranger to African dancing I found the instruction catered more to the intermediate or advanced dancer. At times some of the steps could have been broken down more for the dances. I felt that Wyoma and her dancers were more into giving a show then teaching African dance steps. This wasn’t a good investment in my money at all!!!

Yoga For Your Eyes
List Price: $29.97
Amazon Price: $26.99
Used Price: $20.26
Customer Review: Well-done, inspiring
I rented this through Netflix, so had no access to any additional materials that might have been included with it (eye chart, for example). The only suggestion for improvement I would make is: have a separate workout on the DVD. While Mr. Schneider does go into how long to do each individual exercise when teaching, it would be nice to have a complete, real-time run through on the DVD. The exercises/warm-up he has you go through before you do any of the eye exercises could also be used as a gentle, yet energizing warm up for other physical exercise–a welcome and unexpected bonus.
Customer Review: yoga for eyes and minds
This is a very good set of book and dvd with easy to follow instructions. You learn a lot about eyes, body and mind cooperation. It makes you to respect the best organs of your senses.THE EYES!

Creakic-MuscleTech Creatine Formula,180c
Covered by US patents #6,136,339 and #6,100,287, CREAKIC is the world’s first and only muscle receptor hyperactivator. Its molecularly engineered formula was designed with a specific purpose in mind: to offset the destructive effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This results in explosive gains in muscle size, strength, and performance.
Price: $59.99

500 Tablets Ibuprofen 200 mg - Compare to Active Ingredient in Advil
Customer Review: no next time
This used to be a great deal when I was recieving these from Wonderlabs.I would recieve 600 ibuprophen with some other offering like muscle relaxers or multi vitamins.The deal i’m getting now has a higher price for 500 pills.I won’t do this again.
Customer Review: Ibuprofen in Generic Form is a Best Buy
Ibuprofen is a good over the counter analgesic (pain reliever) that works on mild to moderate pain. Ibuprofen is the generic drug name, and is the active ingredient in Advil and Motrin (which cost much more). It comes in 200 milligam tablets/capsules. For most mild aches, it can be quite effective. Not only does Ibuprofen relieve pain, but it also is a real good anti-inflammatory medication (it lessens swelling). Thus it is also good for arthritis pain, any joint or muscle sprains or strains, and terrific for toothache pain too. If two tablets are taken, it is equivalent to the previously by prescription only product, “Motrin”. Two tablets, or 400 mg of Ibuprofen is for mild to moderate pain. Three tablets, 600 mg, is for moderate to moderately severe pain. All three doses, 200, 400, and 600 mg can be taken every 4 hours as needed for pain. Four tablets is the highest prescribed dose (800 mg), and should only be taken once every 6 hours. Reserve the four tablet dosaging for your really severe pain. The 800mg dose is equivalent to Tylenol #3 (anetaminophen with codiene), another good pain reliever. (Anything more than 200 mg a dose requires a doctor’s prescription.) Ibuprofen can cause stomach upset and mild stomach bleeding, therefore, always take it with a large cup of water and to minimize gastric upset, eat something with it, like some yogurt, some applesauce, a piece of toast, etc. The extra food will help protect your gut. LIke any medication, Ibuprofen should not be taken day after day for an extended period of time without a doctor’s supervision. Ibuprofen in higher doses or low continuous doses can damage your liver and kidneys. If you are planning to use Ibuprofen for only a few days, you should be able to tolerate 2-3 tablets every 4-6 hours as needed (provided you are a generally healthy adult, are not allergic to Ibuprofen, have no existing liver or kidney disease, and have no stomach ulcers or chronic gut condition like Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Chron’s Disease. How you purchase Ibuprofen is up to you, but there are some real good generic Ibuprofen products that are less than half the cost of the “name brand” products (Advil, Motrin). Both the generic and the name brand are equal in terms of strength and effectiveness. The only thing different about the name brand is fancier packaging and perhaps easier to swallow dose forms. I buy my Ibuprofen in the generic form; not only do I get it cheaper, I get more tablets too. Jim “Konedog” Koenig

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Home Cookin: Easy to Use Software with a Recipe Database, Grocery Manager, and Meal Planning Calendar (Windows)
Easy to use recipe software with a friendly user interface, easy recipe entry, photo support, spell checking, and support for informational text. Imports Meal-Master, Mastercook, Big Oven, Cookbook Wizard, From Scratch, From My Kitchen, Living Cookbook, Now You’re Cooking, Recipe Processor, and Computer Chef. Also has manual import for web pages, newsgroups, and other sources. Exports to Meal-Master and Mastercook. Fast and easy search functions, duplicate recipe finder, and a variety of flexible printing options. Includes an integrated meal planning calendar and grocery manager for preparing shopping lists.
The platform is: Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2K, or XP (No Macintosh version)

Customer Review: User Friendly
This software is very easy to use and I like the fact that I can sort my own recipes. I find the only thing it is missing so far is shortcuts for more fractions.

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This cap is great. All our items are of high quality. This cap is a perfect gift.
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It has become common knowledge that childhood obesity rates are increasing every year. But the rates continue to rise. And between busy work schedules and the inconvenient truth that kids simply refuse to eat vegetables and other healthy foods, how can average parents ensure their kids are getting the proper nutrition and avoiding bad eating habits?

As a mother of three, Jessica Seinfeld can speak for all parents who struggle to feed their kids right and deal nightly with dinnertime fiascos. As she wages a personal war against sugars, packaged foods, and other nutritional saboteurs, she offers appetizing alternatives for parents who find themselves succumbing to the fastest and easiest (and least healthy) choices available to them. Her modus operandi? Her book is filled with traditional recipes that kids love, except they’re stealthily packed with veggies hidden in them so kids don’t even know! With the help of a nutritionist and a professional chef, Seinfeld has developed a month’s worth of meals for kids of all ages that includes, for example, pureed cauliflower in mac and cheese, and kale in spaghetti and meatballs. She also provides revealing and humorous personal anecdotes, tear–out shopping guides to help parents zoom through the supermarket, and tips on how to deal with the kid that “must have” the latest sugar bomb cereal.

But this book also contains much more than recipes and tips. By solving problems on a practical level for parents, Seinfeld addresses the big picture issues that surround childhood obesity and its long–term (and ruinous) effects on the body. With the help of a prominent nutritionist, her book provides parents with an arsenal of information related to kids’ nutrition so parents understand why it’s important to throw in a little avocado puree into their quesadillas. She discusses the critical importance of portion size, and the specific elements kids simply must have (as opposed to adults) in order to flourish now and in the future: protein, calcium, vitamins, and Omega 3 and 6 fats.

Jessica Seinfeld’s book is practical, easy–to–read, and a godsend for any parent that wants their kids to be healthy for a long time to come.

List Price: $24.95
Amazon Price: $16.47
Used Price: $11.49
Customer Review: Veggie Book
This was a gift for my daughter and she LOVES it! Good recipes and pictures, we would both buy this for someone else.
Customer Review: Good recipes for being healthy.
So far, all the recipes I’ve tried in here but family loved….even my kids. The mac n’ cheese is wonderful considering there is actually cauliflower in it. Simple idea but glad someone else like Jessica has done all the leg work of figuring just the right measurements.
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Smartwool Women Skiing Light 10 227
This Smartwool Skiing Light Sock keeps you warm and comfortable for skiing!

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The Man Who Skied Down Everest This incredible, award-winning film features adventurer, poet and world-champion skier Yuichiro Miura as he and his team face the most challenging climb in the world, Mt. Everest. The ascent is fraught with tragedy, the descent miraculous. During the climb, they face an icefall that claims the lives of six of their team, still considered the worst natural disaster accident in Himalayan history. With a 35mm Panavision film crew in tow, they continue on to the South Col, only 350 meters from the summit, where Miura put his life in the hands of the gods in his descent. Using oxygen and a parachute to slow his speed, Miura skied 7,000 feet over sheer ice and rocks. Unbalanced by the gusting winds, he hit a boulder and fell 1,320 feet, smashing into rocks and ice ridges. A patch of snow was all that saved him, allowing his fall to end just moments away from the Bergshrund Crevasse. This final climax has been called the most exciting six minutes of film ever shot as Miura plummets helplessly down Everest’s unforgiving icy slopes toward certain death.
Customer Review: An incredible, scenic, courages adventure through a part of the world and culture that has already gone. Beautiful.
It is a fantastic work. The sherpas, the small towns they pass through, the culture that was alive back in the 1960s still, all that is beautifully filmed. All that is gone, changed forever now. The mountain, the challange, the courage, all can be felt in this film. I highly recommend it to everyone, but most especially to those who can remember supreme adventuring before goretex, gps /cell phones and high tech equipment. It’s a remarkable film on many levels.
Customer Review: The Real Everest
This guy is nuts and the video is good. If you want to see what people really had to go thru to climb Everest without all the fluff added, see this video. Not to mention you get to see this guy attempt this insane feat.

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Warren Miller Off The Grid Ski DVD, Skiing Film
Warren Miller Entertainment’s latest film, Off The Grid - narrated by World Champion mogul skier Jeremy Bloom (now in the NFL) - presents the world’s best winter sports athletes embarking on a global mission to discover the deepest snow, the steepest mountains and the world’s gnarliest snowball fight.

Shot on film around the world, this film demonstrates the true Off The Grid experience, exposing the undiscovered side of winter from Kashmir, India, to Kicking Horse, Canada. Olympic 2006 medalist Toby Dawson and X-Games Gold Medalists Zach and Reggie Crist pack the notable cast of this adrenaline filled film that takes viewers out of the ordinary and into the extraordinary.

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Klunkerz - A Film about the Development and Birth of Mountain Bikes [HD DVD] Brand new, in the shrinkwrapper never been opened or played this Klunzerz. A VD about the birth and growth of mountain bikes. In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s a handful of hippie cyclists literally reinvented the wheel. These early pioneers scavenged frames from dumpsters and junkyards and lifted parts from road bikes and motorcycles to build a better way down the mountain. Little did they realize that their obsessive tinkering would ultimately lead to the birth of a multi-billion dollar industry and an Olympic sport. These modified biked became affectionately known as “Klunkerz”. For anyone who loves the sport and wants a taste of the history, personality, and spirit of the first mountain bikers from back in the day, this DVD will be extremely entertaining and informative. Great footage never before seen anywhere.
Customer Review: KLUNKERZ is the definitive doc on the origins of mountain biking!
KLUNKERZ is like a riding down a mountain itself… it’s thrilling, it teaches you a few lessons and it’s a breath of fresh air. If you’ve ever wanted to know how mountain biking got its humble beginnings, then this is a film that you must see. Many people think that it began with a group of wayward, weed-smoking hippies in Marin, but this is not entirely the case. Guys like Gary Fisher and Tom Ritchey were dedicated athletes who had the vision and the adventurous spirit to create bikes that could handle off-road terrain and they created their bikes with style. The film has a lovely pastiche of characters, who in their own words, describe the genesis behind what is now a multi-billion dollar industry. With archival footage from the early days up at Mount Tam to the fascinating recollections of some of these early bicycle pioneers, KLUNKERZ is a must have for anyone’s library.
Customer Review: not quite a klunker but not what I hoped for
I was hoping klunkerz would be for mt biking what dogtown and the z boys was to skateboarding. Reflective on the california history of the sport with something for folks that were elsewhere doing the same or even not involved in the sport. Unfortunately Klunkerz came out more like a home movie for Gary Fisher and friends. I enjoyed the riding scenes and some of the interviews but ultimately was left wanting to know more on the secondary players and a little drama to keep it lively. For a movie from an area known for its music I was suprised it didnt have a stronger soundtrack.

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