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12/13/2006 - SparkPeople.com Launches Free '2007 Fast-Break' Plan ...read article
11/13/2006 - SparkPeople.com Says Your Diet Can Survive the Holidays ...read article
9/27/2006 - SparkPeople.com Wins Top Honors in BusinessWeek "Best of the Web 2006" ...read article
7/12/2006 - SparkPeople, Fastest-Growing Diet Site, Adds Social Networking Features ...read article
7/11/2006 - Free Dieting and Healthy Living Website Helps People Reach Their Weight-Loss Goals with Help from Online Friends ...read article
12/29/2005 - SparkPeople.com Shakes Up Online Diet Industry ...read article
6/27/2005 - Do you need to lose weight before joining a gym? ...read article
6/3/2005 - How to Avoid the Vacation Pounds ...read article
5/31/2005 - Are Pregnancy Complications Putting Stress on Your Health Care Costs? ...read article
5/25/2005 - How many of your employees show up every day? (SparkPeople Corporate Wellness) ...read article
5/24/2005 - Are you sabotaging your weight loss efforts? ...read article
5/6/2005 - How will you retain key pregnant employees? ...read article
4/29/2005 - Are Weekends Ruining your Weight Loss Goals? ...read article
4/15/2005 - Impulsiveness can hurt Dieting Goals, Poll Finds ...read article
4/7/2005 - Swimsuit Season is Just Around the Corner ...read article
3/31/2005 - Five Steps to a Better Night's Sleep ...read article
3/30/2005 - Do Your Employees Know About Your Company Wellness Program? ...read article
3/16/2005 - Start Now for Your Best Golf Season Ever ...read article
3/9/2005 - Is Your Significant Other Sabotaging your Weight Loss? ...read article
1/14/2005 - Feeling SAD this Valentine's Day? ...read article
1/10/2005 - Will your Resolutions make it Through Week Two? ...read article
7/10/2004 - Press Release Template ...read article
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Magazine Coverage
October 2007 - Wall Street Journal Europe, page 35
Ways to Shed Those Kilos but Keep Your Wallet Fat Slimming down isn't just good for you - it's good for business. Weight loss programs can be very expensive, but don't despair: you don't have to be loaded to shed a few kilos... SparkPeople.com is a free service that boast a range of diet and fitness tools, including fitness programs, meal plans and a calorie counter.
August 2007 - KFI Radio, page 48:20
Jillian Michaels- Keeping the weight off Here is another one that I really liked, it's called SparkPeople, and they offer you 15 minute workouts that you can do in your cubicle... This is a really good one, www.sparkpeople.com, it's free with a registration and it's 15 minute workouts for you to do at your cubicle. I loved that one.
July 2007 - Woman's World, page 19
Duke University Obesity Cure "At the clinic, "people are encouraging and kind toward each other. I never cease to be amazed by how powerful that is," says Dr. Eisenson. Luckily, its now possible to find an equally powerful support system on the Internet. Sign up at www.dukediet.com ($65 for 13 weeks) or a free site like www.sparkpeople.com. Stick with it and studies show you’ll lose three times more weight!"
July 2007 - Health Magazine, page 116
Log on to lose it #1 The best one-stop shop:
We like SparkPeople (www.sparkpeople.com) because it's got just about everything Weight Watchers Online and eDiets have to offer without the monthly fees- meal suggestions, a calorie tracker, printable exercise moves, and more. Earn motivational SparkPoints (the electronic equivalent of gold stars) for small daily accomplishments, like logging on to the site or tracking what you eat.
August 2006 - Woman's World, page 15
Go on a diet! Get yourself a nine-inch plate. In Grandma's day, plates were two to three inches smaller than they are now, and the small servings are one reason waistlines were smaller, too! "It's natural to fill up your plate, so a smaller plate automatically means smaller portions,' says Becky Hand, R.D., of www.sparkpeople.com.
July 2006 - WZZM-TV, page 1
Free Site Called SparkPeople Our next site comes to us from a viewer. as soon as our new segment aired last week, Melissa smith wrote me about her weightloss success with the help of a free site called SparkPeople. the site lets you track exercise and diet, plan meals and chat with others there are also recipes. Melissa says it helped her lose 44 pounds in 5 months.
April 2006 - Woman's World, page 23
Free Weight Loss Help Want to lose those last few pounds before summer? At www.SparkPeople.com you can get a personalized diet plan, nutrition guide and customized fitness plan- for free!
April 2006 - San Francisco Downtown, page 20
Energy Boosts at Work Stay alert all day, every day!
You see the computer screen, but you really don’t. It’s more like a two-foot blur. Your eyes are between open and closed, although you’re not sure where...
May 2004 - Cincinnati Magazine, page
Goal Oriented: A local Internet entrepreneur helps people achieve success one step at a time. Making small moves consistently over a period of time is the basis of the SparkPeople system...
October 2003 - Workforce, page
The Fight Against Fat Goes on the Offensive in the Workplace
August 2003 - Women’s World Magazine, page
Finding the perfect diet buddy for you. Co-workers and neighbors are great choices, because it'll simply be more convenient for you to help each other out," says Joe Downie, who oversees a goal-setting program at www.sparkpeople.com"...
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Newspaper and Online Coverage
10/26/2007 - Seattle Post-Intelligence - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
What's Online: Health
This site's nutrition tracking and fitness guidance trumps that of FitDay. SparkPeople is a must for anyone trying to lead a healthy lifestyle.
10/15/2007 - ThePittsburghChannel.com - Pittsburgh, PA ...read article
Plugged In: Free Diet and Fitness Sites
SparkPeople.com has just about everything Weight Watchers and eDiets offers without the monthly fees. You'll find meal suggestions, calorie and fitness trackers, a diet program to follow, printable workouts videos, recipes and more.
9/24/2007 - BusinessWeek.com - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
Best of the Web 2007
The people have spoken. And they really like SparkPeople. For the second year running, the diet and fitness site was voted favorite health destination—by a wide margin—in BusinessWeek.com's annual Best of the Web survey. "It's really a deep interaction with our core readers," says SparkPeople Chief Executive Chris Downie.
9/23/2007 - MarketWatch - New York, New York ...read article
Shrink your waistline, not your bottom line
SparkPeople. A free service that boasts a range of diet and fitness tools, including fitness programs, meal plans and a calorie counter. You can also build an online community to help keep your weight-loss goals in clear focus.
9/20/2007 - The Southern - Carbondale, Illinois ...read article
I lost 92 pounds and went from a size 22 to a size 8!
For extra motivation I joined www.SparkPeople.com [one of the world's largest free diet and weight loss related websites]. Among the various tools they have available, there is this little motivational chart you can make for yourself. The first few goals I picked out for myself were simple.
9/3/2007 - BzzAgent FrogPond - World Wide Web ...read article
SparkPeople
Ready to lose weight and lead a healthy lifestyle? Having trouble taking that tricky first step or maintaining any of your progress? Looking for encouragement and helpful advice to motivate you and keep you on track? Look no further. SparkPeople.com is your solution.
8/27/2007 - CBS 13 - Sacramento, CA ...read article
Save With Dave: Losing Weight, Saving Money
Unlike many online diet web sites, ‘sparkpeople’ is free to join. It gives you menu ideas, counts your calories and calculates the number of calories burned during exercise.
8/1/2007 - Health.com - World Wide Web ...read article
Log on to lose it
The best one-stop shop
We like SparkPeople because it’s got just about everything Weight Watchers Online and eDiets have to offer without the monthly fees—meal suggestions, a calorie tracker, printable exercise moves, and more. Earn motivational SparkPoints (the electronic equivalent of gold stars) for small daily accomplishments, like logging on to the site or tracking what you eat.
7/23/2007 - The Herald - Glasgow, Scotland ...read article
Turning the office into a virtual gym
In general, I can see myself doing them again, particularly the ones by Sparkpeople, which isn't something I expected to say at the end of the experiment. I think they'd yield results if I did them regularly.
7/12/2007 - American Journal of Medicine - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
Quality of Weight Loss Advice on Internet Forums
Should clinicians encourage patients who want to lose weight to participate in Internet forums? On the basis of our findings, we recommend that clinicians: Refer patients to high-activity forums, such as the "Diet and Nutrition" or "Fitness and Exercise" forums on http://www.SparkPeople.com or other forums with more than 1000 messages per month;
7/11/2007 - Reuters Health - New York, New York ...read article
Quality weight loss advice found online: study
In light of the findings, people who are interested in seeking out online advice about losing weight should "go to highly-active forums with more than 1,000 messages per month, such as the 'Diet and Nutrition' or 'Fitness and Exercise' forums on www.SparkPeople.com," Hwang advised.
7/2/2007 - Alarm:Clock - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
SparkPeople: 2B Calories Burned In Weight Loss Network
SparkPeople has its HQ in Cincinnati, with Downie now living in Silicon Valley. The launch goal was to build a site to help users to reach goals, any goals but especially health/diet/fitness goals. The site asks users to report the food they eat, and the exercise they do. It then give you tools to turn this information into charts so that you can self-monitor your changing habits at a glance. Plus there are community functions to aid users to stay on track.
4/17/2007 - Washington Post - Washington, DC ...read article
Sit to Be Fit -- and Then Make Some Moves
Utter the word "fitness," and most people imagine demanding, time-consuming routines that seem incompatible with busy lives...Resources for Brief Workouts: SparkPeople, http://www.sparkpeople.com, free with registration. Offers 15-minute workouts for your cubicle.
4/16/2007 - WECT TV6 - Wilmington, NC ...read article
Sites Offer Online Diet, Workout Programs
WILMINGTON -- Whether it's the freshman 15, leftover baby weight or a beer gut that's more keg than six-pack, many of us would like to shed a few pounds...www.sparkpeople.com: free, personalized workout and diet program. Includes calorie counter, exercise demos, meal plans, recipes, shopping lists, tips and articles and feedback from experts.
4/3/2007 - Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City, Utah ...read article
Losers can be winners
The free site the Deans use, Sparkpeople.com, enables groups to create password-protected forums where members can post daily weigh-in results and comments. It provides sensible meal plans and advice, and tracks calories and nutrients as users enter the foods they eat each day... "It just makes it real easy to record your weight and see how everyone else is doing each day," Lonnie said. "That motivates you to keep ahead or catch up."
3/19/2007 - CTV- Canada AM - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
Best Fitness and Workout Websites
Designed to help you record your progress in a number of areas, SparkPeople.com is free, offers a veritable wealth of information, and most importantly is easy to navigate and use. SparkPeople.com was the top rated site of the 6 sites reviewed.
3/6/2007 - Prevention Magazine Online - National ...read article
How Online Support Got Me Healthy
When I tried to lose weight on my own, I'd often tell myself things like, You have no willpower. You're meant to be fat. But when I started reading and posting on the SparkPeople message boards, I discovered all these supportive people who never treated me like I treated myself. If I slipped up, they'd assure me I'd still meet my goals.
3/5/2007 - Seattle Post-Intelligence - Seattle, Washington ...read article
On The Web: Health
Spark your healthy lifestyle with recipes, expert advice, exercise demonstrations and more form this fitness-focused social site.
3/1/2007 - Women's Health - New York, New York ...read article
Winning At Losing
Surf the Net. "Whenever I need an extra boost of motivation, I chat with my friends at online bulletin boards like SparkPeople. They keep me going.
2/19/2007 - LA Daily News - Los Angeles, CA ...read article
Click to shed pounds
Want to see how the battle of the bulge is being won in the 21st century? Log onto the Internet and check out these sites...SparkPeople.com: This free site has many of the same bells and whistles offered by the paid sites, including personalized diet and fitness plans, daily trackers, fitness demonstrations and videos, articles, experts and community support.
2/19/2007 - LA Daily News - Los Angeles, CA ...read article
Log on...weigh in
Dieters are using the web to lose the pounds and keep them off...But one afternoon, while trolling around on MySpace.com, she stumbled on a weight-loss chat group where somebody had posted a note about a free weight-loss site called SparkPeople.com. Mackendrick checked it out and hasn't been back to MySpace.com since. "I love stories like that where people say, 'Yeah, I just stumbled on your site,'" says Chris Downie, SparkPeople.com's founder and CEO.
2/18/2007 - Iowa City Press - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
Logging on, weighing in
Donna Hemingway, clinical dietitian with the UI Weight Management program, said Web journal programs are "most helpful for people who are on the computer a lot." Three sites she recommends are MyPyramid.gov, CalorieKing.com and SparkPeople.com. Benefits from using a computer program to log progress rather than writing a food log by hand is that "it's immediate feedback on how well you're doing...
2/12/2007 - The Wall Street Journal - New York, New York ...read article
Even Diets Go Dot-Com
The Web programs deliver everything from 24-hour online support and expert advice to nutrition courses and diet trackers. SparkPeople.com and Diet.com, for example, give users free access to recipes, community message boards, expert advice and tools to track eating and exercise.
1/3/2007 - CiN Weekly - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
30 tips for a better you in 2007
You know what would be perfect? If SparkPeople’s resident health and fitness expert Nicole Nichols could just follow you around, smacking greasy pizza out of your hand and reminding you that you didn’t eat breakfast or do any exercise today.
10/25/2006 - CiN Weekly - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
Get a trainer
With help from Jen Mueller, a fitness expert for the Cincinnati-based SparkPeople (a free online health and fitness resource), and advice from personal training accreditors, here are things to think about as you search for the perfect trainer.
10/10/2006 - MyFox Chicago - Chicago, IL ...read article
Man Helps Others Lose Weight For Free
An interview with SparkPeople Founder, Chris Downie and Chicago natives who have had success losing weight with SparkPeople.com "One man created a plan online to help others lose weight; it's an all-encompassing health and fitness program that's also absolutely free."
8/13/2006 - Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
Fitness venture gathers strength
Getting people talking gets people investing. At least that's what Chris Downie hopes. Downie, the owner of the Oakley online fitness company, SparkPeople Inc., has been getting plenty of calls lately. Some are from big media companies that want to tap into SparkPeople's 250,000 active members...
8/12/2006 - Evansville Courier & Press - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
Energy drinks fuel energetic debate
...An advising dietitian for the nutrition Web site SparkPeople.com, Hand said fitness enthusiasts e-mail her with questions about energy drinks. "They are wondering if they should drink them before, during or after workouts," Hand said. "I tell them the answer is none of the above"....
7/25/2006 - Fox 16 - Little Rock, Arkansas ...read article
Online Weight Loss
A new, free website is helping people win the battle with the bulge. Those who use the site say all you do is log on, become a member, you start getting motivated, and begin losing the weight. FOX16's Jennifer Akers shows us how the site works, and introduces us to a local woman who says it's the best weight loss tool out there, and she says, if she can lose the weight anyone can. The free website is called SparkPeople.com...
7/25/2006 - The Sun News - Myrtle Beach, Florida ...read article
Writing off the weight
The best weight-loss book might be the one you write yourself. Keeping a food journal is one of the keys to success for many people who have lost weight and maintained their healthy lifestyles, research shows...
7/12/2006 - CNET | News.com - World Wide Web ...read article
Weight loss site ventures into social networking
SparkPeople.com, a site that offers advice on weight loss, nutrition and exercise, announced Wednesday that it has launched a social-networking service that will let people interact and participate in community groups.
7/9/2006 - WYFF News 4 - Greenville, South Carolina ...read article
Carol's Blog: Check Out SparkPeople.com
I just found a Web site that I REALLY like. And it's free! It's called Sparkpeople.com. I found it while I was searching for a body mass index calculator.
6/27/2006 - The Wichita Eagle - Wichita, Kansas ...read article
Diner's diary
Whether you're trying to lose weight, make over your menu or track trends, when it comes to food journaling, you are what you write. The best weight-loss book might be the one you write yourself...
6/27/2006 - FitFare.com - World Wide Web ...read article
Online Weight Loss
You know how to shed those excess pounds, everyone does, but you just don’t know how to put it into practice. Or you know and just can’t seem to keep yourself motivated for any sustainable period of time...
6/27/2006 - Bay News 9 - Tampa Bay, Florida ...read article
Extras on the Web: SparkPeople.com
"I've reviewed a lot of weight loss sites, and this one seems to make the most sense... SparkPeople can provide the spark you might need to create a new, healthier you."
-Al Ruechel Bay News 9 Anchor
Be sure to check out the video by clicking "View video now" below the SparkPeople homepage image.
4/11/2006 - WCPO TV - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
Diet Tricks
We've been asking our viewers for diet tricks and treats....and here's a great success story from Charlene Morrow of Cincinnati. Charlene has lost 27-pounds with the help of a free website. Sparkpeople.Com...
4/7/2006 - Associated Press - National ...read article
Non-runners test their soles with marathons
Marathon running is among America's most grueling competitive sports, and it's also our most democratic. Each year, thousands of amateur athletes get to take part in its championship competitions, complete with a cheering crowd at the finish line...
4/5/2006 - CiN Weekly - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
Calorie Cutting: 12 simple substitutions that are light on calories but still big on taste
Need an easy way to shed a few extra pounds? Remember this number: 500. Eliminate that many calories per day, and you can lose a pound a week. It seems like a huge amount. But Nicole Nichols, assistant editor of SparkPeople.com, says it's easy to do with a combination of moderate exercise and easy calorie substitutions...
3/21/2006 - New York Times - New York, New York ...read article
Hitting the Gym, Not the Vending Machine, on the Road
Some wellness programs are so adapted to frequent travelers that they do not even require their presence. SparkPeople.com, for example, offers 24-hour Internet access to personal trainers and nutritional guidance...
3/8/2006 - CiN Weekly - Cincinnati, Ohio ...read article
10 tips for healthy goals
Nicole Nichols, an expert at SparkPeople.com, a free weight loss and fitness Web site designed to help people transition from dieting to living a healthy lifestyle, gives us her tips for creating and keeping healthy goals of all kinds...
1/5/2006 - Sound Money Tips - Blogosphere ...read article
Tip For Saving On A Weight Loss Program
Every year, two of the most common New Year’s resolutions among Americans are losing weight and saving money. Here’s a way to tackle both goals at once: SparkPeople.com, a leading diet and health website, just announced...
1/4/2006 - Media Life Magazine - World Wide Web ...read article
Fatties, without a
What's different this year, according to Hitwise, is a surge in visits to sites that advocate healthy, balanced eating and exercise. Visits to fad sites, particularly no-carb and low-carb ones, were down. For instance, hits at exercise-advocating site SparkPeople (www.sparkpeople.com) were up 148 percent compared to the same week in 2004...
12/30/2005 - ClickZ Network - World Wide Web ...read article
Diet Site's New Year Resolution: Ad-Supported
Online diet site SparkPeople.com has begun offering its premium services for free. The site plans to bring in advertisers rather than continue to charge membership fees...
12/30/2005 - CDNet | News.com - World Wide Web ...read article
Dieting in the Digital Age
You've finally polished off that delicious plate of Christmas cookies and fruitcake with a bottle of eggnog, just in time to start the new year with a post-holiday diet and fitness plan...
7/15/2005 - Cincinnati Post - Cincinnati, OH ...read article
Online wellness firm wants to ignite employee fitness
Today, Downie, 35, is the sole owner of SparkPeople.com, an Oakley-based business founded in 2000 that specializes in corporate wellness programs delivered online...
7/11/2005 - Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati, OH ...read article
Body and Mind: Hot News
Too shy: A third of people polled by Cincinnati-based SparkPeople.com said they were too embarrassed or hindered by their weight to go to a gym. Christie Hadley, a certified personal trainer and spokeswoman for the site, offers the tips for setting up a home-based workout instead...
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5/22/2006-7/7/2006 - Which "diet" dilemma do you struggle with? ...read summary
8/29/05-9/5/05 - How much "me" time do you get? ...read summary
9/5/05-9/12/05 - I measure progress without the scale by... ...read summary
9/12/05-9/19/05 - How will you celebrate reaching your goal weight? ...read summary
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3/18/2007 - CTV- Canada AM - Canada
Workout Websites
1/29/2007 - Fox 12 - Oregon
Surfing with Steph- SparkPeople.com
6/18/2006 - 55 WKRC - Cincinnati, Ohio
Managing Your Medications: Obesity
7/7/2005 - WLW-AM Radio - Cincinnati, OH
SparkCincinnati at half way mark for 2005 15 million minute challenge.
5/3/2005 - WKRC Channel 12 - Cincinnati, OH
SparkPeople and YMCA Launch Corporate Fitness Challenge.
5/2/2005 - WKRC (12), WSTR (64), WLWT (5) - Cincinnati, OH
SparkPeople and YMCA Launch Corporate Fitness Challenge.
4/21/2005 - WXIX Fox 19 - Cincinnati, OH
SparkPeople Hosts Open House for New Office.
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