<p>Go Mathmom!</p>
<p>Not anywhere near the pace/distance of some of you, but tonight I managed 3.2 miles in just under 40 minutes, alternating walking and jogging. I had been letting myself off the hook for a while and just doing 20 minutes, but D and I are doing a 5K in September and I was kind of worried that I would fade out toally at the end, but the whole thing was fine.</p>
<p>Finishing with a bowl of watermelon for dinner.</p>
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<p>drooling with jealousy!</p>
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<p>You’ve got me smoked! The 40 minute barrier remains elusive for me… :)</p>
<p>^^^ Me too!</p>
<p>Good job, everyone.</p>
<p>I have been devouring watermelon. I am still salting it. I seem to need that with as much as I’m sweating in this weather.</p>
<p>[Don’t</a> Hate Her Because She Finds Time for the Workout - WSJ.com](<a href=“Don't Hate Her Because She Finds Time for the Workout - WSJ”>Don't Hate Her Because She Finds Time for the Workout - WSJ)</p>
<p>Don’t Hate Her for Being Fit
More Moms Squeeze in Workouts as ‘Me’ Time; Playground Pilates, ‘To Fro’ Dresses</p>
<p>Perform Better has their end of summer sale going on now through the end of September… great deals online…</p>
<p>Nice article, BC.</p>
Makes me wonder who is watching her kids when she plugs in those three workouts a day, & how much household help she has.
<p>Loving P90X, especially Kenpo and Yoga. Have never done them before but am finding my inner asian ( my husband is half Japanese). 
I swear am losing inches but only a few pounds, will have to cut my calories again…</p>
<p>No, how you look and feel is more important than how much you weigh.
If you are losing inches but not pounds, you are putting on muscle which weighs more than fat.</p>
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<p>It’s a WSJ article so of course they talked about a few companies that could benefit from this market segment. Our new outlet mall has a Reebok Store, Nike Store, Saucony Store, Under Armour Store, Columbia Sportswear Store, Converse Store, New Balance Outlet and Puma Store. That’s a lot of stores dedicated to fitness apparel and I’d guess that these places are doing reasonably well, even in the current economic downturn.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t mind seeing a comparable article about men (especially older) and how they fit things in.</p>
<p>I wonder if it is the same couple factories making the clothing for all those stores.
Given the rate of obesity in the US, are all the customers actually using the apparel to exercise or do they just like the stretchy waistbands?
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<p>I can say personally that I wear that type of clothing basically all day everyday. I’m laying here in bed right now wearing Under Armour apparel and I just woke up a few minutes ago. It is my normal wardrobe.</p>
<p>Also, I saw an article yesterday about the least active countries. Believe it or not, the United States was not in the worst 25 in the world. Malta was #1 at 71.9% inactive. Meanwhile the USA fell in there with 41% inactive…</p>
<p>I’m wearing Nike shorts and my new Sublimated Running shirt along with my New Balance trail runners in the office. When I was at the Nike Store, I’d say that it was about 2/3rds fitness people and 1/3rd fashion people. I didn’t get a good read on the people in the New Balance store because they had floor to ceiling shelves with merchandise on them.</p>
<p>Perhaps I need to do more research there.</p>
<p>The Nike shirts that I have are made in factories all over the place. China, Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico and other places. The New Balance shoes are made in the US - they have five factories in the US. The CEO went in front of Congress to talk about making apparel in the US during the Olympic uniforms flap. I don’t think that any tech gear is made in the US. I also don’t think that it would cost that much more to make tech gear in the US.</p>
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<p>I think that the US is polar on exercise and activity. A lot of people do a lot and a lot of people do nothing.</p>
<p>That’s great to hear Hops!
I buy most of my stuff from REI, I am fairly active, ( or t least I was until my knee decided to bother me), I don’t like to have to stop and change my clothes from"good" clothes to " play" clothes. I also find that if I am wearing something that is comfortable with good shoes it s easier to build more activity into my day. I can do quad stretches when standing in line at the bank if I have my yoga pants on, but I wouldn’t in my Ellen Tracy silk suit.
( of course it is also easier to rationalize the need for a scoop of gelato if I am wearing stretchy clothes than if I am wearing something that made me hold my breath to zip up)</p>
<p>Malta may be less active but males have a greater chance of reaching 65 than in USA and they have way more hospital beds.
[url=<a href=“http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/Malta/United-States/Health]NationMaster”>http://www.nationmaster.com/compare/Malta/United-States/Health]NationMaster</a> - Health stats: Malta vs United States<a href=“and%20probably%20fewer%20lulemon%20outlets”>/url</a></p>
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<p>Overall statistics can be quite misleading on subpopulations. The more interesting questions is in what the statistics of lululemon customers are. Or, for more fun, we can look at the Running USA survey:</p>
<p>Typical U.S. Female Runner</p>
<p>Demographics:</p>
<pre><code>Average Age: 38.5
63.2% Married
78.2% College educated
70.3% Earn a household income of $75,000+
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<p>Running History:</p>
<pre><code>Average number of years running: 9.9 years
Average number of running events participated in during the last 12 months: 7.2 events
51.8% have completed 1 marathon or more in their lifetime
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<p>Running Routine:</p>
<pre><code>70.4% Run/Jog 4+ hours each week
77.7% run 12 months a year
Average number of days run per week: 4.0
Average number of miles run per week: 21.9
66.1% describe themselves as ‘Frequent/Fitness Runners’
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<p>Running Preferences:</p>
<pre><code>Favorite race distance is the Half-Marathon (39.0%)
Interested in entering next year: Half-Marathon (77.0%), 5K (57.3%), 10K (56.0%), Marathon (43.3%)
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<p>Motivation:</p>
<pre><code>Primary motivation to start running: For Exercise (25.0%), Weight Concerns (14.5%), Needed a New Challenge (9.3%)
Motivation to continue to run: Staying in Shape (76.8%), Staying Healthy (74.2%), Relieving Stress (64.4%)
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<p>Product Preferences:</p>
<pre><code>Average number of running shoes purchased in last 12 months: 2.9 pairs
Last running shoes purchased: ASICS (26.4%), Brooks (16.6%), Saucony (14.2%)
65.3% spent $90+ on their running shoes and 47.9% purchased their running shoes at a specialty running store
Favorite brands of running apparel: Nike (64.8%), Under Armour (45.7%), Champion (34.3%), adidas (30.7%)
80.4% spent $100+ on running apparel in the last 12 months and 59.6% purchased running apparel at a specialty running store
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<p>Health:</p>
<pre><code>Average Weight: 137.6 lbs
Average Height: 65.01 inches / 5 feet, 5 inches
Average Body Mass Index (BMI): 22.9
40.9% are content with their weight
42.3% are content with their fitness level
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<p>Typical U.S. Male Runner</p>
<p>Demographics:</p>
<pre><code>Average Age: 43.6
71.0% Married
76.2% College educated
76.0% Earn a household income of $75,000+
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<p>Running History:</p>
<pre><code>Average number of years running: 14.2 years
Average number of running events participated in during the last 12 months: 8.7 events
66.5% have completed 1 marathon or more in their lifetime
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<p>Running Routine:</p>
<pre><code>75.1% Run/Jog 4+ hours each week
80.9% run 12 months a year
Average number of days run per week: 4.3
Average number of miles run per week: 27.2
58.9% describe themselves as ‘Frequent/Fitness Runners’ and 30.8% as ‘Serious Competitive Runners’
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<p>Running Preferences:</p>
<pre><code>Favorite race distance is the Half-Marathon (35.2%)
Interested in entering next year: Half-Marathon (70.4%), 5K (57.1%), 10K (55.0%), Marathon (53.2%)
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<p>Motivation:</p>
<pre><code>Primary motivation to start running: For Exercise (22.4%), Weight Concerns (13.6%), Competed in School and Never Stopped (11.3%)
Motivation to continue to run: Staying in Shape (75.2%), Staying Healthy (71.1%), Having Fun (62.0%)
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<p>Product Preferences:</p>
<pre><code>Average number of running shoes purchased in last 12 months: 3.2 pairs
Last running shoes purchased: ASICS (25.1%), Brooks (15.8%), Nike (14.0%)
58.6% spent $90+ on their running shoes and 40.5% purchased their running shoes at a specialty running store
Favorite brands of running apparel: Nike (57.3%), Under Armour (40.4%), ASICS (32.2%), adidas (31.2%)
77.0% spent $100+ on running apparel in the last 12 months and 63.0% purchased running apparel at a specialty running store
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<p>Health:</p>
<pre><code>Average Weight: 172.9 lbs
Average Height: 70.46 inches / 5 feet, 10 ½ inches
Average Body Mass Index (BMI): 24.4
45.2% are content with their weight
44.3% are content with their fitness level
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<p>There are also two additional surveys by different running organizations. The statistics are reasonably consistent. What I found interesting is that 50-60 percent of runners have household incomes over $100,000.</p>
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<p>So if we recommend to our children that they become runners and they follow our advice, will it then follow that as adults 50-60% of them will be part of households with income over $100,000? ;)</p>
What I found interesting is that 50-60 percent of runners have household incomes over $100,000
I would believe that. I think when you are organized and set goals you are able to be more financially successful and also to be able to see a need to prioritize fitness in your week.
However for most of his life H has made under six figures, but he is fit because he has a pretty physical job. ( he doesn’t run though, for aerobic exercise he walks, rollerblades & skis)
I’ve been getting my sport shoes at zappos.
I have kind of weird feet and while I have gone to lots of athletic shoe stores, they are really only able to carry limited stock, and I didn’t want to buy a pair just so I wouldn’t have to keep shopping.
At zappos I carefully read the reviews, ordered a few pair and kept the ones that fit.