IDEA Fitness Journal reports this month that dispite a faltering economy, experts forecast continued success within the fitness industry. According to repors from industry market research firm IBISWorld, consumers are expected to continue to pursue improvements in health and fitness. IBISWorld suggests that fitness facilities will experience a 3.2% growth in 2010, with revenues of $25.09 billion. No matter the condition of the economy, research tells us that people want to feel good about themselves, even when times are tough.
Diabetes -
In the US, 23.7 million people live with diabetes. In 2009, $113 billion was spent on diabetes. If current trends continue, the number of people living with diabetes could nearly double and spending could almost triple in the next 25 years. "If we don't change our diet and exercise habits or find new, more effective and less expensive ways to prevent and treat diabetes, we will find ourselves in a lot of trouble as a population," stated lead study author Elber Huang, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago.
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