Americans who are unaware they have high cholesterol: 60.4%

Americans classified as “obese”: 60,000,000

American women between 20-74 who are considered obese: 33%

Persons living in Japan who are considered obese: 3.2%

Number of limbs amputated due to diabetic condition in 2004: 71,000

Life expectancy of a 40 year old, obese American man: 64 years old

Life expectancy in Tajikistan: 64.1

Cost of obesity in America, since 2001: $1,323,000,000,000 (trillions)

Cost of war in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001: $985,722,930,000 (billions)

Male body part the overwhelming majority of women cite as the biggest eye-catcher: Abs

Coronary heart disease deaths in 2006:  831,272

Stroke, accidents, flu, homicide, diabetes, AIDS, drug overdose, respiratory disease, dog attacks, suicide, terorrist attacks, hospital errors, colon cancer, leukemia, skin cancer, brain cancer, drunk driving  deaths combined: 714,376

Minimum number of deaths of coronary heart disease that were completely preventable : 415,500

Muscles in the human body: 650

Fattest state:  Mississippi

Fittest state: Colorado

Life expectancy in blue zones: 91

Calories in one pound of body weight: 3,500

Calories burned running one 10 minute mile: 128

Chili’s Quesadilla Explosion Salad:  1,400 calories, 90 grams of fat

Grams of fat in 1 stick of butter: 91

Average number of articles in a monthly men’s health magazine: 28

Average number of articles in a monthly men’s health magazine that have simply been reworded from a previous month: 21

Years added to average life expectancy as a result of daily exercise: 4

People who practice yoga in the US: 16 million

Average cost of a yoga session in the US: $12

Cost of a live yoga session on Share It Fitness: $5

People who buy exercise equipment and never use it: 45%

Diseases prevented by exercising 4 days a week:  Hundreds

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Matt

Co-Founder at Share It Fitness

Matt has been involved in the fitness industry for over 10 years and has worked with, and helped countless individuals improve their lives. After college, Matt started his fitness career working in the trenches as a personal trainer for a big corporate gym. It was here he saw how impersonal Big Fitness really was. Clients weren't people, they were just sales waiting to be made. After branching out and starting his own personal training business in San Diego, Matt soon developed the idea of Share It Fitness and started our (now highly successful) blog. A fitness junkie himself, Matt knows the importance of incorporating exercise into your life. When he isn't working at Share It Fitness, you can find Matt running, biking, taking yoga, or pumping iron around San Diego.

Latest posts by Matt (see all)

• The SUPER Superset Workout: Build Lean, Tight, and Defined Muscles - June 18, 2013
• Health Food Stores Aren’t Always so Healthy - June 13, 2013
• HIIT Workout Plan – Part 3 of 3 - June 12, 2013