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Jim Martinez's Articles in Fitness

  • Health Benefits for Americans Part 1 - Is Consumer Driven Health the Answer?
    Fifteen percent of Americans do not have health benefits. And of that number, as many as 80 percent have at least one parent working full-time. They make too much money to qualify for government-sponsored health plans, but not enough to pay for private healthcare. And more still are turned down by health insurance companies because of age limits or ongoing medical conditions.
  • A Little Friendly Advice About Death, Taxes and Back Pain
    Consider this. 90 PERCENT of adults will need to see a doctor due to some problem with their back. And, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians, complaints of low back pain are the fifth most common reason for all visits to the doctor.