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ThatsFit.ca Healthy Living Book Giveaway

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1. ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to enter and to win a prize, you must be a legal resident of Canada (excluding Quebec) who is at least sixteen (16) years of age or older. You are not eligible if you are (a) an employee, contractor, shareholder, officer, director, agent, or representative of AOL Canada Inc. (the "Sponsor"), Random House of Canada, or their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, or suppliers of materials or services related to the administration of this contest or (b) a member of the immediate family (defined as spouses, children, siblings or parents, regardless of where they reside) or household of any of the above individuals.

2. HOW TO ENTER
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. ThatsFit.ca Healthy Living Book Giveaway (the "Contest") begins at 10:00:01 AM ET on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 and ends on Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 11:59:59 PM ET (the "Contest Period"). To enter, go to http://www.thatsfit.ca/2009/10/14/healthy-living-book-contest/ (the "Contest Website") during the Contest Period and follow the instructions on the Contest Website to complete and submit your entry. Any automated, programmed, scripted, robotic or similar entry mechanisms are prohibited. Sponsor will not be responsible for illegible, incomplete, lost, misdirected, garbled, or late entries which will be void. By entering the Contest, participants agree to be bound by these official contest rules (the "Official Rules"). Limit: One entry per person and per email address; additional entries will be void.

3. DRAWING
On or about Wednesday, November 11, 2009, a random draw will be conducted from all entries received. Potential winner may be contacted via email and may be asked to provide their full name, age and mailing address within a specified time period. If a potential winner does not respond within the timeframe stated in the notification email, the potential winner may be disqualified, and the Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place at random from all entries received during the Entry Period. To be declared a winner, each selected entrant must first correctly answer without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by email. Each selected entrant may also be required to complete and return to Sponsor, the Declaration and Release described in Rule 6 below. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

4. PRIZES
Grand Prizes: There are two (2) Grand Prizes available to be won consisting of one (1) copy of each of the following Random House of Canada books:

• The Hormone Diet by Natasha Turner
• Knockout by Suzanne Somers
• Eating Well, Living Well by Richard Béliveau and Denis Gingras
• Eating Pomegranates by Sarah Gabriel
• The Antioxidant Prescription by Bryce Wylde
• Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels

Approximate retail value: One hundred and seventy-five dollars ($175).

Prizes are not transferable and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, whether in cash or otherwise, except at the Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equivalent monetary value if a prize, or any part of a prize, cannot be awarded as described for any reason. Prizes will only be delivered to verified winners. A selected entrant may be disqualified and an alternate entrant may be selected if: (a) the selected entrant cannot be reached within five (5) business days of the draw; (b) any prize/prize notification is returned as undeliverable; (c) the selected entrant fails to prove eligibility or otherwise comply with these Official Rules; or (d) the selected entrant fails to answer the skill-testing question correctly or to return any required Declaration and Release (defined below) within the specified deadline. Any such alternate entrant must qualify as a winner in the same manner. Limit: One (1) prize per person and per household.

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Without limiting the release provided in Rule 6 above, and for greater certainty, Releasees will not be liable for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, whether caused by Contest Website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or by any technical or human error which might occur in the processing of entries; (b) the theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries of the Contest Website; (c) any problems with, or technical malfunctions of, telephone or cable networks, or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs; (d) any failure of any email to be received by or from the Sponsor for any reason, including but not limited to traffic congestion on the Internet or any website or combination thereof; (e) any damage to a participant's or other person's system occasioned by participating or downloading materials in this Contest; or (f) any damage, loss or injury resulting from the winners acceptance, use and/or misuse of a prize. Entrants assume all liability for injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participation in this Contest, or the use or misuse of any prizes awarded therein.

8. RIGHT TO TERMINATE
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All decisions of the Sponsor shall be final in all matters relating to this Contest. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, municipal and local laws. Void where prohibited. Sponsor reserves the right to modify these Official Rules at any time in any way it deems necessary or appropriate without materially affecting the terms and conditions of this Contest. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify from this Contest, or any future contest or other promotion conducted by Sponsor, any individual that it finds or believes to be not in compliance with these Official Rules, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or Contest Website; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANYONE TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THIS WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LAWFUL OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION UNDER CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD ANY SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Contest is now closed.



Enter for a chance to win a healthy living book pack!


Prize includes:

• The Hormone Diet by Natasha Turner

• Knockout by Suzanne Somers

• Eating Well, Living Well by Richard Béliveau and Denis Gingras

• Eating Pomegranates by Sarah Gabriel

• The Antioxidant Prescription by Bryce Wylde

• Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels


Entering couldn't be easier - just follow ThatsFitca on Twitter by 12AM ET on November 8th. Read the official sweepstakes rules here.

Don't have a Twitter account? Click here to sign up.





Contest is open to legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec).


Visit www.BooksBuzz.ca to find out about more books with buzz this fall.

For the first time since 1990, the weight-gain guidelines for pregnant women have changed. Well, not for all women -- just for those who are overweight.

Pregnant women with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 should limit their weight gain to 11 to 20 pounds, according to the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council. Previously, these women were advised they could safely gain up to 25 pounds over nine months.

Why the reduction? Because mounting evidence says that excessive weight gain is linked to a number of health problems for both mother and baby. Gestational diabetes and the life-threatening blood-pressure problem called pre-eclampsia are possibilities for mom, and kids born to overweight moms are more likely to be overweight or obese themselves. Therefore, doctors are urged to counsel overweight women to lose weight prior to conceiving. About 55 percent of women of childbearing age are either overweight or obese.

The guidelines for women with a body mass index under 30 do not change. Underweight women, with a BMI of less than 18.5, should gain 28 to 40 pounds during pregnancy; normal-weight women, with a BMI of 24.9 or lower, should gain 25 to 35 pounds; and overweight women, with a BMI of 25 to 29.9, should gain 15 to 25 pounds.

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It seems like such a simple, small step: Drink more water. But it's often a difficult one for people -- people who might be kinda fond of their pop addiction, for instance. But being properly hydrated really is an important part of being fit.

For one, water quenches your thirst, making you less likely to reach for that soft drink. As they're saying over at Livestrong, where more than 11,000 members have dared to sip more H2O, water also helps flush away toxins and replenish muscles.

And since being even mildly dehydrated can make you tired and headache-y, drinking plenty of water can ensure you have enough energy for your workout every day.

French women don't get fat, that much we know. In fact 5 percent of French women are actually underweight.

But, explains Bethany Sanders of That's Fit in this post, they're far more likely than women in other European countries to worry about that number on the scale.

In fact, a study out of France's National Institute of Demographics says women in countries like Belgium, Spain and Portugal are more likely to be overweight. But interestingly, those same women are more likely to perceive themselves as thin.

In short: You might be overweight by BMI standards, but it's comparing yourself to your girlfriends that makes you feel fat or thin. "If a French person who feels fat were to go to the United States, he probably wouldn't feel fat any more," study author Thibaut de Saint Pol told AFP in an interview. He thinks that French women are under enormous pressure by French men to be thin. Unlike other European countries, French men fall solidly in the "normal" (and not overweight) category, on average.

That's Fit's Ashley Neglia learns it's not just her haphazard gym schedule that is keeping her arms from being Michelle Obama-tastic.

According to a new study, oral contraception can limit lean muscle mass.

Exercise physiologist Chang Woock Lee from Texas A&M University found that women on birth control may develop 40 percent less muscle mass than women who are not on the pill.

Curious to know how celebrities squeeze fitness into their daily lives? That's Fit's expert on all things fitness, Fitz, sits down with the stars and digs out their great and not-so-great methods for staying healthy.

Olympic swimmer Dara Torres is more fit at 40 than she was at 20, and if you think you can't be über fit too, you should definitely read on. Dara is the perfect example of what exercise can do for you. Here is what the new face of the Got Milk? campaign and author of "Age is Just a Number" has to say about the new book, her body and motherhood.

Fitz: What's your favorite part about being so fit?

Dara: I love the way it makes me feel and how I look.

Fitz: Are you ever critical of your physique?

Dara: Yes, I have my weak parts on my body, but we all have our problem parts. I would like a better rear end!

Fitz: You recently flashed a group of reporters while promoting the Got Milk? campaign. Why?

Curious to know how celebrities squeeze fitness into their daily lives? That's Fit's expert on all things fitness, Fitz sits down with the stars and digs out their great and not-so-great methods for staying healthy.

Marilu Henner has made the transition from hard partying Taxi actor to bestselling author of health and wellness books. The busy Hollywood star, who still finds time to grace the small and large screens (she guest starred on NBC's recent ER finale and spent time on Celebrity Apprentice last year), divulges what she loves most about herself and talks about her progression from fat to fit -- she shed 54 pounds and has kept it off for 21 years.

Fitz: You've gone from actress to passionate health advocate. Tell me about this evolution.

Marilu: I used to be a terrible Chicago-style eater. I had a diet heavy in all sorts of meat, and I would starve all day to eat half a gallon of ice cream at night. I smoked, I was fat, constipated and had pimples too.

Fitz: That lifestyle is typical of so many people. How did you manage to look like such a hottie on "Taxi."

This week Fitz, the fitness expert over at That's Fit, suggests which of the 168 hours of our week we should devote to working out.

Q: Hi Fitz. Quick question: I'm 37 and trying to get in better shape. I've already started eating better and exercising, but I don't know exactly how much I should do. I'm busy, but I can make a decent amount happen based on your recommendations. Thanks for the help, Angel

A: Hi Angel. Great question. I was just talking about this today at a speaking engagement, so I'll tell you what I told that large group I held captive. I believe when you hear my answer you'll be shocked at how little you're actually being asked to do.