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Want to Know Your Biggest Loser HealthScore?

Posted on Jan 13th 2010 12:00PM by Bev Sklar
The Biggest Loser Know Your Number HealthScoreLast night, "The Biggest Loser's" Dr. Huizenga told 27-year-old Ashley she was really 57 years old on the inside, rattling fans and contestants alike. Then most of us probably sat there ruminating about our own biological age fed by imperfect diet and fitness habits.

Wonder no more. You don't have to be a contestant to tap into this kind of high tech wellness technology -- The Biggest Loser Know Your Number HealthScore kits are on sale now if you fork over $89.99. Each test kit collects a private questionnaire about your health, your measurements, blood pressure and even a finger prick blood sample. Within three weeks you'll know your HealthScore and receive custom advice to improve your health. Too bad they don't throw in a "my biological age is ..." t-shirt. But for a majority of Americans, that's a good thing.

Nothing like high risk for heart disease, diabetes or stroke to get you on the treadmill, right? Motivation comes in all forms, and if a brutally-older HealthScore gets you to sidestep the nachos and stay in the gym, then the $89.99 is worth it. For doctor-phobes, it may be easier hearing bad news from BioSignia instead of a finger-waving white coat wielding a cold stethoscope. It is, however, recommended you come clean and share all results with your personal physician, so he or she can follow up with you.

Like "The Biggest Loser" premiere weigh-ins, it's smart to establish a baseline of your own health risks to better plan solutions. Or maybe you're in terrific shape and intend to frame the results.

Either way, preventive health should be the anchor to everyone's personal health reform. But until your score arrives, check out these hot winter workouts.

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