National Survey Reveals 90 Percent of Adults Want More Life Balance in 2008
January 07 2008 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
With all that life demands, it�s no wonder Americans are
overscheduled, overcommitted and overwhelmed. In fact, according to
a new national survey commissioned by ConAgra Foods, 90 percent of
adults want to lead more balanced lives in the New Year; however,
only 21 percent think it�s achievable. What�s more, an estimated 60
percent of Americans who make New Year's resolutions break them
within three months.1 ConAgra Foods is serving up a solution to
help people stay true to their activity, nutrition and well-being
resolutions. The company today announced a new program called Start
Making Choices� - Your Plan for a Balanced LifeTM, a free, online
resource to help consumers create a customized and sustainable plan
to achieve balance. ConAgra Foods is giving Americans the
information and interactive tools they need to make simple changes
in their diet, their activity level and well-being that can help
lead to a more balanced life. Based on three universal components
of a balanced life � nutrition, activity and well-being � Start
Making Choices empowers people to create a personalized plan that
fits into their daily lives. The new initiative was developed with
Dr. James Rippe, a Harvard-trained cardiologist, pioneer in
lifestyle medicine and author of Your Plan for a Balanced Life, the
companion book to the Start Making Choices program. �Between
personal trainers and crash diet programs, New Year�s resolutions
can be expensive � and short-lived,� said Dr. Rippe. �Start Making
Choices is free, and it allows you to work at your own pace and
integrate small changes over time that will ultimately help to get
your life more in balance.� Adopting the nutrition and physical
activity recommendations outlined in the USDA�s MyPyramid, Start
Making Choices helps consumers focus on total health by adding
well-being to the equation. �We know that life balance means more
than just physical health,� said Dr. Al Bolles, executive vice
president of Research, Quality & Innovation at ConAgra Foods.
�In fact, more than a third of survey respondents rated
relationships as the most important part of their overall health.
Start Making Choices differs from other programs because its
combined focus on nutrition, activity and well-being allows
consumers to truly achieve balance in their lives, which translates
into sustainability.� The Balanced Life Index Taking the Balanced
Life Index (BLI) assessment, developed in partnership with Dr.
Rippe and based on scientific research, is the first step to
finding balance. People can visit StartMakingChoices.com to take a
science-based survey, exclusive to the program, to determine their
current balance status. Based on each individual�s BLI score, Start
Making Choices will provide a customized Balanced Life Plan to help
users achieve their personal goals. The plan is personalized with
food plans, activities and tips for optimizing a sense of
well-being that are easily incorporated into daily life. By
following the Balanced Life Plan, consumers can track and improve
their BLI to impact their overall health. With the Start Making
Choices program, consumers can download wellness podcasts, register
for newsletters and recipe makeovers, and design a plan for a
Balanced Life� that�s quick, easy and personalized � and free!
Visit StartMakingChoices.com for more information. About Start
Making Choices Start Making Choices is a free program designed to
help consumers achieve balance in their lives. It focuses on three
universal components of a balanced life � nutrition, activity and
well-being. The online resources and tools were developed
exclusively by ConAgra Foods and Dr. James Rippe, a Harvard-trained
cardiologist, author and pioneer in lifestyle medicine. About
ConAgra Foods ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) is one of North
America's leading packaged food companies, serving grocery
retailers, as well as restaurants and other foodservice
establishments. Popular ConAgra Foods consumer brands include:
Banquet, Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Healthy Choice, Hebrew
National, Hunt's, Marie Callender's, Orville Redenbacher's,
Reddi-wip, PAM and many others. For more information, please visit
ConAgraFoods.com. About Rippe Lifestyle Institute Founded by James
M. Rippe, M.D., Rippe Lifestyle Institute is one of the leading
research, communication and health promotion organizations in the
world. Through research, publishing and partnering in health
promotion and disease prevention projects, the various divisions
and two locations of the Rippe Lifestyle Institute are helping
empower people to lead healthier lifestyles with the passion,
commitment and performance that have made RLI a leading authority
on lifestyle and health. 1 Prevention Magazine Survey, January 2007
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