November
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If you are ready to dig deeper than you ever have in a workout – ready to push yourself harder than you have ever had to push before in a workout – if you want to see just how far you can push yourself both mentally and physically – if you want to get the body of your dreams in just 60 day and you are willing to work hard for it, then Beachbody’s Insanity is for you.  Insanity is a 60 day cardio based total body training program. Insanity brings total body training to a whole new level of extreme. At the end of 60 days you will have better endurance, slimmer legs, lower resting heart rate, faster cardiac response, and better body definition.

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Insanity not only challenges your body but also challenges your mind. You will pushed harder and challenged to dig deeper to reach your goals. Insanity will push you physically and mentally to the edge of your endurance.

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November
29

We all know that there’s a war between sexes on who are better drivers, men or women? And as men are claiming to be far better at the wheel the statistics are actually on the opposite side. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Report dated 2004 notes men being involved in 27,000 more fatal accidents, 432,000 more injury accidents and 1,369,000 more incidents with damaged property, resulting in total 1,828,000 more insurance claims filed by men in 2004 only. And since then the trend hasn’t changed.

And it’s hard to tell that the most risky drivers – men younger than 25 years old – are contributing to these statistics. These are actually men of all age groups.

As an insurance agent from Ohio, Brad Vermillion has stated: “Men are more aggressive in their very nature and pursue a riskier attitude when driving a car. You see a man not wearing a seat belt, speeding and driving under influence far more often than a woman. The amount of miles driven throughout the lifetime is also quite higher with men than with women, which of course means a greater risk of being involved in a traffic accident and filing an insurance claim. The less you drive the safer you are.”

A righteous question rises consequently, whether do insurance companies take into account the statistics provided by the NHTSA and other organizations? “Insurers know about such statistics very well and they are reflected in their pricing guidelines,” stated Vermillion. “A man will always pay a higher auto insurance premium than a woman, even if he lives in a safe area and has a perfect driving and credit record.”

But the overall trend has started to shift in recent years, making the gap between men and women smaller in what concerns auto insurance premiums. “The last couple of years have shown more and more women driving at longer distances and for more extended periods of time. This results from a wider access to cars among women and more intense and active lifestyle attitudes, forcing women to move around a lot more than in previous years,” states Dave Roush, CEO of Insurance.com. “Women spend more time behind the wheel and raise the stress levels, which inevitably results in more aggressive attitude from women on the road. This trend is only starting to take shape and it’s a matter of time to judge whether it will minimize the gap between men and women in what concerns auto insurance rates. But for now men are well ahead in this competition.”

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