Multivitamin Daily Vital

One of the Daily Vitals in the Locker Room is to remind Players (who want a reminder) to take a multivitamin each day. Our decision to include the vitamin Daily Vital is based on the general consensus in the medical community of the benefits of taking a daily multivitamin. A primary source for this consensus is a 2002 study by Harvard doctors published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, in which the authors recommend all adults take one multivitamin daily. Daily consumption of a multivitamin may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer and osteoporosis. It can also benefit women during pre-pregnancy and pregnancy.

However, with little regulation of the supplement industry, there are questions as to whether multivitamins are as advertised. The writer of an article on CNN yesterday mentioned a study by ConsumerLab, where a number of brands did not contain the amount of certain vitamins that were claimed or were contaminated with toxic substances.

With these concerns in mind, it becomes very important for each person to find the best multivitamin to take regularly. The CNN article contains two helpful links to PDFs: the first is a simple vitamin cheatsheet and the second lists 11 specific brands to avoid. For those who would like to get much more detailed information about recommended levels of vitamins to consume by age, by gender and for pregnancy, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies has published an in-depth PDF list of vitamin level recommendations.

Link to CNN article

Trophy Rooms Launch

We are proud to announce that we have launched the Trophy Room, the newest feature at introPLAY!

The Trophy Room is a collection of all the records, personal bests and milestones that you have accumulated on introPLAY. Now, each time you record a workout, you have a chance to earn a new trophy or improve upon a previously earned trophy. Collect trophies for working out more, achieving better performances or passing significant events during your introPLAY career.

Already, we have trophies for general hours of exercise, introPOINTS and running. We are constantly adding more categories and more trophies, so Players will have plenty of opportunities for new trophies. Let us know if you have any suggestions for new trophies or milestones.

You can find your Trophy Room by clicking on the “Profile” link at the top navigation bar and then clicking on “Trophy Room” in that section.

We hope you enjoy keeping track of your best performances using the Trophy Room at introPLAY!