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Re: 15 Web 2.0 Diet/Fitness Sites

SparkGuy — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:14:52 -0000

Thanks for the mention and link - we love helping people reach their health and other goals!

Chris/SparkGuy
SparkPeople Founder/CEO

Re: 2007/06/24/diettelevision/

SparkGuy — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:55:48 -0000

Thanks for the mention of SparkPeople! There was an extra comma in the url, so I'll quickly correct that for anyone interested:

According to Hitwise, SparkPeople is now the second largest diet-related site in terms of monthly site visits (it's the largest social-networking-based diet site). According to Comscore, SparkPeople now is the 4th or 5th largest site in the health category based on page views.

We are happy with these particular statistics because they mean our visitors are using the site an incredible amount to actually reach their goals!

I get member comments like this every day:

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Hi Sparkguy
Just dropped by to say thank you for a wonderful site. The day i found it is the best in my life.
I am halfway!!!!!!!!! Could never do it on my own
THANKS AGAIN
Keep on Sparking
Hugs
Patsy
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Good luck to everyone working to reach goals!

Chris/SparkGuy

Re: 2007/07/29/the-daily-plate/

SparkGuy — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:45:09 -0000

Hello Everyone!

If you are interested in the social networking diet/healthy lifestyle category, you might also want to check out SparkPeople.com

SparkPeople has well over 1 million members and 70 million page views per month with huge growth rates. Comscore ranks SparkPeople the 4th or 5th largest health site by page views and Hitwise ranks it the second largest diet site by site visits - with about 6 million total visits per month.

BUT, the best part is the large number of people making a healthy lifestyle change every day in our social networking community. Here's an example of the comments we get on a daily basis:

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THANK YOU! I wanted to let you know how much this site has helped me. I have been on every DIET on the market. I still have weight to lose, not sure how much, I decided not to set a final goal. I want to keep going until I feel healthy and look healthy. I have lost 56 pounds since starting on SPARKPEOPLE on January 15, 2007. But most importantly, I wanted to share some amazing numbers with you.
The first number is from 1/11/07 and second numbers 7/15/07
Total Cholestrol was 322 -- 191
My Tryglycerides 247 -- 98
HDL "Good" Chol. 67 -- 53
LDL "Bad" chols 206 -- 118

I am proud to say that this amazing decrease is NOT due to any medication, but to healthy eating and exercise. Which I would have never been able to do without SPARKPEOPLE. The support and motivation from members of my teams has helped me in so many ways.
THANK YOU for this wonderful site !
*****

Make your life an adventure!

Chris/SparkGuy
SparkPeople Founder & CEO