H&FF Radio: Ideas for retirement readiness, health care, fitness

WASHINGTON (8/6/10)--Sunday's H&FF; Radio program offers information about using a fitness program that doesn't require gym membership, planning for a retirement that meets your financial and happiness requirements, making charitable contributions when times are tough, and using health clinics in a local retail store.

The show, which you also can hear later via the Internet, features Paul Berry, Washington, D.C., journalist and broadcaster, discussing these topics with special guests:

"You Are Your Own Gym." Mark Lauren, U.S. Special Operations fitness instructor, Tampa, Fla., outlines a fitness program anyone can do to get in better shape and live a healthier lifestyle--without a health club membership or special equipment.

"What Color is Your Parachute for Retirement?" John Nelson, retirement and life-stage planning speaker, and instructor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, offers help determining retirement readiness in terms of money, health, and happiness.

"Charitable Giving in Hard Times." Eileen Heisman, president/CEO of National Philanthropic Trust, author and speaker, Jenkintown, Pa., answers the question: Is philanthropy only for the rich--or can the average person make a difference?

"Health Care on Aisle 7--The Growing Phenomenon of Retail Clinics." Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, assistant professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and policy analyst at Rand, presents information about the types of patients served, care provided, and whether the clinics' claims are supported by evidence.

Home & Family Finance is a resource center for personal finance information at the Credit Union National Association (CUNA). The radio show is sponsored by CO-OP Network, the national credit union ATM network; Cabot Creamery Cooperative, maker of award-winning cheddar; and the Defense Credit Union Council and member credit unions, serving those who serve the country worldwide.

Home & Family Finance airs Sundays at 3 p.m. ET on the Radio America Network. The show also is carried on American Forces Radio Network. The one-hour program devoted to consumer finance issues is brought to you by America's credit unions and their 90 million members, and is presented by CO-OP Network.

CUNA and Radio America are podcasting Home & Family Finance through iTunes, Podcast Alley, Odeo, and other popular podcast library sites, as well as on Radio America and CUNA's websites.

For more information, read the three-part series "Expert Answers for Your 401(k)" and "Online Tool Makes Tracking Deductions a Snap" in the Home & Family Finance Resource Center.