A new study finds that when people have monthly personal contact with a weight-loss professional, they’re able to keep off more weight.
The study also found that people using an interactive Website were more likely to maintain their weight loss than people who didn’t.
“Two and a half years after weight loss, the personal contact group had [...]
A poll was taken for the latest issue of Money Magazine (February 2009). The statistics might interest you.
When people were asked the question of what they were willing and unwilling to give up in this down economy, 1,383 respondents gave some interesting answers. I have also agreed or disagreed and left a small comment.
Not [...]
Exercise may help improve fatigue caused by cancer and its treatments, new research says.
“A lot of time, the medical response to patients is that they should expect to be fatigued, that it is a normal side effect. If patients are told that fatigue is just a side effect and to accept it, what they [...]
IHRSA (International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association) offers these tips on how to get the most out of your health club membership in 2009:
(1) Make sure you haven’t overlooked any of the amenities your club offers. Ask for a “refresher” introductory tour to make sure you haven’t forgotten about any of the special perks your [...]
People who consistently engage in high levels of exercise over the long haul are the most successful at losing weight and keeping it off, a new study shows. Among a group of overweight men and women participating in an 18-month weight loss program, those who were still getting 75 minutes of exercise daily a year [...]
“Give a man a fish and he eats for a day,
Teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.”
My wife has a very close friend, Jill, who came from out of state to go though the Boot program. Five weeks into the program, and knowing that we only recently began deploying custom meals [...]
Dear members,
Last week, we finally launched our blog. There’s a blog for me, one
for Brad, one for Joel, and one for John. When I learned it was waiting
for a submission, I contemplated an opening post. I have been talking
to friends and thinking about how important it is to continue to
support each other in this difficult [...]
What if there were a tool that knew everything about the latest advances in exercise science AND knows who I am genetically?
When I say, “Who I am genetically” I mean,
* the nature of your unique structure,
* how susceptible I am to weight-gain and weight loss,
* what exercises work best for me from a results point [...]
Everyone has one. That is, a pattern of behavior that describes the manner in which you interact with food. Call it your Meal Life. The Meal Life of 21st century people the world over has three parts. When I say, parts, I mean that people adhere to a tradition of choosing their next meal based [...]
Dear friend,
These are strange times. Our son, Austin, graduates from college in 5 weeks at a time when lay-offs are the only job news. I have several friends with small businesses, everything from songwriters to contractors to cattle. they’re all worried. It’s hard to get our heads around something we’ve never seen before.
I am reminded [...]
