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Slightly heavy teens increase their risk of heart disease later…
Posted by: | CommentsI have been following Dr. Pam Popper, a naturopath from Columbus, Ohio, and was moved to write this post about a study she brought to my attention, that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Here it is.
Overweight teenagers, even those on the high side of normal, are at increased risk of developing heart disease in adulthood, even if they outgrow their weight problems, according to a recent study. There’s a full article here.
For every 1 point increase in BMI, increases the risk of heart disease by 12%. Even those kids slightly overweight are at risk, which means that slightly overweight youth compound the overweight problem instead of obese children alone.
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St. Patrick’s Day Fitness Tips
Posted by: | CommentsI took a look at what our friends on the Emerald Isle might be doing for fitness and ran across this testament to staying fit through the winter months. Take a look, listen to the benefits and then ask yourself if you’re letting your fitness decline because it’s cold or rainy outside.
No need to suffer in the Cleveland snow for a workout (although you can get some amazing amounts of calories burned up outside), visit the best Cleveland fitness boot camp for a free two-week test drive. With spring just around the corner, you’ll want to experience how quickly those pounds can drop!
Have a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day!
Does this motivate you?
Posted by: | CommentsI know what motivates me and how I can motivate my clients to work harder and push themselves beyond their expectations. I ran across this video from “The Biggest Loser” TV reality show and wanted to share it with you to get your opinion.
Does this form of motivation work for you? Maybe it does.
Do you think it has a place in a trainer’s repertoire?
Is this how you imagine personal trainers to be?
I know what I think, but I want to hear from you. Take a look and post your comments.
Even Being a Little Overweight is Risky for Health
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Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine published a meta-analysis of 19 studies that included data on 1.5 million adults. Body mass index (BMI), which the CDC uses as a gauge for obesity, and death was tracked from five to 28 years. Smokers and those with cardiovascular disease were not included in the study.
BMI works this way (for more details visit CDC.gov):
-Under 24.9 is considered normal weight
-25+ is overweight
-30+ is obese
-40+ is morbidly obese
What they found was women with 22.5-24.9 BMI had the lowest death rate. Overweight adults (25 to 29.9 BMI) had a 13.9% increased risk of death. For those with a BMI of 30 to 39.9, they had an increased death rate ranged from 44-88% higher depending on level of obesity. Morbidly obese individuals were 2.5 x more likely to die than those with ideal BMI (22.5-24.9).
What this means is that a person really needs to “mind the store” or should I say, “mind the storage.” Even being 10-15# overweight can increase your risk of death almost 15%. Excess body fat produces higher levels of the sex hormone estrogen in women and testosterone in men, which leads to various cancers. Keep thinking of ways to reduce excess body weight, which are best modified through nutrition and physical exertion. Even in the dead of winter, for those in cold climates, you can perform workouts at home if necessary.
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The Anti-Sitting Workout
Posted by: | CommentsI just finished a 40-minute intense interval workout that I can already feel in it my rear end! You see, with Christmas break and my need to sit and study, plan, work at my desk, sit and gab with family for the holidays and lay around to get over a virus, which is pretty much gone, I’ve been doing, well, a lot of sitting.
I'm tired of acting like a fat cat. Gotta get up and move!
I’m really tired of sitting. Know what I mean? I have to move a lot, which makes me somewhat “ADD” when I have to sit at my desk for more than 1.5 hours.
So, let me tell what I did so that it might inspire you to burn off the holiday calories and sedentary tendencies. If you’re sitting extra and eating more, then you need to fit in more exercise to burn off the collecting flubber. 
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