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CINCINNATI, Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Health care professionals tend to underestimate a patient's willingness to discuss their weight and treatment options(1).  To help address this communication gap, the American College of Physicians Foundation has developed a Patient Centered Education guidebook and DVD called "Live Healthier – Weight Loss Options for Treating Obesity."  This tool was supported by funding from Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., (EES), a leader in bariatric and metabolic surgical solutions.

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The guidebook and video – available now at http://acpfoundation.org/materials-and-guides/video/videos-for-patients/weight-loss-options-for-treating-obesity.html  – are intended to help physicians and patients learn more about obesity and obesity treatment options, ultimately leading to weight-related conversations in the doctor's office.

"We're currently in an obesity epidemic.  More than 72 million Americans are struggling with obesity, a disease that can directly lead to health issues including type 2 diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, obstructive sleep apnea and many others," said Dr. Robert F. Kushner, M.D., Clinical Director of the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity and past president of The Obesity Society. "Primary care physicians play a vital role in a patient's weight loss journey, which starts with having frank discussions about available treatment options, including lifestyle modifications, medications and weight loss surgery."

Obesity is a complex disease with many causes, including social, cultural, and genetic factors. Many people affected by obesity have tried for years to lose weight without long-term success. Today there are many weight-loss options for those who suffer with obesity. Treatment options include tips for a healthy lifestyle, the importance of a lifelong commitment to healthy living as an integral part of any weight loss plan, prescription drugs, and weight loss surgery.  The guidebook includes an overview of obesity, its associated risks and available treatment options based on body mass index (BMI).

An accompanying DVD contains educational content brought to life by patient stories and commentary from leading physician experts, including:

Dr. Robert Kushner, Clinical Director of the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity and past president of The Obesity Society Dr. Christopher Still, Director of the Geisinger Obesity Institute, Medical Director, Center for Nutrition and Weight Management Dr. Robin Blackstone, President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Program.

About Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, the maker of the REALIZE Solution for bariatric and metabolic surgery, develops and markets advanced medical devices for minimally invasive and open surgical procedures, focusing on procedure-enabling devices for the interventional diagnosis and treatment of conditions in general and bariatric surgery, as well as gastrointestinal health, gynecology and surgical oncology. More information can be found at http://www.ethiconendosurgery.com or http://www.realize.com.

(1)  "Bariatric Surgery Study: Physician and Patient Data Summary Sheets." Harris Interactive Inc. April 2011.

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If approved by the FDA?a decision is expected by mid-April?the fat-battling drug Qnexa would be just the second prescription long-term weight-loss treatment available in the U.S. (the other, Xenical, was approved thirteen years ago). Meanwhile, a gray market of thinness has emerged, with medication for all sorts of maladies taken for their purported slimming side effects.

Revia
Supposed to be used for: Alcoholism, opiate addiction
How it sheds pounds: The body produces opioid-like substances in response to triggers like food. ReVia blocks the brain’s opioid receptors, taking the fun out of eating. ?I no longer desired chocolates or sweets,? wrote one ReVia patient at Askapatient.com who used the pill ?as a weight-loss experiment.?
Documented losses: 3.7 lbs in eight weeks, by women in a study at the University of Virginia Medical Center

Wellbutrin XL
Supposed to be used for: Depression, seasonal affective disorder
How it sheds pounds: By increasing the effectiveness of the body’s natural dopamine? a brain chemical associated with feelings of pleasure?Wellbutrin can decrease appetite. Depression patients sometimes push for Wellbutrin for this reason. ?I am now a happy and thinner woman,? noted one drugs.com user.
Documented losses: 12 lbs in eight weeks, as measured by a small U.S. study of overweight and obese women

Ritalin
Supposed to be used for:ADHD, narcolepsy
How it sheds pounds: Ritalin also curbs hunger via dopamine, by boosting levels of the neurotransmitter. Eating-disorder forums are filled with praise: One user compared the Ritalin experience to ?[being] like an Energizer bunny ? without fainting because I didn’t eat.?
Documented losses: 11% fewer calories were consumed by subjects on Ritalin in a Canadian study

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
Supposed to be used for: Female infertility, male hormone treatment
How it sheds pounds: Injections of this pregnancy hormone speed metabolism; it’s been used off-label for that purpose since the fifties, but has undergone a revival. Users often pair HCG with a severely low-calorie diet.
Documented losses: ?43 pounds total!? bragged one dieter to a Dallas TV station earlier this month

Phentermine
Supposed to be used for: Short-term weight loss only
How it sheds pounds: Phentermine triggers brain chemicals that control appetite. But the drug can be habit-forming, so doctors usually prescribe it for no more than six weeks. Wrote a poster on phentermine.com who’s been taking it for three years: ?If I’m off it for a few days, I gain weight.?
Documented losses: 17.6 lbs on average in twelve weeks, by women in a UCLA study

Topamax
Supposed to be used for: Certain seizures, migraines
How it sheds pounds: Some patients report that Topamax dulls taste buds. It dulls other things as well. ?I notice[d] tingling in my toes and feet,? said one user, who lost 80 pounds. ?Also I have terrible short-term memory loss.?
Documented losses: 16.4 lbs on average by patients in a study published in the journal Obesity

* Qnexa combines the active ingredients of Topamax and phentermine. After it was rejected by the FDA in 2010 owing to health risks, California doctors started giving the two drugs to patients separately, demonstrating Qnexa’s obesity-fighting potential and leading the advisory panel to decide this time around that the benefits outweigh the risks.

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26 February 2012 Last updated at 19:46 ET

With one in 30 of the UK population now classed as morbidly obese, the NHS is spending increasing amounts on weight-loss stomach surgery.

Figures released by the NHS Information Centre last week showed there had been a 30-fold increase in bariatric surgeries in a decade - up from 261 in 2000/01 to 8,087 in 2010/11.

While some NHS trusts continue to fund such surgeries for people with life-threatening obesity, others prefer to take a different approach.

In Leeds, teenager Emma Jane Money has recently undergone a gastric bypass operation.

She lost more than two stone in weight in the two weeks since the NHS paid for her to have the surgery at the private Thornbury hospital in Sheffield.

'Potentially dangerous'

The 16-year-old, who weighed more than 21st (133kg) before the operation, said she had tried to diet and exercise more but had been unable to lose weight on her own.

She told the BBC's Inside Out programme: "With constant images of rib cages and bones and bony elbows and things like that it is hard and people do get this idea in their head that this is what every person is meant to be.

"It's really hard when someone then looks at me and thinks 'they're not right, that's not normal'."

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Emma said she was "excited" about losing weight.

"I will get to wear all the new fashion trends with my friends. I will get to go anywhere and I don't have to worry about people saying things or judging me."

About 1% of patients die after weight-loss operations but consultant surgeon Roger Ackroyd, who operated on Emma, said the benefits of the surgery far outweighed the risks.

"It's extreme, it's potentially dangerous but it really does work," he said.

"People come to me and say... you are spending hard-earned taxpayers' money treating people who basically all they need to do is eat less and exercise more. That's a very valid argument.

"The only thing I would say is these people such as Emma would in time go on to need a hip replacement, knee replacement, she'll go on diabetic medication, she'll go on blood pressure medication and cancer is much more common in overweight people.

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Mandy Bennett is going through the Live Well programme

"If we can invest in this type of surgery now then it saves the NHS money in the long term."

In the East Riding of Yorkshire, people with a body mass index of more than 45 are being referred to a programme where they are given a personal trainer and nutrition advice.

Mandy Bennett, from Driffield, is one of nearly 50 patients signed up to the Live Well scheme and has lost three stone.

She said: "I have been maintaining my weight for three or four months now which is a big part of it. Learning to maintain your weight is as big an issue as losing the weight."

She said that without the help of her personal trainer she would "still be sat in front of the TV eating the wrong things, getting bigger, getting more unhealthy and probably not anywhere near as happy as I am".

Dr Tim Allison, NHS East Riding of Yorkshire's director of public health, said: "We have seen the number of surgical operations drastically go down by about 80%.

"The levels of bariatric surgery had been increasing quite considerably and we didn't have the services in place to give people the opportunity to have that dedicated six to nine months of intensive diet and physical activity.

"We felt it would be far better if we could put that in place rather than simply have people go forward to surgery.

"People shouldn't be desperate to have bariatric surgery, they should be desperate to change their life around and to work to lose weight."

Inside Out Yorkshire and Lincolnshire is broadcast on Monday 27 February on BBC One at 19:30 GMT and nationwide on the iPlayer for seven days thereafter.

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Salem Center in helps keep kids motivated

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By Jessica m. KANALAS

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Wellness and exercise were executive director Heather Young’s main motivators for creating the new Children’s Fitness Center at the Salem Community Center.

This new room opened Nov. 27, 2010, after minor construction to an existing room. It gives children age 6 to 12 a place to get physical and mental exercise.

Before the children’s room, the Salem Community Center had few options for such an age group. Those 12 and older were allowed to use the second-floor facility on their own, but anyone younger had to remain either with their parents in the common areas such as the basketball court or pool or be placed in day care while their parents worked out upstairs.

Young received a grant that allowed for the room to be remodeled and a new, one-year program to begin. STOMP (Surge To Optimum Max Power), a free program, was created and consisted of three 12-week sessions designed to improve the health, wellness and knowledge of the local youth.

“It wasn’t just about weight loss,” Young said. “We try to create the habit young.”

Children who participated met with trainers, kept a journal, received handouts on nutrition and were given prizes with their success as motivation.

Between Nov. 29, 2010, and Sept. 30, 2011, when the grant ended, 2,275 children visited the Children’s Fitness Center through the STOMP program. An additional 4,779 visits were made through programming and memberships, according to the center’s records.

“It’s amazing just seeing the kids in there exercising,” Young said.

Christa Hutton of Lisbon has been coming to the Salem Community Center for three years and said she loves the new addition. Hutton’s family would split up workouts because of the age issue. Christa, her husband Dan, or their daughter, Kelsie, 15, would have to stay home to watch the younger kids.

“Now, it’s a family event,” Christa Hutton said. “We take advantage of everything.”

She brings her younger children, Katelyn, 9, and Hunter, 10, with her three or four times a week knowing they are working out as well as being watched by the center’s employees.

Amanda Rummel of Hanoverton, who also works at the center, said it helps motivate her.

“I love that it’s not just childcare,” she said. “And it’s not about your size. It’s about being healthy.”

The Children’s Fitness Center offers smaller equipment such as ellipticals, treadmills and benches to fit the smaller bodies of children. There are strength-training and cardio machines, free weights and a chin-up bar as well as a Wii, Xbox and Kinect. The room also holds two bikes with complete computers attached, which are run by the child’s biking activity. When the child is in motion, the computer is on and games are available to play, but if the child stops working out, the computer shuts off. These types of equipment allow for knowledge growth as well as physical activity and motivation.

The center is open Monday through Thursday, 4 to 8 p.m.; Friday, 4 to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you’d like to support the center, $25 tickets are on sale for the third annual Girls Night Out event, which is taking place from 4 to 9 p.m. March 28 at the center. The evening includes dinner, almost 60 vendors for shopping and several speakers who focus on women’s issues such as migraines, fitness and nutrition. All proceeds go to the Children’s Fitness Center for future programming. Call the center at 330-332-5885 for more ticket information.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite the brave new workout world of streaming videos and smart phone exercise apps, the old-fangled fitness DVD has never been in better shape.

As people seek to live healthier, it remains the go-to workout aid for many who like their exercise accessible, inexpensive and private, according to a recent report.

"Consumers are getting more and more advice from doctors to exercise," said Agata Kaczanowska, industry analyst for IBIS, which conducted a market research study of the $264 million-dollar fitness DVD industry.

Nearly one-third of Americans who visited a healthcare professional in 2010 were advised to exercise, she explained.

"And a lot of these first-time workout people are uncomfortable going to gym or working out in public."

So while movie DVDs are generally considered to be on life support, IBIS found that fitness DVD production revenue climbed at an 11.2 percent annualized pace in the five years to 2012.

The report, which gathers information from market trends, industry sources and government figures forecasts that the industry will grow 9.8 percent in the next five years.

Kaczanowska said 18 to 34 year-olds account for a healthy 35 percent of fitness DVD sales, followed by 35 to 50 year-olds at 33 percent. People 55 and over account for 20 percent.

The industry is even beginning to target childhood fitness.

"With the focus on childhood obesity, there's a push for parents to convince their children to exercise more, so I really do see that picking up as a trend," she said.

Inexpensive and widely available, fitness DVDs thrived in the recession. Kaczanowska expects them to weather the recovery well, despite increased competition, because the number of people told to exercise will increase.

"There will be growth in the symbiotic relationships between online viewers and DVD exercisers," she said. "A lot of companies are using online videos to promote their DVDs."

Jill Ross, co-owner of Collage Video, has been marketing fitness DVDs to consumers for 25 years. She said even when DVD technology was on its way in, fitness customers were among the last to embrace it.

"Women and men who use fitness DVDs tend to have a large library of them," she explained. "They typically rotate a dozen over the course of a couple of weeks."

Those people, she said, are more likely to stick with the same format. And why change when the exercise offerings are forever expanding?

"Whatever you're interested in, whether it's classical barre or intense cardio, there's a DVD," she said, along with an instructor to suit every taste.

"Jillian Michaels (former trainer on TV's "Biggest Loser) is pretty intense. She shouts at people, but they like her," Ross said. "Leslie Sansone is more of a girl-next-door type. She does walking programs: two, three-mile walks, and people will buy every one of them."

Currently selling well, Ross said, is anything with ballet in it, interval workouts, that combine aerobics and toning, and interval workouts alternating short segments of time.

"Women in particular are looking for more dumbbell exercises for bone strength," she said.

Ross said while major manufacturers maintain high standards, some videos are still produced without sufficient thought to their home market; missteps can range from doing complicated moves with little or no instruction to travelling 40 feet across a gym floor.

"How many people do you know who have a 40-foot (12-meter) living room?" she said. "We try not to carry those."

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Mind over matter. We've all heard that, right? Now, new studies are showing that exercise and eating right really is mental. So-called "brain training" is proving effective in helping people make smarter food choices, work out more often and even cut out unhealthy habits like excessive drinking.

We reached out to Lumosity, a company that develops games and programs for brain training, to find out how we can apply the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience to improve cognitive abilities and make healthier lifestyle choices.

Memory Games And Positive Thinking May Help To Control Our Impulses To Eat Unhealthy Foods
Sitting at the computer is not exactly synonymous with exercise. But, according to recent studies, daily "brain training" with online programs such as Lumosity's Memory Matrix, can strengthen willpower and promote healthy lifestyle choices. Researchers in Amsterdam found that problem drinkers who followed challenging cognitive training regimens like memory games drank less alcohol than a control group who did only the easiest level of training. One month after the study was completed, the trained participants still had lower drinking rates.

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This theory could feasibly be applied to our eating and exercise habits as well. Besides brain-training games, you can also practice positive affirmations.

"Write out your goals and talk to yourself in proactive terms," says Srini Pillay, author of The Science Behind the Law of Attraction and Life Unlocked. "Rather than making sure that you do not miss going to the gym or that you do not eat an unhealthy snack, tell yourself when you plan to go to the gym and what you will eat when you are hungry, instead of what you will not eat."

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Studies have shown that people with incredible willpower have different brain activity than those with no control, and that "training" the part of the brain that controls willpower can ramp up brain activity. The prefrontal cortex is the area of the brain responsible for the brain processes involved in planning, impulse control, willpower and abstract thinking. Lumosity reports that brain imaging results of its users have shown increased activity in the prefrontal cortex, which can also contribute to self-control when making healthy diet choices.

Researchers at CalTech performed a study that seems to support this. They found that dieters who were making a conscious effort to eat better in an effort to lose weight, had a different brain response in their prefrontal cortex than non-dieters. The dieters showed increased brain response to health and tastiness, while the non-dieters only responded to tastiness.

If you want to train your brain to choose healthy foods over fattening ones, be specific. "Scientific research shows us that there are two kinds of intentions: 'goal' intentions which are broad ('I need to eat better') and 'implementation' intentions that are more specific ('I need to only eat meals that I cook myself')," Dr. Pillay says. "When you are too general, the brain is less likely to change its behavior, however, when you are more specific, it has to do less work on its own to help you achieve your goal. This is especially true of weight-loss strategies," he adds.

Physical Fitness Is Mental
There is also a link between physical exercise and brain fitness. Studies have found that exercise can lead to neurogenesis -- the creation of new brain cells -- and exercising your brain can lead to increased willpower. So, exercising both your body and your brain together can help you push yourself even harder.

"You don't have to train your brain for dieting and weight loss with thinking alone," Dr. Pillar says. "When you exercise regularly and for a duration of at least six months, this actually changes your brain to respond to food cues less often."

Different physical exercises rely on different cognitive aspects, such as attention, speed of processing and even memory. For instance, if you're taking a new dance class at the gym that requires you to remember all the moves, exercising your attention and memory may make those classes easier to follow and more fun. Gives new meaning to mind and body workout!

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We continue with tips from the Zen Habits in connection with money.

Tip No. 22 is “Eat slowly. If you cram your food down your throat, you are not only missing out on the great taste of the food, you are not eating healthy. Slow down to lose weight, improve digestion, and enjoy life more.”

Everything in our body is interconnected. As I understand it, our brain tells us when we are already full but there is a time lag. When you eat too fast, you could already enough but your brain will not be able to tell until you have eaten too much. In addition, you do not get all the right nutrients because you did not chew your food well to allow all the digestive juices to do their work. Therefore, by eating too fast, you would be spending money for food that your body doesn’t really need. If spending less on food is one of your budgetary issues, this is a good practice to remember

Tip No. 23 is “Drive slowly. Most people rush through traffic, honking and getting angry and frustrated and stressed out. And endangering themselves and others in the meantime. Driving slower is not only safer, but it is better on your fuel bill, and can be incredibly peaceful. Give it a try.”

Actually, what is important is to drive the right speed because driving too fast or even too slowly could use up fuel unnecessarily. What you would save on by driving carefully and not been stressed are medical bills. You would have less headaches and body pains plus you would avoid accidents that might cause your hospitalization as well as payments to the third parties you might harm.

Generally, the advice is to go slow and/or with moderation in moving about your life. Too fast or too hasty in doing things could lead to unnecessary problems

Tip No. 24 is “Be present. These two words can make a huge difference in simplifying your life. Living here and now, in the moment, keeps you aware of life, of what is going on around you and within you. It does wonders for your sanity.

Live your life to the fullest. I ask you to plan for the future for by making your financial goals and your personal financial plan. However, I do not expect you to continuously think and worry about your future. Establish your goals and action plan IN WRITING and check once in a while (maybe monthly or quarterly) if you are on the right track. In the meantime, after you know what you want and how you will get it, just live in the present so that you can enjoy whatever your present life can provide you, no matter how simple.

Tip No. 25 is “Streamline your life. Many times we live with unplanned, complex systems in our lives because we haven’t given them much thought. Instead, focus on one system at a time (your laundry system, your errands system, your paperwork system, your email system, etc.) and try to make it

simplified, efficient, and w ritten. Then stick to it.”

Tip No. 26 is “Create a simple mail & paperwork system. If you don’t have a system, this stuff will pile up. But a simple system will keep everything in order.”

Tip No. 27 is “Create a simple system for house work. Another example of a simple system is clean-as-you-go with a burst.”

Notice how Zen Habits also bring up the need to “write.” This is also the advice I give on making your personal financial plans. Write them down because studies show that written plans are followed better than those that are just memorized. It is a very sound principle not only for your financial life but for any kind of simplification and improvement.
There is an implication even in your saving and spending habits when you put things in their proper place.

My friend recently moved house and he told me his personal frustration. Ordinarily, he is very systematic and keeps his documents in order but this time some bills got misplaced and were not paid on time, particularly credit card bills. When the next bills arrived, there were interest and penalties already charged. Of course my friend was upset even if he was partly to blame for the lack of system. But he learned his lesson to create a better system henceforth to make sure all bills are paid on time whether or not he receives the bill.

Note the “clean-as-you-go” system that the Zen Habits mentions will save you some money without your even realizing it. It is so easy not to fix things first as you are doing the activity. For example, many do not immediately fix their bed when waking up or automatically clean the bathroom after taking a shower. This is especially true if you have someone who will fix or clean for you. When you fix/cover your bed immediately, it will keep whatever inner bedsheets you have cleaner for a longer time. When you clean you shower immediately, it will lessen the build-up of bacteria and mildew, which will cost more money to clean up at a later date.

These may sound so petty but when you are wondering how to save or spend less, all these little opportunities add up.

 

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San Marcos — One of the benefits that are always presented to people is that all of that running and exercise helps you lose weight. In a sense that is a true statement.

It’s not a fast weight loss program and it takes a lot of time and energy to be effective.

For many people running, or walking, has made dramatic changes in their lives and weight loss is one of the changes that are most easily demonstrated. The problem with the interpretation of exercise, running, or walking to lose weight is the scale of how much exercise results in how much weight loss.

You may hear a person say, “I walked around the block this morning so that I can have that slice of pie tonight after supper.”

A recent page in the March issue of Nutrition Action Health Letter lists what it takes to burn off some of those small extra desserts you would like to eat for that walk around the block. It was somewhat eye opening to see the amount of exercise it takes for that small helping of extra goodies you might think was earned from your short walk.

The estimates are based on a 150-pound person doing various forms of exercise.

A Starbucks Chocolate Chipper Cookie requires one hour and thirty minutes of brisk walking to burn off the 440 calories.

Eating a Crumbs Bake Shop Red Velvet Cupcake has you lifting weights for two hours and five minutes for the 500 calories it contains.

Even “healthy” food like Pinkberry Original Yogurt requires you to hit that elliptical trainer for an hour and five minutes for those 370 calories.

Heading to the movies, and grabbing a small bag of popcorn with no butter, takes one hour and 15 minutes of low impact aerobics to enjoy the 410 calories in the bag during the show.

Enjoy that early morning cup of coffee before work at Starbucks and ordering a Cinnamon Dolce Latte with whipped cream has you jogging for 50 minutes during your lunch break to burn off those 410 calories from that morning.

Maybe, instead of that cup of coffee, or more likely with that cup of coffee, add a Starbucks Banana Nut Loaf for breakfast for another 490 calories. That allows you to swim laps for one hour and 15 minutes after work to go along with the 50 minutes jogging you did during lunch.

During a weak moment you decide to order a regular order of Five Guys Fries checking in at 620 calories. For that you get to ride your bike to work and back so that you can ride for one hour and 35 minutes for those delicious fries.

You can always go for that healthy Smoothie King Slim-N-Trim Strawberry medium size drink at 560 calories and play doubles tennis with your friends for an hour and 50 minutes that evening to burn those calories off.

When you start to realize the amount of exercise it takes for those “small” things we consume every day it isn't a difficult thing to see why two-thirds of our population is overweight and obese.

Will exercise help a person lose weight? By all means it does.

It just has to go along with some of the food choices you make when you think you can now eat those extra goodies because you walked around the block, maybe even walked around the block twice for a second helping. The two sides of the equation of calories in from eating, and calories out from exercising, just don't equal out.

Just stay away from the thought that exercise allows you to eat more and still lose weight. Exercise, but don't eat more than you normally do, and eventually the weight will begin to disappear.

The one side effect of running, or any vigorous exercise, is that your appetite seems to diminish also. You do not have that urge to eat at the slightest impulse when you see that cupcake or cookie on the plate at home or at work. Instead of the cookie, you see miles and hours of exercise on that plate, and the temptation to eat them is gone.

Dr. Maurice Johnson is a former professor at Texas State University in the Department of Health and Exercise Science. His column appears every Sunday in the Daily Record.

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In a recent TV appearance, fitness expert and Fitness Revolution franchisee Clint Howard offered fitness advice for people struggling to keep their New Year’s resolutions.

Tulsa, OK (PRWEB) February 26, 2012

In a recent television appearance, Clint Howard, owner of Tulsa’s Fitness Revolution franchise, provided advice on how to keep fit during the winter months. Promoting his book The Fit Formula, Howard offered tips to people trying to fulfill their New Year’s resolutions.

“Achieving a fit and healthy body requires commitment and action,” Howard said when describing his television appearance. “During the holiday season many people make fitness resolutions, but only as little as 10% of people follow through on them.”

To help people struggling to stick to their resolutions, Howard offered the three main pieces of advice he gives to the clients who come to see him at his Fitness Revolution franchise.

First, exercisers need to write down their goals. Howard says if it is not written down, it becomes simply a “wish or hope.” Seeing a written goal serves as a reminder to take action.

Second, exercisers must make a distinction between outcome-based goals and action-step goals. Outcome goals include general end results, such as losing 20 pounds. Action-step goals are specific steps exercisers can take each day.

Lastly, in order to stick to a New Year’s resolution, people must have other people who can hold them accountable. Howard noted this support group can include “a spouse, friends, family, or even a workout partner.”

In addition to working with clients at his Fitness Revolution franchise in Tulsa, Howard is a published author. He contributed to the book “The Fit Formula,” which has appeared on five different bestseller lists.

The book also features contributions from Pat Rigsby, co-owner of the Fitness Revolution chain of franchises. Rigsby noted, “Clint is one of the best fitness professionals in the business, and one of our many franchisees to make regular TV appearances.”

If you are struggling to keep your New Year’s resolution, you can see Clint Howard’s television appearance here.

About Clint Howard: Clint Howard is the founder/director of Tulsa Fitness Systems, Tulsa’s Fitness Revolution franchise. He has experience as an exercise physiologist and metabolic training expert. He is a featured fitness expert for Tulsa’s FOX 23 News.

Fitness Revolution is a member of the Fitness Consulting Group family of companies. Fitness Revolution franchises focus on providing clients with the best fitness coaching available today, using a training staff made up of nationally certified fitness professionals.

To learn more about acquiring a Fitness Revolution franchise, visit: http://www.fitnessrevolutionfranchise.com/franchise/

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