by FatGuy on December 23, 2009
On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on our good friend Kathy Smith. Kathy has been a leading force in the 
wellness industry since 1980. She has sold over 16 million exercise videos and was recently inducted into the Video Hall of Fame. She serves on the board of the USC School of Gerontology and the Women’s Sports Foundation. And Kathy has recently been awarded a lifetime achievement award for her work in fitness from IDEA Health & Fitness. She also has a new book out titled Feed Muscle. Shrink Fat. She shared her biggest fitness tip which is to find something you love and throw yourself into it. She said one of her daughter’s is an All American 800 meter runner and her other daughter is a diver. She is real excited about NextFit where she personally coaches you on your mp3 player. And she is also involved with Go Girl Go which encourages all body types to appreciate their bodies and to find an activity they enjoy. To sign up for her free newsletter and to take her 10 day challenge as well as to learn more about what she is up to please go to her website www.kathysmith.com
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by FatGuy on December 21, 2009
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain the difference between the flu and cold virus.The flu lasts much longer than a cold and is usually accompanied by a fever – in fact the flu can last a week or longer. The flu virus is much hardier than the cold virus – it can live on non-porous surfaces much longer than the cold virus can. the cold virus deteriorates much faster. That’s why it is so important to wash your hands frequently during flu season. You don’t want the flu. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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by FatGuy on December 18, 2009
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy share some tips to help you prevent holiday weight gain. Holiday travel and parties make it a tough time to lose weight – so modify your goal just to stay at the same weight during the holidays. When you travel by car be sure to prepare and bring healthy snacks with you in a cooler. Cut up veggies or make healthy sandwiches instead of driving through fast food restaurants. If you are going to the airport try and eat a healthy meal before you get there instead of eating an unhealthy meal at the terminal. And on the flight bring your own healthy snack instead of relying on whatever the airline is handing out. And remember, when you arrive at your destination getting in your daily run or walk is a great way to take a break from all that family fun. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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by FatGuy on December 17, 2009
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain the relationship between high blood pressure and baldness. Some early research has shown a link between high blood pressure and early onset baldness. It seems that high blood pressure is associated with high pattern baldness. So watch that salt intake and start exercising to lower your BP if you want to keep your hair. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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by FatGuy on December 16, 2009
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain how to read food labels. The CSPI suggests a food label makeover for our existing food labels. What do you think? They want it to be easier to read the calories, nutritional facts and serving size. they think the consumer has to do too much math in order to know exactly what is in their food. In their perfect world their would also be a list of possible allergens. And they’d like all similar ingredients clustered together. And while their revamping the label why not add how much caffeine and whole grains are in their as well. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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by FatGuy on December 11, 2009
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy shares their favorite healthy gifts. Subscriptions to one or more of our favorite magazines like Eating Well or SobeFit make a great gift that people will remember you all year. Premium loose leaf tea from Tavalon is perfect for the tea lover. SweetRiot dark chocolate is great for the chocoholic. If you are attending a holiday party how about you bring the fruit basket to ensure that you’ll have something healthy to eat there. Heart rate monitor or pedometers make great gifts as well for teens. And a spice and herb rack makes a great gift for your foodie friends. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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by FatGuy on December 10, 2009
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy shares tips to help you sleep better. A great tip for the adult or child who is having trouble sleeping through the night is to find time to exercise during the day. A recent sleep study showed that children and adults fell asleep faster, slept longer and slept deeper when they exercised that day. So if you have millions of thoughts racing through your head and are rolling around all night long skip the Ambien or Tylenol PM and go for a jog during the day… you’ll sleep better at night. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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by FatGuy on December 8, 2009
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain how to pick out and cook chicken in a safer manner. Consumer Reports recently said that 2 out 3 chickens they tested were contaminated with some bacteria. They said even organic chickens were contaminated but at a lesser rate. So when you are buying a chicken at the store make sure you put it immediately into one of those plastic bags to prevent any bacteria from moving from the chicken onto any of your other food items, especially unbagged veggies and fruits. Also make sure the bag your chicken is in is sealed properly . Also it is probably a good idea to pick out your chicken at the end of your grocery shopping rather than the beginning – so it stays as cool as possible for as long as possible. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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by FatGuy on December 4, 2009
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy shares tips to help your kid become more active. This is a little preview of the book we are writing on this subject. Kids need about an hour of moderate intensity exercise daily in order to be healthy and fit but sadly a lot of them are not getting enough. When we say exercise we are not only talking about aerobics classes and playing sports. There are lots of ways to be active that doesn’t require any private lessons, gym memberships or athletic skills. We encourage you to match activities to your child’s interests. Encourage unstructured play. An explore lots of non-traditional sports and activities like rock climbing, gardening, hiking and skateboarding. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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by FatGuy on December 3, 2009
In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy shares tips on how your diet can effect your bone health. Building strong bones is important if you want to avoid getting osteoporosis. A recent study found that in Asian countries they don’t consume the amount of dairy we consume here yet they have a low incidence of osteoporosis. The Asian diet consists of low acid foods like fruits and vegetables that help the body consume the calcium they get through the foods they eat. The thinking is that because we consume so much acidic animal protein here we are having a difficult time absorbing the calcium and that is why we suffer from osteoporosis at greater rates. So for good bone health and strong bones to prevent osteoporosis try a low acid diet that is high in fruits and veggies and low in meat. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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