Dr. Fitness and the Fat Guy

 

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Tonight we did the show without Kathie who was partying on South Beach with the other hot models. But in her place we had the radio debut of Rachael the intern who shared some awesomely weird workouts from around the country.

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie from the The Fit Advocate himself…Craig Pepin-Donat. Craig has been a leader in the fitness industry for decades and like Dr fitness and the Fat Guy, he has gotten fed up with all the lies and misinformation that pervades the industry and has done something about it. Craig wrote his book and created his website to provide you with the insider information and secrets from the top health, fitness, and nutrition experts in the world (including Dr Fitness). He breaks through the health information overload and confusion with current health and fitness news, resources, articles and links to help you make informed decisions. He also gives you his Best and Worst product reviews along with personal recommendations for the products that really work. On the show he said to avoid like the plague any of those ab machines he said they were AB-Noxious and a waste of money. He is a fan of the Jump Snap ropeless jump rope and a couple of other products that you can find by listening to the show or checking out his website www.fitadvocate.com If you’re finally ready to lose weight, improve your health or get in shape with no tricks and no gimmicks…for the rest of your life…check him out.

We also had on one of our favorite regulars Nicci Micco editor of Eating Well magazine. She talked at length about how they are able to take such amazing photography for their magazine. She also talked about the Eating Well Diet book and the latest issue of the magazine that features Fat Guy favorite the Pineapple. For more on Eating Well magazine as well as their great online resources please go to their website www.eatingwell.com

We also got to learn all about how mild mannered Debi Silber transformed herself into The Mojo Coach. She is with Lifestyle Fitness Inc and she helps women (moms in particular) get their mojo back. Debi is a registered dietitian with a Masters degree in Nutrition Science as well as a certified trainer and whole health coach. So you know she knows what she’s talking about. She talked about her mojo makeover as well as shared some great tips for moms. Please go to her website to learn more at www.lifestylefitnessinc.com

We also who had on Sweet Susi May with her FitSugar update. She talked about some cool gear for women as well as some great winter exercise tips. Check out her blog at www.fitsugar.com

Dr Fitness had his own tips of machines you should avoid at the gym including: the pec deck and seated leg extension. He told you why they were bad and what exercises you can substitute for them. You’ll have to listen to get the rest of his tips.

Then we had the Dr Fitness and the Fat guy radio debut of Rachael the Intern. she has scoured the internet to find these cutting edge workout classes. First she started close to home here in Atlanta and found Atlanta Belly Dance Studio. Then you New Yorkers can try The New York School of Burlesque. She had others but you’ll have to listen to get them. Rachael has been a great help with our MySpace and Facebook pages. So check us out there and please be our friends.

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.drfitnessblog.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our brand new redesigned website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com where you can subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter and learn about how you can enjoy all the benefits of our online weight loss program and community. Did you know that our members are winning prizes every single day. That’s right we are giving away something from one of our great guests to our members every day until we run out of stuff. There is no other weight loss / diet / fitness program that can do this. Plus, you can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please don’t keep us a secret. Forward this link to a friend and put links to our website and show on the blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

 

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First, before we start a quick shout out to our friends at Holey Donuts www.holeydonuts.net, home of the healthy donut. They have been honored by Daily Candy as one of the top 3 finalists for product of the year for 2007. So please go to www.dailycandy.com and vote for them so they can win it all and we can get some of the credit.

On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about nordic walking, trekking and other hiking terms I have never heard of, from the makers of the finest walking poles, Leki. Suzanne Nottingham joined us from somewhere high in the mountains to tell us all about Leki, pronounced Lake-ee, by the way. Suzanne shared lots of reasons to add these amazing walking and hiking poles to your walk or hike. They keep you more stable on the trail and they give you a better workout on the street. You will burn more calories and definitely stand out from the crowd when you whip your Leki’s out. And as a bonus you can pick up trash to beautify the trails as you go….not really. For more information on Leki and their products go to www.leki.com and for more information about the health benefits of nordic walking please go to www.nordicwalknow.com

Next up we had on Sweet Susi May from FitSugar. As usual, Susi had lots of great diet and health tips. first she informed the Fat Guy which restaurants to avoid in the food court and which fast food places are safe to indulge in. She said to avoid the cinnamon rolls and and the fried foods. She says she even brings healthy snacks with her when she goes to the mall. Then she and Dr Fitness got into a spirited game of who knows more compound exercises. They both agreed that compound exercises (lunges, squats, etc.) are the way to go for faster, more effective workouts. For more great tips about exercise and fitness every single day, please go to her blog www.fitsugar.com

Next we had a return engagement with Vicky Sorenson, the creator of the Fitness Challenge. The Fitness Challenge is a great game where you make a fitness wager with someone for 8 weeks. The game allows you to easily keep track of your progress and the winner not only gets into better shape and drops a few pounds but they might also get an ipod or some other great prize. You see you make a wager with your competition (it could be your spouse, your child or even a friend who lives in another state) to make it a little more interesting. Vicky said that some local communities have adopted her game as way to encourage healthier living. And Vicky herslef lost 60 pounds playing the game! For more information go to her website www.fitnesschallenge.com. You can pick up the game there or at Amazon. This is a great way to get your family fit check it out!

And finally we had on our favorite gadget guru, John Biggs from CrunchGear and Running Gear Review calling in from Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s hometown…Brooklyn, New York. John is always checking out the latest gadgets to help you make better buying decisions. As usual John was battling a cold, but he always comes with his A game and he had a huge list of must have fitness products. We talked about gps devices, the wii fit, amazing wrist watches, dvr’s and a whole lot more. He is always good for great tips and a few laughs. You should be checking our his websites www.crunchgear.com everyday that is a must read. And runners you better check out www.runninggearreview.com.

Dr Fitness had his own list of must have fitness products including: the swimp3, the stress eraser, the sleeptracker and more. You’ll have to listen to get the rest of his tips.

And thanks to everyone who is following the Fat Guy on Twitter. As we’ve mentioned anyone can follow the Fat Guy’s eating exploits on Twitter. Food journals are great ways to lose weight and the Fat Guy is always trying crazy things in order to lose those last 20 pounds. So you can now peek into his food diary throughout the day. That’s right, moments after he eats something the Fat Guy Twitters about it and you can follow him so that one day if you try real hard you too can look like the Fat Guy. Please go to www.twitter.com/fatguy to see exactly what the fat guy eats. We now have literally dozens of people who are following him so please join in.

Last night, I saw the future of fitness, and his name is J.R. Cook….or is it the “Wii”…..Nintendo’s answer to childhood obesity. J.R. was one of our guests who lost 44 pounds by exercising with a Nintendo Wii video game. He’s trying to lose 80 pounds so he’s half way there. So please go to www.WiiWeightLossPlan.com and check in on him and give him some encouragement to reach his goal. Between the Wii Sports and another game called “Dance, Dance, Revolution,” which incorporates dance steps, we are leveling the playing field of obesity and giving kids more activities utilizing computers to become more active! I always hear my friends say how kids do not play outside like we did when we were kids and that is why they are overweight….Well my friends, this is a different era and we need more things like these games to keep kids active!!!!

Social Diva and Hottie Peg Samuel joined us from L.A….as she was walking into Versace on Rodeo Drive. Peg is the founder and president of SocialDiva.com,a website that keeps you in the know about what to do and where to go.
They personally approve the events or promotions to be diva worthy, and they will only send you info about the events that we would attend ourselves…like the best yoga class in Atlanta, London, Miami, and New York….or Peg would say “New Yawk”….if you are health conscious, sign up for their awesome free newsletter!!!! You will be hearing a lot more from SocialDiva.com on our show!!!!

And what would Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy show be without Sweet Susi May, the brilliant and beautiful editor of FitSugar.com Susi shared lots of tips tonight. She had tips about about gym etiquette, she explained the importance of stretching, she even gave away the 4 most important things you should be doing everyday if you want to live a long life and most importantly she told our listeners an easy way to win a brand new FREE Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor. If you want a chance to win the Polar Heart Rate monitor all you have to do is go to Fit Sugar and comment on one of the gazillion blog posts they have on the site and you will be entered to win. I think that’s what she said, she talks fast so go to www.FitSugar.com for the exact rules.

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Before I get into the show notes I’d like to give a very special shout out to Drea from Indiana she is the winner of a great exercise DVD. She sent in a very kind email sharing her weight loss story - she has lost 160 pounds  by listening to the Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy radio show… Her weight loss probably had more to do with the eating and exercise habits she changed but she did say our show was her favorite to work out to. Great job Drea, keep up the good work and anyone else who wants to win a free exercise dvd please blog about us and email us your weight loss story - it could be a plateau you’re trying to break through where Dr Fitness can help or it can be a success story. Either way you can win!

Now on with the show…
On tonight’s show, Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy get the skinny about where a girl can go to have some fun with the original Social Diva, Peg Samuel. Peg kindly called us right in the middle of her shopping day from in front of the Versace store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. No matter how much the Fat Guy begged Peg would not bring him back those XL Versace sweatpants he’s had his eye on. Peg did share lots of insight into what makes a Social Diva and why www.SocialDiva.com is the perfect solution for ladies (and smart guys) who are looking for more action. At the Social Diva website you don’t get only the skinny on where the latest hot spot is you can also learn where to shop, where to eat and other important things. So check them out for yourself at www.SocialDiva.com and learn how you can bring out your inner Diva!

And what would Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy show be without Sweet Susi May, the brilliant and beautiful editor of FitSugar. Susi shared lots of tips tonight. She had tips about about gym etiquette, she explained the importance of stretching, she even gave away the 4 most important things you should be doing everyday if you want to live a long life and most importantly she told our listeners an easy way to win a brand new FREE Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor. If you want a chance to win the Polar Heart Rate monitor all you have to do is go to Fit Sugar and comment on one of the gazillion blog posts they have on the site and you will be entered to win. I think that’s what she said, she talks fast so go to www.FitSugar.com for the exact rules.

And our last guest was JR, the guy behind the Wii Weight Loss Plan. He has lost over 40 pounds just playing video games. He’s my hero. Not just any video games though Wii Games…mostly Wii Sports. He especially likes the boxing, but he plays it all every day for at least 30 vigorous minutes at a time. He’s trying to lose 80 pounds so he’s half way there. So please go to www.WiiWeightLossPlan.com and check in on him and give him some encouragement to reach his goal. See you don’t have to go to the gym to lose weight.. just find something you like to do and stick with it.

The Doctor was featured in the Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper this week click on this link and it will take you to his article on how get the most out of your workout with a friend or something like that. If this link is bad go to www.ajc.com and search for Dr. Adam Shafran and it will come up.

The Doctor had some interesting wellness tips in his latest installment of …Dr Fitness’ “Things You Can Do Today” series. Tonight it was Everything You Wanted To Know About Liposuction. Here are a few of Dr. Fitness’ tips on how to tell if you are a good candidate for lipo. Number 1, should be in pretty good shape. Number 2, people with firm, elastic skin get better results - if your skinny is baggy then it will remain baggy after the lipo. And Number 3, if you have diabetes, a heart condition or poor circulation you should probably avoid this procedure. Dr Fitness had a few more tips and he gave lots more detail in these tips but you’ll have to listen to get them.

Kathie Larkin was back in the studio with big news she has passed her personal training certification and is ready for business. So if you are looking for a personal trainer who talks the talk and walks the walk go to her website and contact her. You know Kathie as the host of Real Savvy Moms.  Real Savvy Moms is a great show for moms that is available on most Public Broadcasting Stations around the US and online. Remember Kathie is one of the top feet and legs model’s out there… she is so hot she got to be a body double for Alyssa Milano in that Veet commercial that is on TV 24 hours a day. Be sure to check out Kathie’s website www.getkathie.com. Also check out her hosting skills on www.RealSavvyMoms.com.

Remember we are now on every morning in Michigan. On radio station WKNW. They asked us to create a Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy “Wellness Minute.” So now a new Wellness Minute runs on that station each morning at around 7:40. Each Wellness Minute features the doctor and I going over 5 of his best tips on a given wellness subject like: losing weight, getting in shape, living a healthy lifestyle, etc. We’re working on ways to make those tips available to all our listeners. If you have a favorite radio station that you think would benefit from our Wellness Minutes send them an email telling them about it and who knows maybe you can hear us everyday too.

Also once again, I need you to please do me a favor. My nine year kid Max made his radio debut in his new show “Kid Power Radio.” This is a great show for your kids. It is kind of like a kids version of David Spade’s “Showbiz Show” on Comedy Central or Entertainment Tonight mixed in with a little Wayne’s World. Max recaps the week in entertainment and gives his take and review of what he liked and didn’t like on TV, at the movies, video games, in books and in music and even restaurant reviews. Please go to his site and download the show for your kid. And if your kid sends Max an email he’ll read it on the air next week. The show can be found at www.kidpowerradio.com and you can email Max at RadioStarMax at Yahoo.com. Your encouragement is greatly appreciated.  Thanks to you this show is rocketing up the charts!!!

As always, more laughs, more info and more fun than any other health, fitness, weight loss podcast out there. Click the podcast button and check out the entire show right now. Don’t forget to check out the Doctor Fitness and the Fat Guy blog at www.weightlossradio.blogspot.com for more tips about weight loss and Dr. Shafran’s analysis of all things health and fitness. Also check out our website www.drfitnessandthefatguy.com to subscribe to our FREE weekly healthy living newsletter. You can also email Dr. Fitness there with your specific questions and he will personally answer each one. Promise!! Please blog about our show. Our show grows when our listeners tell their friends about us. We need your help to grow our listener base so if you enjoy Dr Fitness and the Fat guy please forward this podcast to a friend and put links to our website and show on blogs and message boards you enjoy. Thanks!

 

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Don’t miss tonight’s show….or you may gain a pound!!!! We have Peg Samuel, President and Founder of SocialDiva.com a fantastic website that keeps you in the know about what to do and where to go, especially how it relates to health and fitness. They personally approve the events or promotions to be diva worthy! Also J.R. talks about wiiweightlossplan.com and how he lost 44 pounds playing…..VIDEO GAMES!!!!!
We also have another installment of Fitsugar.com’s very own, Sweet Susi May and she is going to share more great exercise and Fitness information just for you!!!!!