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years. while it was thoroughly enjoyed by most overweight
*Every workout has a specific purpose. Students of diners.
exercise, tend to engage in purposeful workouts on a *Water was the beverage of choice for most lean
regular basis. diners, while soda or alcohol was most popular among
*They know that more is NOT better, when it comes overweight folks.
exercise. Intensity beats volume every time. It is my sincere hope these graduate projects help you
*They know that one mode of exercise isn’t magic. “stick with” regular exercise and follow a prudent diet.
They learn to enjoy a couple modes that fits their body
type.
*Sharing regular exercise with a friend leads to
compliance. Not showing up would let their partner
down. I had a training partner in college who would
Exercise - Nutrition show up even when he was sick, not to workout, but to
submitted by Jim LaFountain, All American Fitness Center provide moral support.
John, Rick, Sue, Mary...and the list could go on forever, Some events that tend to be a motivator are:
identifying people who struggle to “stick with” exercise. *A spouse or friend is committed to regular exercise.
Recent data says Exercise Compliance hovers around *Recovering from a serious medical incident. I have a
23-30%. That means a vast majority of Americans do friend who made fun of anyone committed to regular
NOT exercise or are consistently dropping out. Those exercise, until he had a heart attack. Now he’s probably
are troubling numbers, considering heart disease is the most committed exerciser I know.
still the leading cause of death in this country. Experts *As a 6th grader, I asked for a barbell weight set for
tell us, by 2030, half of Americans will be obese and 1 Christmas. I seldom used them until I was mugged by
in 4 Americans will be severely obese. I can’t imagine some high school seniors, prior to a 7th grade dance.
the cost of health care in 2030. I did a graduate school I suffered a broken nose and two cracked ribs. As a
project several years ago and I’d like to share some of mouthy, 78 pound middle schooler, I needed some
my findings about those who exercise regularly and muscle and have been working out regularly for 57
follow a prudent diet. years.
EXERCISE *A less than favorable medical checkup may get a
*They are committed to always “showing up” even “non complier’s” attention and at times get them on
when they don’t feel like it. track.
*On a similar note, they commit to “show up” and NUTRITION
“warm up.” That usually leads to an unexpected quality Another graduate school project required that I visit
workout. several restaurants to observe eating behavior. Some of
*They set realistic goals. my findings include:
*Never compare themselves with others, focus on *Lean people put their utensil down frequently, those
their physical assets and seldom on their limitations. who were overweight did not.
*Being a “life long” learner. They become a student of *Lean people engaged in dinner conversation,
credible exercise information, not “quick fix gimmicks. those who were overweight spoke with their partner
*They change their program on a regular basis, usually infrequently or not at all.
every 6-8 weeks. *Almost all overweight people ordered an appetizer,
*Regular exercise must become a habit. Days turn into lean people seldom did.
weeks, weeks months and months, eventually turn into *For the most part, overweight people completely
Summer finished their meal, while those who were lean,
packaged about half their meal to finish later.
*Dessert was not included in most lean people’s meal,
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