
On today’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy had on Tara Costa, The Biggest Loser Season 7 finalist who lost over 150
pounds on the show. She also won a record setting 8 challenges, the most of any contestant in show history. Her story is truly inspirational and throughout her 18 weeks on the show Tara really showed her fans what determination looks like. Today, Tara stars in a couple of new Biggest Loser exercise dvds from Lionsgate. The Last Chance Workout and The 30 Day Jump Start. She wants to continue to motivate and inspire people to lose weight and live a healthy life. She has been featured in newspapers, magazines and tv shows. And on our show Tara shared some behind the scenes stories of what it was like working out with Jillian and Bob on the ranch. Tara is now running marathons and triathlons in order to continue to inspire and support her fans on Team Tara. To learn more please go to her website www.taracosta.com
For more Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy check out our Wellness Minutes blog where we give you in depth information on health, fitness and weight loss topics in 3 minutes or less every single day. iTunes Follow me on Twitter @FatGuy
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Recreation and Fitness at Princeton University. Matt explained the dangers of weight lifting on swiss exercise balls, how to read supplement labels and the benefits of drinking chocolate milk after you work out. We have talked about the dangers of working out with weights while laying on a swiss exercise ball but the message is not getting through – an NBA player hurt himself when the ball burst as he was pressing weights while on the ball. The balls may say they can’t burst but if you put enough weight on them they can. Using supplements when you are a college or pro athlete can be dicey – the labels may not include any ingredients that are banned but during the manufacturing process banned substances can make their way in. A study Matt mentioned said that up to 15% of supplements had some form of steroids in them. And lastly we talked about the protein power in chocolate milk that is not in other sports recovery drinks. Matt’s new book on Youth Fitness can be found on Amazon.

Probiotics help with digestion and can relieve lots of stomach related issues. They are beneficial bacteria that have been shown to get rid of bad pathogens in your body – boosting your immune system and helping you resist viruses. Americans have been reluctant to try this supplement but it might help people with food intolerances – sometimes as fast as 72 hours. These are people who might be lactose intolerant, on gluten free diets or have diabetes. To learn more please go to Frank’s website 















