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Which Body Measurement Tool Do You Use?

January 28, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Which Body Measurement Tool Do You Use?

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Before you begin any weight loss program you have to see where you are at today. There are lots of body measurement tools that can help you. The Fat Guy uses his jeans – the jeans don’t lie. Loose jeans mean you are losing weight. Some people like using BMI – you can find that BMI calculator pretty much everywhere. Other people like to use waist circumference – or belt size. Just take a measuring tape and put it around your waist at the level of your belly button to get your waist size. Other tools are percent body fat or lean body mass. Whatever tool you use – be consistent and check regularly to make sure you are on track. Remember if you are not assessing – you are guessing. 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 us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook

Radio Show Recap: Healthy Living Expo Recap. Elizabeth Dixon Explains How Chick-Fil-A Employees Stay Fit.

January 27, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Radio Show Recap: Healthy Living Expo Recap. Elizabeth Dixon Explains How Chick-Fil-A Employees Stay Fit.

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First we talked about the great time we had at the Healthy Living Expo in Knoxville over the weekend. We shared the dirt on our time with the NuStep folks. Then we got into the real show.

Our guest today was Elizabeth Dixon Chick-Fil-A’s Wellness Initiatives person. Elizabeth does all kinds of innovative things to keep the Chick-Fil-A employees and their families healthy and fit. They also do things that go beyond their company – they are hosting a WinShape Retreat in March and do annual US City Challenges. We even talked about all the healthy food options there are on their menu. To learn more about Chick-Fil-A go to their website www.chick-fil-a.com and to learn more about the retreat please go to www.winshaperetreat.org and to learn more about the Most Fit Company Challenge please go to www.uscitychallenge.com

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Can Ginger Reduce Soreness? What About MaryAnn?

January 27, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Can Ginger Reduce Soreness? What About MaryAnn?

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Ginger is a natural anti-inflammatory that has been shown to reduce your soreness after you exercise or workout. A recent study suggested that eating actual ginger rather than taking a ginger supplement worked best. And you have to eat about 2 grams a day for several days in order to get the best results. The Fat Guy thinks that finding MaryAnn and asking her for a couple of Advil is the way to go. 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 us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook

Green Bean Salad Recipe

January 26, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Green Bean Salad Recipe

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Adding vegetables to meals doesn’t have to be boring. This green bean salad recipe is a little different way to add some green beans to your dinner. Take a whole bunch of green beans – at least 1.5 pounds and stir fry them with some olive oil and garlic then over to steam them a little. Whisk together some vinegar, mustard, olive oil, almonds and walnuts. then mix all of that into the beans. 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 us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook

Easy Mexican Fish Fajitas

January 25, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Easy Mexican Fish Fajitas

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This is the easiest Mexican meal you can make – fish fajitas. For this recipe grill or pan fry about a pound of tilapia. Slice and stir fry some of your favorite veggies like: onions, green and red peppers, zucchini, squash, whatever you like. Throw all that deliciously healthy food onto a steamed flour tortilla and you’ve got a meal. Add some guacamole or salsa to spice it up. Listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes mprove your health in 3 minutes a day or less. iTunes Follow us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook

Is Your College Kid Depressed?

January 24, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Is Your College Kid Depressed?

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain what to do for your depressed college kid. A recent study indicated that 2-3% of college kids are depressed to the point where they are considering suicide. University health centers have a simple 7 question test that can screen kids for depression. If you know someone or suspect that a college student is depressed please encourage them to to go to their school’s health center to get screened. 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 us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook

7 Easy Ways To Control Your Food Cravings

January 21, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

7 Easy Ways To Control Your Food Cravings

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In today’s Wellness Minute Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy explain some easy ways to control your food cravings.

Make peace with the craving – accept that you have cravings and give in to them (within reason)
For salt cravings see if a pickle makes it go away
For sweet cravings see if some fruit helps
Have a healthy substitute around the house instead of a high calorie option
Distract yourself – most craving pass in 15-20 minutes
Brush your teeth – no one likes to eat anything after brushing your teeth
Don’t keep the junk food in the house – make it hard to get to

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 us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook

Have You Tried Any of These 3 Crazy Tips to Quit Smoking?

January 20, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Have You Tried Any of These 3 Crazy Tips to Quit Smoking?

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Losing weight is hard. But so is quitting smoking. Just like people will try crazy things to lose weight – people will try crazy things to help them quit smoking. So here are some of those “unusual” methods to quit smoking.

make a humiliating public bet – remember www.stickk.com they can help you
trade one bad habit for another
try this weird baking soda drink concoction

Roasted Curry Salmon Salad Recipe

January 19, 2011 by angishields

Dr. Fitness & the Fat Guy

Roasted Curry Salmon Salad Recipe

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Eat more salad. Duh – But salad can get boring – How do you jazz it up – well add some salmon. Not just any salmon – Roasted Curry Salad. Now that’s a salad you can be proud of. Cook your salmon in the oven at about 400. Throw on some olive oil, curry powder – cook for about 5 minutes on each side. In your salad put a bunch of good stuff like avocado, nuts, mango slices, spinach. Rule of thumb – you wont need to use a salad dressing if you put enough fruit and berries in your salad. And let the salmon cool off and crumble it up before you throw in in your salad. Don’t just put a piece of warm fish on top of your lettuce. That’s just wrong. Mix everything up in a big bowl then transfer it your dinner plate – like they do in a restaurant. 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 us on Twitter @FatGuy and @DrFitness6 Be our Friend on Facebook