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Change your mind, and you just might change your body, too. Psychologists say our “self talk” or “internal dialogue” can make or break a fitness routine.
The problem is that many people simply aren’t aware of how destructive their thoughts are, says Gareth Dutton, a psychologist at Florida State University in Tallahassee who specializes in helping people to exercise and lose weight Click to read more
Source: MSNBC
New research findings which endorse a new approach to tackling obesity will be outlined by two University of Hertfordshire academics next week.
In a talk entitled: The Great Weight Debate which will take place on Tuesday 21 October at 8.15pm at the University’s Health and Human Sciences Research Institute Showcase, [continue reading…]
How reality TV preys upon desperation
By Martin Binks (director of behavioral health and research director at Duke University’s Diet & Fitness Center)
As the new season of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” unfolds this week, ask yourself this: Would I want to watch my loved one — who struggles daily with the physical, mental and emotional ramifications of a life-threatening illness — treated this way? The program, which capitalizes on one of the country’s fastest-growing epidemics, is the latest example of how the sideshow mentality and sensationalistic abuse of reality television has gone too far. [continue reading…]
