|
If you're like many Americans
these days, chances are you'd like to slim down and improve
your health.
In April, AARP launched the Fat
2 Fit Community Weight-Loss Challenge (www.aarp.org/health/healthyliving/fat2fit/),
an online program to help you lose weight. You may recall that
the brains behind Fat 2 Fit is hero Carole Carson, the Nevada
County, Calif., dynamo who in 2004 inspired 1,000 people in
Nevada County to lose a collective 8 tons!
Carole garnered national
recognition for her success in Nevada County and published her
story in the book "From Fat to Fit: Turn Yourself Into a
Weapon of Mass Reduction!" Last year, she began working
to create a similar opportunity for a broader national
audience - the AARP. Her incredible Web site challenge was
launched April 15, and she set a goal of registering 5,000
people to collectively lose 20 tons together.
Is this program for you? It's
free and open to all ages. All you need is the commitment and
determination to lose weight and get healthy. Just go online
and join the Weight-Loss Challenge now.
On the Web site, you'll find
lots of tips and tricks to lose weight. And by making a
commitment to your own great health, you'll also find yourself
with more energy, lower blood pressure, better strength and a
better mood - not to mention a reduced risk of heart disease,
diabetes, cancer, arthritis and dementia.
Another feature of Carole's
AARP program is the chance to access a Q&A with the Fat to
Fit advisory board, of which we are members. Also on the board
are Dr. Michael Roizen, who has co-authored numerous books
with Dr. Mehmet Oz; and Dr. Harry Lodge, who co-authored
"Younger Next Year."
In Carole's words:
"The Challenge provides
support for an adventure designed to help you achieve fitness
beyond your wildest dreams. ... You'll connect with teammates
who will support you and whom you can support. You'll be
encouraged to find foods you love to eat that won't pack on
pounds and to find exercises you love to do. This vast support
group can help you go from fat to fit."
So go ahead and take the
challenge, and find yourself getting FIT:
F: Find inspiration,
information, cooking tips and advice from experts to help stay
on track.
I: Individualize eating and
exercise routines so new, healthy habits can be developed and
sustained.
T: Team up with others to give
and receive support in their fitness adventure.
Together, we can do anything we
set our minds to, so set your sights on vibrant health this
year!
|
