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Fat Tax On Soda!

SF Considers a Tax on Sugary Drinks

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- For years, the idea of taxing soda to beat
back obesity has been tossed around in medical circles. But now,
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is proposing a tax on beverages
high in fructose corn syrup.
Newsom says obesity accounts for tens of millions of dollars in
city health care costs. He cites a recent San Francisco Health
Department survey that found nearly a quarter of the city's 5th,
7th and 9th graders were overweight and that high sugar drinks make
up a tenth of a kid's daily calorie count.

Newsom reportedly wants all big box retailers and chain drug stores
to pay into his new "Shape up San Francisco" program, which started
this past summer with a walking regimen.

This comes as the state of California is considering slapping
caffeine-infused sodas, and energy drinks with warning labels,
saying consumption can contribute to diabetes.

Is Diet Soda Making You OBESE?

This is a great story for all you soda lovers out there...you know who I am thinking about right now?

The short answer(s) to this question is no and, maybe, yes. One recent study has shown that people who drink diet soda still have a 41 percent chance of being overweight.

Read the full story by clicking here...Not My Diet Soda!

To Fat For Disneyland?

Here is one of several articles on it's a small world shutting down because of the girth of it's riders.

Click below to read the entire article:

It's a Fat World after all...

As the park closes another Disney patron heads home.

You want to know what ticks me off?

If there is one thing I cannot stand it's laziness. If there is one thing that really pisses me of it's FAT and LAZY people.

Ck out this article that was in the news on Yahoo yesterday.

TUESDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a big factor driving soaring rates of chronic disease in the United States, with many more Americans chronically ill than their European counterparts, a new study finds.

It's an expensive problem, too: According to researchers, chronic illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease account for some $100 to $150 billion in health-care spending in the United States each year.

Here is the link to the entire story...a must read!

Obesity Driving Rising U.S. Health Costs?

Are You a Skinny, Fat Person?

Soft and Squishy

Don't just think because your thin you have a "Get out of a workout for free card"!  I hear it all the time... she doesn't have to workout, look how thin she is...what are you an idiot? EVERYONE must workout.

There is a HUGE difference between being thin and being healthy. Below is a picture of Lindsay Lohan.

On the left is Lindsay Lohan back in 2004 looking healthy and fit with a very nice shapely figure to go with that body. Looking at that picture I see a flat stomach, nice toned arms and a very healthy chest.

On the right is Lindsay Lohan in 2006. Now that is attractive, a much better look then in 2004 don't you think?

She's lost all of her muscle and all she has left is fat. Check out those arms and shoulders and what happened to that nice chest of hers? She has gone from someone looking hot, fit and healthy to "skinny fat".

Mischa Barton

That's right Mischa, just because you are young and tall and slim does NOT mean you are immune to that which is inevitable in life: LUMPY thighs.

Penny Lancaster

Rod Stewart's 6-foot-1 fiance Penny Lancaster may have lost the baby weight she gained last year, but she hasn't lost the cellulite! Further evidence that even the genetically-blessed can't escape this fact of life... you are skinny fat.

Drew Barrymore is "skinny fat"

Drew Barrymore (she's the one on the right) was recently photographed in Mexico looking, well, soft and squishy. In the latest Elle magazine she talks about how losing 20 lbs has made her "more confident." Don't get me wrong. I think Drew is totally cute but maybe - and I'm just saying maybe - this confidence is premature. It looks like she lost all her weight in muscle and didn't do anything to preserve it, hence the sagging, flabby figure that remains. Or maybe she's just "retaining water" from too many margaritas and tortilla chips.

Paris Hilton

Yep. Paris was photographed "working out" during a scene for her new movie "The Hottie and the Nottie". She's looking pretty skinny fat here, which means she probably actually doesn't work out regularly, AND she is sporting our favorite leveler of the rich and famous: cellulite.

Simply being thin does not automatically qualify you as fit!

These are perfect examples of people (celebrity's) who are skinny fat. There is no way these ladies are eating healthy and working out like they should. You must consistently be engaging in both aerobic and resistance exercise at least 5 days a week to become truly fit. Six would be better.

I could get every single one of these ladies looking sexy and shapely again if they would just pick up the phone and call. Better yet attend my outdoor Fit Camp that starts September 17 and runs through October 12.

Go to www.bocaratonfitcamp.com to see where you can sign up.

Make it a habit just like brushing your teeth. Every day try to do something. We live in a world of excuses, please don't fall victim to it.

Rod Stewart's 6-foot-1 fiance Penny Lancaster may have lost the baby weight she gained last year, but she hasn't lost the cellulite! Further evidence that even the genetically-blessed can't escape this fact of life... you are skinny fat.

Drew Barrymore is "skinny fat"

Drew Barrymore (she's the one on the right) was recently photographed in Mexico looking, well, soft and squishy. In the latest Elle magazine she talks about how losing 20 lbs has made her "more confident." Don't get me wrong. I think Drew is totally cute but maybe - and I'm just saying maybe - this confidence is premature. It looks like she lost all her weight in muscle and didn't do anything to preserve it, hence the sagging, flabby figure that remains. Or maybe she's just "retaining water" from too many margaritas and tortilla chips.

Paris Hilton

Yep. Paris was photographed "working out" during a scene for her new movie "The Hottie and the Nottie". She's looking pretty skinny fat here, which means she probably actually doesn't work out regularly, AND she is sporting our favorite leveler of the rich and famous: cellulite.

Simply being thin does not automatically qualify you as fit!

These are perfect examples of people (celebrity's) who are skinny fat. There is no way these ladies are eating healthy and working out like they should. You must consistently be engaging in both aerobic and resistance exercise at least 5 days a week to become truly fit. Six would be better.

I could get every single one of these ladies looking sexy and shapely again if they would just pick up the phone and call. Better yet attend my outdoor Fit Camp that starts September 17 and runs through October 12.

Go to www.bocaratonfitcamp.com to see where you can sign up.

Make it a habit just like brushing your teeth. Every day try to do something. We live in a world of excuses, please don't fall victim to it.

Drew Barrymore is "skinny fat"

Drew Barrymore (she's the one on the right) was recently photographed in Mexico looking, well, soft and squishy. In the latest Elle magazine she talks about how losing 20 lbs has made her "more confident." Don't get me wrong. I think Drew is totally cute but maybe - and I'm just saying maybe - this confidence is premature. It looks like she lost all her weight in muscle and didn't do anything to preserve it, hence the sagging, flabby figure that remains. Or maybe she's just "retaining water" from too many margaritas and tortilla chips.

Paris Hilton

Yep. Paris was photographed "working out" during a scene for her new movie "The Hottie and the Nottie". She's looking pretty skinny fat here, which means she probably actually doesn't work out regularly, AND she is sporting our favorite leveler of the rich and famous: cellulite.

Simply being thin does not automatically qualify you as fit!

These are perfect examples of people (celebrity's) who are skinny fat. There is no way these ladies are eating healthy and working out like they should. You must consistently be engaging in both aerobic and resistance exercise at least 5 days a week to become truly fit. Six would be better.

I could get every single one of these ladies looking sexy and shapely again if they would just pick up the phone and call. Better yet attend my outdoor Fit Camp that starts September 17 and runs through October 12.

Go to www.bocaratonfitcamp.com to see where you can sign up.

Make it a habit just like brushing your teeth. Every day try to do something. We live in a world of excuses, please don't fall victim to it.

Drew Barrymore (she's the one on the right) was recently photographed in Mexico looking, well, soft and squishy. In the latest Elle magazine she talks about how losing 20 lbs has made her "more confident." Don't get me wrong. I think Drew is totally cute but maybe - and I'm just saying maybe - this confidence is premature. It looks like she lost all her weight in muscle and didn't do anything to preserve it, hence the sagging, flabby figure that remains. Or maybe she's just "retaining water" from too many margaritas and tortilla chips.

Yep. Paris was photographed "working out" during a scene for her new movie "The Hottie and the Nottie". She's looking pretty skinny fat here, which means she probably actually doesn't work out regularly, AND she is sporting our favorite leveler of the rich and famous: cellulite.

Simply being thin does not automatically qualify you as fit!

These are perfect examples of people (celebrity's) who are skinny fat. There is no way these ladies are eating healthy and working out like they should. You must consistently be engaging in both aerobic and resistance exercise at least 5 days a week to become truly fit. Six would be better.

I could get every single one of these ladies looking sexy and shapely again if they would just pick up the phone and call. Better yet attend my outdoor Fit Camp that starts September 17 and runs through October 12.

Go to www.bocaratonfitcamp.com to see where you can sign up.

Make it a habit just like brushing your teeth. Every day try to do something. We live in a world of excuses, please don't fall victim to it.

2 Fat To Drive

Car Weight Limits a big, FAT problem!

It didn't surprise me when I sat down for breakfast today and read this headline in USA TODAY. I have known for sometime now that the automotive industry has been expanding cars because Americans are expanding their GIRTH.

You see every vehicle made and sold must have a weight capacity sticker on it. What seems to be the problem is that motorists are getting too big for their cars therefore maxing out the overall limit.

As drivers expand, car makers are retooling designs!

An article that appeared in The Boston Globe on July 10,2005 stated that overweight or obese people have an increased chance of injury or death in a accident. A 2002 study by the University of Washington at Seattle reported that a person weighing 242-262 pounds was more than twice as likely to die in a crash as a 132-pound person.

So what can YOU do about it?

Well if you live in the South Florida area, please come join us at my outdoor Fat Camp...I mean fit camp. I can guarantee you that by training  just three days a week for 45minutes you will never look like this...better yet you will never have to worry about not being able to fit in your car and it just may save your life.

For more information please visit www.bocaratonfitcamp.com

It's your body!

So what have you been doing all summer? When you go to the beach does your body look like Donatella Versace?

Or does it look more like Jenny McCarthy's hot fit body?

Don't you think it's about time you stop making excuses why you never have the time to workout?

Please come join us if you live in the South Florida area. I offer throughout the year the best 4 week bootcamp in the state. Go to www.bocaratonfitcamp.com for more information.

In no time at all I will have you looking hot and fit in that bikini just like Jenny McCarthy does.

Or if you decide to procrastinate like you've been doing, you can keep that body that looks like Donatella Versace.

If you don't want to look like this...try this!

I was not surprised when I heard that this was the back side of you guessed it...Britney Spears! Even though I am not a big fan of her music, at one point in her life...not so long ago, she had a totally fit body.

My advice for Britney, fire your personal trainer, stop eating the bon-bons and lay off the booze! If I was Britney Spears personal trainer I can assure you that she would not have legs or a butt that looked like that.

I am going to call this the "If you don't want look like Britney Spears Workout"!

Bodyweight Squats-25

Alternating Lunges-15 each side

Split Jumps-15 each side

Jump Squats-15

Repeat 6 times

Beginners rest for 30-60 seconds between sets. Intermediates rest for 30 seconds while advanced...sorry no rest.

Try to beat the best time that is held by one of my private clients-7:42 (with perfect form)

Tiger Woods Workout...it's not what you think!

Anyone see Tiger Woods latest article in the August issue of Mens Fitness?

I am a huge Tiger woods fan and have been following him from the day he joined the PGA Tour some 11 years ago. I have seen the way his body has changed from his early days on the tour where he weighed in at a sobbing wet 158 pounds on his 6'2" frame to today where he weighs a solid ripped 185 pounds.

Not surprisingly, Woods is passionate about his fitness level. Working out has many as six days each week for 2-3 hours each session...including when he's playing in a tournament.

According to his trainer Keith Kleven, who's trained Woods throughout his pro carreer, Woods favors High-Rep Weight Training often using 25-50 reps with light to medium weights. He also includes lots of work with machines, stability balls and medicine balls, training his entire body from head to toe and always changing up the workout. Woods also does extensive core training, 40 minutes of stretching before each workout and quite of bit of running to keep up his endurance.

Take the time now in starting you're very own golf fitness workout. Incorporate total body training with light weights along with lots of core, balance and stability exercises. More importantly train your body the way the human body was meant to move using all three planes of motion.

In no time at all you will see a dramatic change in your golf game...considering you know how to hit a golf ball.

For more information on how to properly condition your body for golf, email me at info@bocaratonfitcamp.com

Fat and out of shape Firefighters plagued by heart attacks

They charge into burning buildings, fight their way through noxious black smoke and blistering heat, and risk their lives to save others. But the biggest danger firefighters face isn't fire or smoke or collapsing structures. It's heart attacks.

Cardiac failure is No.1 killer!

According to the U.S. Fire Administration from July 2003 to July 31 of this year, more than 500 firefighters died on the job. Percentage of firefighter deaths attributed to heart attacks...42%

In an article for Firehouse Magazine, John Hayford,M.S. wrote this:

"There is no question that substantial levels of physical fitness are required for firefighting and rescue work. A recent review of the available scientific literature on firefighting job performance concluded that without a moderately high level of physical fitness, firefighters cannot perform their jobs safely or well. The bottom line is that a low level of fitness jeopardizes the safety of not only the individual but also his or her co-workers and the public".

With out a mandatory set of physical fitness guidelines for all active firefighters, regardless of their age, how many more lives will be lost because they are fat and out of shape?

It's about time that all of the nation's 30,000 fire departments get on a disciplined fitness and health program.

If a person dedicates himself or herself to a regular program of effective physical conditioning, not only will the level of fitness progressively improve, but the risk of injury greatly decreases. Flexible, strong muscles protect your joints and are able to withstand high stresses. A well-conditioned cardiovascular system reduces the chance of experiencing exhaustion during prolonged exertion. This is important because injuries usually occur when people become fatigued. Thus, fit people have fewer and less severe injuries, and typical job tasks are much easier for them.

A physical conditioning program is just like anything else: You get out of it what you put into it. If the time is used productively, you stand to benefit a great deal and it just may save your life and the lives of others.