Winter 2023 “I feel fluffy”: Conflating a body composition analysis with an emotion Most of us old enough remember Julie Andrews’ version of “I feel pretty”, by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. But it was originally written for Maria to sing in the original 1957 theatrical version of West Side Story. Ever since then, however,Read More
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Heart Disease, Lifestyle Change and Motivation to Do So
What does it take to make you shake it up, to alter your lifestyle in a direction you and your loved ones know has to be done….or else? This rhetorical question is always on the mind of healthcare professionals, from personal trainers to physicians. How can we help you make the small but significant lifestyle changesRead More
Fitness Advice From Fitness Pros For The New Year
They didn’t even ask MY advice! But I’m not upset about that largely because, well, I have plenty of advice for people who want to start the new year toward a healthier, fitter, and maybe leaner you, but nothing new just because it’s 2017. Let’s start with the reason for this post. I was contactedRead More
An Old Idea Gets Aired Again
Below is a letter to the editor of the IDEA Fitness Journal. It got published this month, June 2013. a little background may help. Several years ago, as I first started associating with psychologists who got the Eating Disorders Coalition of TN started, I was invited to speak to a group of nashville psychotherapists atRead More