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Fit-Happens--Winter-2023Jan 15

January 15, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

Fit Happens – Winter 2023

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

Filed Under: Fit Happens Tagged With: dieting, diets, fat, healthy habits, motivation, obesity

REAL-News --April-2021May 21

May 21, 2017 By Irv Rubenstein

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

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: achieve well-being, field of health or exercise science, Heart Health, motivation, self-efficacy

REAL-News --March-20212Jan 21

January 21, 2017 By Irv Rubenstein

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

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: fitness professionals, motivation, personal trainers

Jun 18, 2013

June 18, 2013 By Irv Rubenstein

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

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: health behaviors, motivation, movement, weight management

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