What I would suggest to the folks trying to kick-start this all-inclusive concept is that they look for gyms that also emphasize diet and nutrition and provide resources or information for folks with "food issues" ie compulsive eating disorders which I believe are probably at the heart of the obesity epidemic. I've used this platform before to try to get this point across and feel that dealing with our relatioinship with food is as important, or more important, than exercise alone.
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Interesting Concept: Gym membership that lets you visit numerous facilities with one payment
Uploaded: Dec 4, 2014What I would suggest to the folks trying to kick-start this all-inclusive concept is that they look for gyms that also emphasize diet and nutrition and provide resources or information for folks with "food issues" ie compulsive eating disorders which I believe are probably at the heart of the obesity epidemic. I've used this platform before to try to get this point across and feel that dealing with our relatioinship with food is as important, or more important, than exercise alone.
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on Dec 4, 2014 at 6:10 pm
Anything that helps people exercise more is good. Of course, going to the park is open to everyone.
I'm actually wary of gym nutrition counseling, I've seen too much paleo promotion there. Trainers aren't necessarily the best psychologists either. It is true that diet is at least or more important to health than exercise alone.
on Dec 4, 2014 at 11:33 pm
Steven - thanks for your comment. You are right to caution skepticism about gyms providing reliable nutrition counseling. I think I was a little too optimistic there. I'm sure there are qualified trainers at some of the gyms whose knowledge of nutrition goes beyond advocating supplements and commercial protein powders. I think that gyms that can offer basic nutrition advice and give an overview of various types of food plans (ie vegan, vegetarian, paleo, no-sugar etc) will distinguish themselves.
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