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If youre on Instagram, youve likely heard of her Kayla Itsines, the Sweat With Kayla star trainer who turned her social media following to a multimillion-dollar fitness empire. Now, Itsines, who hails from Adelaide, Australia, is getting some much-deserved attention for her celebrity and growing cult following. In a list released this week, Forbes named the 25-year-old the top fitness influencer.

Forbes reported that in 2016, Itsines app, Sweat With Kayla, was the most downloaded in the fitness category on iOS and Google Play. Overall, the app helped Itsines garner $17 million in revenue that year.

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Since growing her fan base with a simple fitness and nutrition plan she created with partner Tobi Pearce in 2014, the former gym employees business has expanded to include e-books, bestselling hardcover books, and stadium tours, Forbes reported. In 2016, her U.S. City Sweat Tour sold out in about an hour.

Itsines Bikini Body Training Guide program costs $19.99 per package, and followers update on their progress using the hashtag #bbg online. Often, she re-grams the stories and side-by-side transformation photos of clients whove reaped the rewards of her program, sharing their success stories with her 6.7 million followers and counting.

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As Forbes points out, its Itsines positive attitude and affinity for heart-eye emoji that likely hooks her followers as much as the efficacy of her diet and exercise tips.

The size of your problems is nothing compared with your ability to solve them, she shared in a recent Instagram post. Dont overestimate your problems, and dont underestimate yourself.

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By Melissa Kossler Dutton, For Columbus CEO Magazine

When Michael Azzaro had the opportunity to provide space for a masseuse/yoga instructor and an esthetician at his salon, the longtime hair stylist went for it.

He knew bringing in those services would be good for business and his clients. Seeing how the new providers were passionate about what they did also made him realize he could incorporate his own passions working out and providing fitness training at the salon.

To celebrate 40 years in business, Azzaro added a small workout area to the salon and rebranded his business Salon by Azzaro Redesigning Your Hair and Your Body. Now, he offers one-on-one personal training sessions as well as hair services.

Q: What prompted you to change your business?

A: I'm 61 years old, and I've had to change my workout to fit my age. I have to work harder to stay in shape. Working out at the salon was a personal advantage and one I wanted to offer my clients who see the importance of living a healthy life. I firmly believe you owe it to your body to keep it fit and healthy.

Q: Why did it make sense for you to combine your hair and fitness service under one roof?

A: Fitness has always been a part of my life. Over time, clients began asking me how I keep in shape or about the food choices I make. I started showing them stretches and sharing diet tips that work for me. A few eventually asked me to join them at the gym to help them get started and exercise with them to illustrate my pointers. After a while, the light came on: Why wasn't I doing this at the salon? My clients were already there, and offering training at the salon would mean no gym fees for them. I can't begin to say how many times I've heard, during hair appointments, I need to lose weight, and I need to start exercising. Well, now we can start. Right here, right now.

Q: Do you wish you would have done it sooner?

A: I've wanted to do this for a long time, but I waited for the right people and the right fit at the right time. As I started working with clients on their exercise and fitness programs, as we traveled back and forth from salon to gym, it became obvious that it was time to expand the salon services, to bring everything under one roof. I believe life works out the way it should; I'm happy with how and when it evolved. No regrets.

Q: Why do you think listening is a key component of both of your jobs?

A: Listening not just hearing is the key to any service or personal relationship. People want to be heard, and I want to hear what they have to say. I learn a lot from my clients by listening, more so than I do by talking. Learning people's body language and understanding what they mean is the key to making them happy.

Q: How valuable has word-of-mouth advertising been to your business?

A: One hundred percent; word-of-mouth is the best and most valuable advertising. That said, I knew I must adapt to the ever-changing times and technology and interact more via social media. I am in a service industry that can't be replaced. I can't be outsourced, and you can't buy me on Amazon. You still have to get in your car and come see me. How people feel about their hair hasn't changed, just the styles and the techniques. And social-media interaction is now part of the complete picture.

A: Cutting hair and training people are both very personal services. Why are you well-suited to these roles?

A: The roles of hair stylist and personal trainer feel completely natural to me because I don't need to win. I want the client to win. I don't need to prove I'm right, just make it right for them. I have no ego, just people to please. My job is to make them feel better when they walk out the door than they did when they walked in.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. >> The pain was real.

Some 48 hours after being put through Danica Patricks fitness test by Danica Patrick herself its the basis for her upcoming book and the sort of thing that will occupy her time when retirement from racing comes I wasnt constantly sore. But every time I stood up came a sharp reminder from my legs that Patrick had kicked my butt.

This was the workout: 100 air squats, 100 push-ups (on my knees), 100 butterfly sit-ups and 100 lunges, all timed to see how long it took to complete the set. Thats the benchmark for more than 700 participants in the trial program for Patricks Pretty Intense book, due out next year.

Her fitness challenge has been an ongoing project this season while balancing her NASCAR duties. Participants sent in before pictures of themselves and were given access to Patricks 12-week fitness and clean eating program. The results, including after photos, will be part of the book.

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With Patricks driving days possibly nearing an end in the not-too-distant future, what might have seemed like an off-track hobby is being fast-tracked into something far bigger. She launched the clothing line Warrior by Danica Patrick on HSN after participating in the design process. And she developed the workouts and meal plans for the book.

Ask Patrick about how much longer she will race, and her reply doesnt suggest the question is off-target.

As long as its fun and it hasnt been super fun lately, she said before the season started. But every year I start the year, I always have hope that its going to be the year that things are going to click. I understand my career hasnt progressed.

Maybe its regressed? Why is that? Am I worse driver than I was a couple of years ago? Probably not, she said. I dont think anybody gets worse. So its really a matter of all the factors around you.

Patrick turned 35 last month. She has been racing more than half her life, building her brand along the journey and using a marketing strategy that has made her one of the most recognized female athletes in the world despite her limited on-track success. She is ranked 29th through the first seven races of the season.

Patrick drives for one of NASCARs top teams, but the sponsorship that was so easy to come by during earlier days remember the GoDaddy TV ads? is now a harder sell. Before the season, Stewart-Haas Racing and primary sponsor Natures Bakery became embroiled in a lawsuit over missed payments by the sponsor and what Patrick did or didnt deliver on behalf of the brand. It was an 11th-hour loss of about $15 million and it shed light on how hard it is to sell even the most marketable of drivers.

Now in her fifth full season in NASCARs top series, Patrick has yet to win a race and she only has six top-10 finishes in 161 starts.

Make no mistake: She can drive. She has led laps in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500.

But her lone victory in the IndyCar Series came in 2008 and sticks out as a glaring reminder of how her superstar status outstrips her racing resume.

Its been a popular thought for some time that Patrick eventually would make the transition to a lifestyle career, maybe becoming some version of a Rachael Ray type. This much is true: Patrick appears capable of doing pretty much anything. She can whip up a five-course gourmet meal, pair wines, paint, and dress for either black tie events or black dirt at the race track.

Is carving out a space in the lucrative health and fitness business where she ultimately wants to be?

Sure, she said after a long pause. If Im going to do all this and write a cookbook and a fitness program, Ill take this as far as I can to motivate people to be successful. The program works. I know it works.

After giving up dairy and gluten a few years ago, she really noticed the difference. She no longer would slog through a crummy afternoon and thought, Man, today is just not my day.

I just dont have those, she said. The only thing that knocks me out now, sometimes, is allergies. But I dont get tired. I dont get full when I eat and I eat all the time, too.

She is a firm believer in meal preparation, and almost always carries a cooler with healthy eating options. At Thanksgiving, she served a grain-free, dairy-free stuffing, and a cold salad of shaved brussels sprouts, toasted butternut squash and a homemade dressing.

Shes gone from working out once per day to twice per day and now occasionally three times. When it comes to food, theres no such thing as a cheat day.

Wine, and every now and again, I have too much. But that happens, she said. But I dont ever, ever, not on purpose, cheat on food. Its a routine. When I eat like (crap), I feel like (crap). If you want to lose weight and lean out, you have to eat well.

Theres been a trickledown effect on her inner circle.

Friends make elaborate breakfasts. They work out more. Boyfriend and fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has completely changed his routines and auditioned last year for American Ninja Warrior. Patricks mother did the fitness challenge and has never felt better.

As for me, well, Im not totally inactive but I wouldnt label myself a fitness enthusiast.

I should have known I was in trouble when I arrived early for our side-by-side workout and found Patrick already warming up on the treadmill.

Or when she told me to tighten my shoelaces.

Or when she laughed out loud at my first attempt at a squat.

Truly, though, my biggest mistake was trying to keep up at the start. She was reeling off lunge after lunge in a race against the clock to beat her personal mark. It didnt take long for me to fall off her pace, and Patrick laughed later when she told me most people initially try to keep up, and instantly regret it.

I didnt finish the test. It seemed next to impossible when going head-to-head with Patrick, who completed the exercises in just over 9 minutes.

Afterward, Patrick the trainer scolded me and offered a bit of insight into how she thinks about her own professional life.

With racing, working out, you name it, Patrick said, if you are not determined in your mind that you can do it, then you wont do it.

And her personal life? Well, the divorcee says she does want a family. Her April Fools Day joke was to post a photo of herself and Stenhouse on her social media platforms suggesting they had gotten engaged.

She let it sit overnight before finally acknowledging, again on social media, it was a prank. She posted a photo of a tree swing Stenhouse had built her in the woods of their North Carolina estate.

Once so glamorous off the track, and so competitive and confrontational on it, these days Patrick is more like a love-struck, self-described hippy who preaches serenity and takes time to enjoy everything around her.

So when is that family coming? The proposal from Stenhouse?

I got that under control, she smiled.

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If you are over 40 then you are reaching a point in your life where you must take charge of your health or you may lose it.

Exercise is an investment in your future. It is the key to keeping your independence later in life, preventing disability, and living longer.

Over 78% of men and women over 40 exercise inadequately or not at all. It is believed that sedentary people lose 15% of their muscle mass each decade after 50 and 30% each decade after 70.

Doctors state that most people over the age of 50 show signs of being pre-maturely old including stiffness, frailty, heart disease, diabetes, and many other ailments.

Studies have shown that, while age-related muscle deterioration is always present, that men and women well into their 80s have the same ability as an 18 year old to build muscle and reduce fat.

This increases health and agility, giving them the ability to be in control of their lives even into their 90s.

For example, a Swedish university studied very elderly patients whom had never exercised. Simply by lifting 80% of their body weight 3 times a week, they displayed a 5% increase in strength each training day.

Additionally, they found themselves able to take part in normally daily routines with less and less assistance. Nothing can prevent aging, but you can change the way your body ages through well-rounded over 40 workouts that include cardio, weight training, and stretching.

A good Cardio routine is a vital part of any exercise program.

Cardio, as the name implies, improves cardiovascular health and burns calories. Cardio exercise increases the flow of blood, which strengthens your heart and lungs for overall heart health.

Many people suffering from all stages of heart disease have seen substantial improvement through cardio.

Also, cardio helps you lose unwanted weight if you burn more calories than you consume. Therefore, the more calories you consume, the more cardio you will have to do.

If you are eating right, most experts will agree that 30 to 90 minutes is a fantastic cardio workout. Even on your days of rest, you should try to do some light cardio such as riding a bike.

Once you reach your fitness objective, experts typically say you can do as little or as much cardio as you need to prevent weight gain.

If you exercise program is all-inclusive, you will have to determine your ideal time for cardio. Many people do weight training early in the day followed by cardio at the end of the day.

Others have found that cardio immediately before weight training helps their muscles be better prepared. This is a personal decision you must make.

You may want to try one method for a period of time and then change to another until you find what works best for you.

When you are doing cardio, try to make it as effective as possible for your total body. For example, keep your abdomen in a crunched position to strengthen your abs which is normally not the focus of most cardio workouts.

Many professionals recommend the use of ankle and wrist weights during cardio workouts to increase strength at the same time.

Cardio workouts are so varied that there is literally something for everyone. If you are worried about the strain on your body, there are plenty of lower-impact cardio workouts.

Swimming, spinning, elliptical trainers, canoeing, and ropes courses are all fantastic and will spare your joints. Bicycling is a great way to get from place to place. If you are feeling more adventurous, try rock climbing or kick boxing.

Of course, if your schedule is tight there is typically an aerobics or step class happening at most gyms throughout the day.

Strengthening and toning is typically brought about by weight training. It is through weight training that you can sculpt your body to any level of fitness you desire.

You can have the ripped physique of a body builder, strive for overall firmness and tone without building muscle, or simply increase your overall body strength and fitness.

It is all up to you and it is all completely obtainable if you focus on your long-term goals.

If you are adding strengthening and toning to your routine, most people have had success when they are under the instruction of a personal trainer.

Also, most experts recommend that you work out with a partner to help you stay motivated and keep an eye on you. Typically, you will want to find a partner who is either at or slightly above your current fitness level and who is working out on the same cycle as you.

Weight training is typically done in a cycle with splits where you do a certain quantity of sets focusing on one body part or more (such as backs and legs) on one day, then another body part (biceps and shoulders) the next day, and so on.

This is just one example, there are countless combinations and you will have to find the combo that is right for you. Make sure that every body part gets worked out evenly by the end of your cycle.

The more popular cycles are 3 day, 4 day, 5 day, and 10 day cycles. These cycles typically include rest days, to prevent over training or injury.

Several success stories include pushups and crunches to work on abs throughout every day of the cycle. Another technique used in some of the success stories is to occasionally change up your weight routine to shock your body into building more muscle.

This is an uncommon approach, but one that may work for you in your over 40 workout.

Yoga, and other stretching based exercises, plays an important role in middle age exercise and health.

Men and women alike are learning the profound affect yoga and stretching can have on the body. These exercises keep your body flexible which not only promotes joint health and prevents stiffness, but is also believed to help prevent injuries in the case of a fall.

A good stretching routine also prepares your muscles for growth. Therefore, stretching should always be done before and after any strength training.

Some of the other exercises that promote stretching and flexibility are dancing and gyrotonics.

Always keep in mind that the point of exercise is to improve the health of your body, not to put it at risk.

You should always ask your doctor before beginning any exercise regiment and continue to keep your doctor updated on your progress at your regular visits. Your doctor can give you valuable advice regarding your bodys current fitness level and which exercises you might begin with.

Also make sure you do not over train, especially during periods of stress or illness. When you over train, you run the risk of injuring yourself which can greatly delay your path to fitness.

Stress and illness further compromise your body and puts you at risk for serious injury. A personal trainer or other licensed fitness expert can give you guidance to help you prevent over training.

If you are over 40, exercise might seem like quite an uphill challenge. However, there are many people out there who faced that same mountain and conquered it.

People from 40 to 90 and from all walks of life have turned their aging bodies into the very picture of fitness and health. If they can do it, you can too.

Just as there is no one exercise plan that works for everyone, there is no single success story that will work for you. The best thing you can do is to study as many success stories as you can.

Learn about each persons exercise regiments, which techniques worked for them, and which showed little result. Decide which components best match your exercise objectives and incorporate them into your plan.

This way you will develop a diverse workout program that is tailored to your needs, which will greatly improve your chances of success.

The e-book Fit Over 40 is a fantastic compilation of these kinds of success stories. The author has included his own personal story of how he mastered exercise over 40, along with 52 other stories.

These stories include men and women of all ages past 40, including some in their 70s and later. In the book, each person has detailed their individual exercise program along with their personal journey to becoming physically fit.

You will read about the hurdles others had to cross, to keep you prepared and motivated on your journey. You can use Fit Over 40 as a powerful tool in your arsenal to overcome negative influences and make your body the best it has ever been. Click here to learn more

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Think of exercise as medication, says John Ratey, M.D., an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For a very small handful of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), it may actually be a replacement for stimulants, but, for most, its complementary something they should absolutely do, along with taking meds, to help increase attention and improve mood.

While most of us focus on exercise as a way to trim our waistlines, the better news is that routine physical activity firms up the brain making it a simple, alternative ADHD treatment. Exercise turns on the attention system, the so-called executive functions sequencing, working memory, prioritizing, inhibiting, and sustaining attention, says Ratey, author of Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Little, Brown). On a practical level, it causes kids to be less impulsive, which makes them more primed to learn.

The latest news about exercise and ADHD is that it helps kids with the condition push through past failures and attack things they didnt succeed at before. The refrain of many kids with ADHD is, No matter what I do, Im going to fail,' says Ratey. Rat studies show that exercise reduces learned helplessness. In fact, if youre aerobically fit, the less likely you are to learn helplessness.

So how, exactly, does exercise deliver these benefits to the ADHD brain? When you walk, run, or do a set of jumping jacks or pushups, your brain releases several important chemicals.

Endorphins, for one, hormone-like compounds that regulate mood, pleasure, and pain. That same burst of activity also elevates the brains dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin levels. These brain chemicals affect focus and attention, which are in short supply in those with ADHD. When you increase dopamine levels, you increase the attention systems ability to be regular and consistent, which has many good effects, explains Ratey, like reducing the craving for new stimuli and increasing alertness.

You dont have to be a marathoner, or even a runner, to derive benefits from exercise. Walking for 30 minutes, four times a week, will do the trick. Get your child involved in something that he finds fun, so he will stick with it, suggests Ratey. Team activities or exercise with a social component are especially beneficial.

Studies have also found that tae kwon do, ballet, and gymnastics, in which you have to pay close attention to body movements, tax the attention system. A very good thing for kids and adolescents with ADHD, says Ratey.

More schools are including exercise in their curricula to help kids do better in the classroom. A school in Colorado starts off students days with 20 minutes of aerobic exercise to increase alertness. If they act up in class, they arent given time-outs but time-ins 10 minutes of activity on a stationary bike or an elliptical trainer. The result is that kids realize they can regulate their mood and attention through exercise, says Ratey. Thats empowering.

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by Brick City Live| April 14, 2017

Military Park will soon be back in action with a slate of new activities and fitness programs on the schedule, as well as some returning tried-and-true favorites. This year, the park brought in even more community partners to collaborate on its roster of activities, which features a little something for everyone.

There will be lots of free exercise classes to choose from, includingthree separate yoga series: with Newark Yoga Movement on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Sweet Peace Yoga with fayemi shakur on Saturdays, and Im So Yoga on Sundays. For another workout option thats easy on the body, two tai-chi classes will be offered: one on Mondays and one on Wednesdays.

The park will again offer childrens fitness programs with the Newark YMCA. New to the park will be karate classes with Traditional Karate of Newark, which recently opened a location across the street from the park, at 1118 Raymond Boulevard. For those who want to try group sports, an adult kickball league and ultimate frisbee league will be offered.

If youd prefer to dance your way into fitness, try Soul Line Dancing with J-Boogie, Zumba with Sheylah, salsa dancing with Newark Puerto Rican Day Parade and Hip Hop Dance with the Newark YMCA. Cap it all off with a dose of mindfulness: Newark Center for MeditativeCulture will offer a meditation session on Wednesdays.

Military Parks programming schedule.

The park will also soon kick off its arts and culture schedule with a diverse array of programming. Artist Malik Whitaker is back with his adult watercolor classes, and Sizzy Art will host an arts and crafts session on Sundays. In the readings, talks, and networking category, the park will host author talks in collaboration with Rutgers-Newark on Thursdays, monthly Dodge Poetry readings, an arts networking night and, starting late summer, the return of Tech Talks in the Park. La Casa de Don Pedro will convene Survival English sessions on Wednesdays in June and July.

Military Parkhas also added culinary collaborations and programming to the schedule. Theyll host nutritionaldemos with Greater Newark Conservancy and Latin cooking with La Casa. Starting in May, youll also be able to shop local and organic when the farmers market comes to the park.

Guard dAvant music festival will returnthis time with a kickoff weekend starting July 1st. For those who want to make a little music themselves, the park will introduce a weekly drum circle lead by Ishangi. Brick City Steppers will be on hand for Chicago-style stepping classes, and for the fashion-minded, Lenguire Institute of Fashions will convene weekly fashion exploration sessions.

The parks summer movies in July with a to-be-announced roster of films playing on the Great Lawn. There will be tours of the park, and of downtown Newark, running throughout the season.

Outside of its programming schedule, the park also offers free wi-fi, chess, its carousel, a game cart, Imagination Playground, lawn games, ping pong and its reading room for visitors to enjoy at their leisure.

To top it all off, BURG will be back from its winter hiatus on May 1st. Stay tuned for more details about whats new when the burger joint reopens.

Nice work Military Park.

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* Al-Anon, 6 to 7 p.m. at St. Albans Episcopal Church, North 30th Street and Waco Drive at rear of courtyard.

* Alateen, 6 to 7 p.m. at St. Albans Episcopal Church, 305 N. 30th St.; 808-4757.

* Alzheimers Association Support Group, 11 a.m. to noon at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home, 300 S. Avenue Q in Clifton; (254) 675-8637.

* American Business Womens Association Lone Star Chapter, 6 p.m. at Uncle Dans Barbecue, 1001 Lake Air Drive; 799-9947.

* Association of Christian Teachers, 6:30 a.m. at Kims Restaurant, 2600 W. Waco Drive; 715-5332 or 776-3398.

* Beginners yoga classes, 5:30 p.m. at Crestview Community Center, 7129 Delhi Road. $5 per class; 776-0083 or yesyoga4umsn.com.

* Central Texas Fellowship of Catholic Men, 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. at the Onward and Upward building, 4709 Bosque Blvd.; 867-0445.

* Chair Yoga, 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1301 Hogan Lane; $5; Cindy McAtee at 644-9281.

* Emeritus program, 9:30 a.m. at McLennan Community College Community Programs. Free for those 55 and older; 299-8888.

* Gentle Hatha Yoga, 5:30 p.m. at Lake Waco Montessori School, 3005 Edna Ave.; $5; Cindy McAtee at 644-9281.

* Giving Care to Caregivers Support Group, 6:30 p.m. in educational building next to First Baptist Church of China Spring, 301 Illinois Ave.; 836-9215.

* Health Shapers, 1030 a.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 9191 Woodway Drive; free; 754-3544 or http://www.cpcwaco.org.

* Heart of Texas Water Garden and Pond Society, 6:30 p.m. at the Lake Waco Wetlands Research and Education Center, 1752 Eichelberger Crossing Road; Email president@hotwgps.com.

* LLM Alcohol and Drug Addiction Support Group, 7 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church, 125 Turner St.; Rev. George Stewart at 498-3393.

* Living with MS, 6:30 p.m. at Lakeshore United Methodist Church, 3311 Park Lake Drive; Tami Glaser, 875-2054, or Linda Morales, 722-5416.

* PACE exercise classes, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the WRS Club, 5047 Franklin Ave.; 776-6575; preregistration required.

* Parkinsons exercise class, noon on the fourth floor of Providence Health Center, 6901 Medical Parkway. $5; 751-4133.

* Parkinsons exercise program, 3 p.m. at Church of the Nazarene, 6015 Cobbs Drive; 776-8778.

* Red Hat Mamas, 11:30 a.m. at Bellmead Civic Center, 3900 Parrish St.; lunch $6; 799-3178.

* Resolve Infertility Support Group, 7-8 p.m. at 6609 Sanger Ave.; Jessica Walsh at 366-3360.

* Senior adult exercise and fellowship, 8:30 to 9:20 a.m. at First Baptist Church Waco Activities Center, 500 Webster Ave.; 752-3000.

* Senior citizens line dancing, 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. at Harrison Senior Center, 1718 N. 42nd St.; 772-9317.

* Senior adult line dancing, 12:30 to 2 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, 5740 Bagby Ave.; $2; 666-5210.

* Senior Ministry exercise program, 10-11 a.m. at East Waco Center, 1809 J.J. Flewellen Road; free; 799-3304.

* Spirit of Hope -- Winners Circle womens meeting, 8 p.m. at 121 N. Seventh St.; 754-9177.

* Tai chi classes, 1 to 2 p.m. at WRS Athletic Club, 5047 Franklin Ave.; $80 for nonmembers, $65 for members; 776-6575.

* Texas Country Gentlemen barbershop chorus, 7 p.m. at the Cultural Activities Center, Interstate 35, exit 303 in Temple. Call for carpooling from Waco, 776-7715.

* Toastmasters, noon at Scottish Rite Building, 2801 W. Waco Drive; 752-1618.

* Waco Jazzercise, 5:45 p.m. at Victorious Life Church, 7459 S. Interstate 35; $35 a month; Carla Guerra at 855-9139.

* Waco Kiwanis Club, noon at Lake Brazos Steakhouse, 1620 N. Lake Brazos Parkway.; 776-7100.

* Waco Sunrise Rotary Club, 7 a.m. at Central Presbyterian Church, 9191 Woodway Drive; 776-2223.

* Young at Heart Senior Club dance, 6:30 p.m. at the Sul Ross Senior Center, 1414 Jefferson St.; Band: Charles Nemec Band; $4 members, $5 nonmembers; 799-7081.

* Beginners line dancing class, 10 a.m. and intermediate class at 10 a.m. at Carleen Bright Arboretum, 9001 Bosque Blvd. $2 per session; Don Oliver, 752-1703.

* Beginners Yoga Classes, 5:30-7 p.m. at Unity of Greater Waco, 400 First St. in Hewitt; $5 per class; 666-9102 or yesyoga4umsn.com.

* Centex Clearly Speaking Toastmasters, 5:30 p.m. at Mama Baris Restaurant, 1201 Hewit Drive, Suite 214; sandra.creechgmail.com.

* Chair Yoga, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Rodef Shalom, 1717 N. 41st St.; $5; Cindy McAtee at 644-9281.

* Daytime yoga classes, 1-2:30 p.m. at Crestview Community Center, 7129 Delhi Road; $5 for beginners; 776-0083.

* Divorce Care (divorce support group), 6:30 p.m. at Acts Christian Fellowship, 5201 Steinbeck Bend Road; 759-1800

* Early Bird Toastmasters, 7 a.m. at Associate General Contractors of America, 4500 W. Waco Drive; Darrell Vickers, 772-9272.

* H.O.T. Bootscooters (line and couples dancing lessons), 7 p.m. at Wild West, 115 Mary St.; free.

* Health Shapers, 8-9:30 a.m. at Sul Ross Center, 1414 Jefferson Ave.; 752-6412.

* Heart of Texas Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 8 p.m. at Central Christian Church, 4901 Lake Shore Drive; 776-7768.

* Hewitt Toastmasters, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Mama Baris, 1201 Hewitt Drive; 420-3543.

* Kiwanis Club of Waco Seniors, 9:30 a.m. at the Golden Corral, 618 N. Valley Mills Drive; 741-1865.

* Making Our Seniors Special, 11:30 a.m. at Lake Shore United Methodist Church, 3311 Park Lake Drive; 754-7333.

* Meridian Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m. at the former Healthkicks Building, 206 W. Morgan St. in Meridian; 754-3336 or meridian.aamail.com.

* Newcomers and Neighbors, 11:30 a.m. at Ridgewood Country Club. $15 per person. Open to all women; 799-1859.

* Northwest Waco Kiwanis Club, noon at Ryans Family Steakhouse, 301 S. Valley Mills Drive; 744-9227.

* Optimist Club of Waco, noon at Uncle Dans Barbecue, 1001 Lake Air Drive; 753-9812.

* Senior Cafe, computer classes for age 60 and older, 9 a.m. to noon at the South Terrace Youth Center, 100 Lyndon Circle; 759-1827 or 752-0324, extension 284.

* Senior Strength and Flexibility Exercise Class, 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. at Harrison Senior Center, 1718 N. 42nd St.; BeBe Rhodes at 772-9317.

* Seniors yoga classes, 1 p.m. at Crestview Community Center, 7129 Delhi Road. $5 per class; 776-0083 or yesyoga4umsn.com.

* Spirit of Hope -- Winners Circle, noon and 8 p.m. at 121 N. Seventh St.; 754-9177.

* Unity of Greater Waco Book Discussion Group, 7:15 p.m. at U.G.W., 400 S. First St. in Hewitt; 235-5335.

* Waco Founder Lions Club, noon at Lions Community Center, 1716 N. 42nd St.

* Waco Jazzercise, 9:15 a.m. at Victorious Life Church, 7459 S. Interstate 35; $35 a month; Carla Guerra at 855-9139.

* Waco Lake Brazos Rotary Club, noon at the First Baptist Church of Waco Fellowship Hall, Sixth Street and Clay Avenue; 299-8481.

* Al-Anon, 10 a.m. at Crestview Church of Christ community building, 7129 Delhi Road; 756-2646 or 808-4757.

* Al-Anon newcomers, 7:30 p.m. at the DePaul Center, 301 Londonderry Drive; 756-2646 or 808-4757.

* Alzheimers Association Support Group, 10 to 11 a.m. at Columbus Avenue Church of Christ, 1525 Columbus Ave.; 753-7722.

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Perhaps you heard about the woman who gave her husband a call at his work and told him she has good news and bad news.

Im sorry honey, he told her, I dont have time to talk, so just give me the good news for now.

Well, she said, the airbag works.

All of us have had times when weve heard something that caused us to stop what we were doing and listen, no matter how busy we are.

I had such an occasion the other day when I got into my car to drive home after work. When I turned the key, the radio popped on and I heard a captivating final minute of a Christian radio program.

It was a guy talking about how some in America have come to equate their diets with virtue that somehow eating lean, proportioned meals make them virtuous.

To question such logic, this fellow quoted Jesus: Its not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man (Matt. 15:11).

It came to my mind that the people Jesus was talking to at the time religious zealots known as Pharisees were fanatical about their diets. They had lots of dietary dos and donts. They were scrupulous about what they ate, and they considered themselves more virtuous than others as a result. They looked down on anyone who didnt follow their dietary rules.

Sadly, I must admit I know folks who are still like that, all these generations later.

Now, mind you, scripture tells us clearly to take proper care of our bodies. Proper diets and exercise are crucial if were going to be strong and healthy and able to work and provide for our families. But that brief bit of radio impressed upon me that we have to be very careful not to fall into line with the Pharisees in believing that we are somehow more virtuous because we eat our fruit and vegetables.

The truth is, a Christians virtue comes only from Jesus not from what he or she eats or drinks.

Im one of those people who chooses country living, and, in my case, that means spending some 2 hours each day sitting in a car getting back and forth to work where I spend the day sitting at a desk.

As a result, I have to be careful about food intake. I try to jog at least 20 miles a week. I spend free time outdoors, hunting and fishing and working on our little farm. Still, I wrestle with weight issues, which sometimes prompts more virtuous folks to share their dietary dos and donts with me. Perhaps thats why the radio program caught my ear.

Like the guy whose wife told him the airbag works, I stopped and listened. Perhaps we all should.

Roger Alford offers words of encouragement to residents of Americas heartland. Reach him at [emailprotected]

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In the past, the 57-year-old Gilmer, Texas, resident would try fad diets that did nothing but leave her feeling frustrated, she said.

"There was one called a grapefruit diet or something where you didn't eat anything but grapefruit," Henson said. "If you do something like that, that's what I meant by 'diet' being a failure."

She didn't consistently exercise, either. Although she didn't have any serious health conditions, she knew that her lifestyle was killing her. Henson was 5-foot-4 and 332 pounds.

Then, about six years ago, Henson was listening to the radio when an ad for Anytime Fitness blasted through the speakers. She said a quick prayer: "God, I wish we had one of those here."

Two weeks later, a gym opened in her neighborhood.

"I looked at it as an answered prayer," Henson said. "If that hadn't happened, there's a possibility I could have died or have any of the conditions associated with being obese. There's a history of heart disease and diabetes in my family. I was headed in that direction, and I didn't want to go there."

Ever since, Henson has been going to the gym daily with two of her friends and has been preparing healthier meals for herself. She has lost 175 pounds -- more than 50% of her previous body weight -- and she is keeping the weight off, she said. She has ditched fad diets and avoids placing too much emphasis on how much she weighs and instead focuses on how she feels.

But she remembers how easy it was to stick to the same old foods and avoid exercising, and how hard it was to find a healthier routine that led to long-term weight loss.

Experts are now trying to figure out why: whether it's because they don't realize they're at an unhealthy weight, because weight loss is hard or something else entirely.

The new paper showed that more than 30% of Americans said they were obese in 2015, compared with about 19% in 1997. Of those who were overweight or obese, about 49% said they were trying to lose weight in 2014, compared with about 55% in 1994.

"I've pondered that several times, as to why some people would want to be unhealthy when they can be healthy, but there are so many variables in someone's life that you don't know about," Henson said.

"I can't sit in judgment as to why that person wants to or doesn't want to. I just know what I needed and what I needed to do to change," she said. "You can't change what you've tried in the past, but you can set your sights for a better future.

"Everyone's on a different path, a different journey," Henson said.

For the new paper, "we hypothesized that the prevalent misperception may lead to a lack of motivation to lose weight. The current study just provides the missing piece of the puzzle," Zhang said.

"We are stuck in a vicious cycle. More people are getting obese; more are fine with their weight; when they are looking around, they find more persons with even larger bodies, and more are getting less motivated to lose weight, and in turn, we are getting even heavier," he said.

Dr. Randy Rockney, a pediatrician at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, has noticed the same thing happening among children, he said.

"Increasing obesity and overweight trends probably result in 'new normals,' " said Rockney, who was not involved in the new paper.

"Looking at society in general, overweight and obese people are less likely to perceive themselves as aberrant," he said. "It's really hard to lose weight, but it's not impossible, and I think there are a lot of people who have given up."

Rockney, 63, knows those challenges too well.

Standing at 6-foot-1, Rockney said his weight has fluctuated since he was in medical school, from the mid-180s to a high of 218, which meets the criteria for "overweight."

"The numbers are very sensitive to my weight," he said of his blood-sugar levels. "If I go up by five pounds, it will change the numbers adversely, and then, conversely, losing five pounds makes a significant improvement."

So Rockney decided to enroll in a weight loss study at work. He began calculating and restricting his fat and calorie intake, recording the foods and drinks he consumed, and weighing himself. He dropped to 193 pounds.

The weight loss was tough but not impossible, Rockney said. "I am more weight conscientious than I was, particularly regarding diet. I regained some of the weight I lost but remain well under where I started."

He said he currently weighs about 203 pounds, which technically still places his body mass index in the overweight category.

"A lot of physicians are conscious of this, that it's hard to preach healthy diet and exercise and healthy weight if you as a physician are not at a healthy weight," he said. "Among my patients and their families, excess weight continues to be a very common problem. We try to help them, but it can be challenging."

The new paper in JAMA included data on 27,350 overweight and obese adults who reported whether they were trying to lose weight between 1988 and 1994, 1999 and 2004, and 2009 and 2014.

"It's unfortunate that the current study was based on interviews rather than direct observation," Zhang said. "This is the reason we cannot rule out the possibility that many adults are actually fully engaging with a healthy lifestyle, but not on purpose to lose weight."

He added that the data did not include reports from the adults as to why they were not trying to lose weight, but he has some theories.

"First and foremost, it's painful. It's hard to drop pounds. Many of us tried and failed, tried and failed, and finally failed to try any more," Zhang said.

The researchers wrote that some overweight people are not trying to lose "due to body weight misperception reducing motivation to engage in weight loss efforts. ... The chronicity of obesity may also contribute. The longer adults live with obesity, the less they may be willing to attempt weight loss, in particular if they had attempted weight loss multiple times without success."

Yet Kelly Brownell, dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and an expert on obesity, said he would come to a different set of conclusions.

"I think there are other possibilities that might be at least as important. One is that almost everybody who is overweight has tried to lose, and people are recognizing more and more that it's a very difficult challenge," said Brownell, who was not involved in the paper.

"Most approaches to weight loss produce temporary loss. People tend to regain and then go on more diets later, and so some people feel that it's not worth the effort and that the risk of failure is too high," he said. "Most people who are overweight realize that there are negative consequences and would like to lose weight if they could. But they realize that it's a very hard path to go down and that most people are not successful.

"It argues more than ever for the importance of prevention, because once people become overweight, it's very hard to lose, it's even harder to keep the weight off, and therefore preventing the weight gain in the first place has to be a national priority."

The researchers of the new paper, however, also noted that primary care clinicians might not be discussing weight issues with their patients, something that has been found in separate studies.

"Further, this decline was greatest in patients with obesity, patients at most need for physician intervention," she said.

"This may be due to a variety of reasons, including physician discomfort with providing counseling, less time available due to increased other patient conditions or even a greater acceptance of higher rates of obesity," she said. "We know that if physicians simply tell their patients they are overweight, they are more likely to be successful in their weight loss efforts. Therefore, it's critical we find a way to help reverse these trends."

However, pediatrician Rockney said he hasn't observed a decline in weight-related counseling in his own professional experience.

"For a long time, I could sense a deep cynicism about addressing the weight problem," he said. "But in recent times, there are a couple of my colleagues who have really taken on the obesity issue with kids and are really pushing intervention."

Before his weight loss, Rockney said, he sometimes felt self-conscious counseling parents and children about losing weight.

That patient turned to his mother and Rockney and said, "Hey, I think we all could stand to lose 15 or 20 pounds," making a reference to the doctor's weight.

Now, "I feel more confident in terms of advising families, people, what it is that can work for weight loss," Rockney said.

He often advises his patients to eat a healthy breakfast daily and monitor their caloric intake for weight loss. For instance, a blueberry muffin can take up about a third of your daily calories, since it has almost 500 calories, he said.

Rockney also advises his patients to weigh themselves daily, as addressing a lapse in weight loss can prevent even more weight gain, he said.

"One important principle I learned and still think to myself is, 'don't let a lapse become a relapse.' That's where regular weighings help, because I can potentially intervene before things get out of hand," Rockney said.

He said his effort to maintain his current weight or even lose weight again continues.

Beyond the clinic walls, having discussions about weight can be even more uncomfortable, Penn State's Kraschnewski said.

"Studies tell us that the vast majority of people who are overweight are interested in losing weight, but interest doesn't necessarily translate to action," she said.

If a loved one's weight might be putting their health at risk, Kraschnewski offered some advice on how to discuss weight loss.

"Look for opportunities to have a conversation, such as if your loved one makes a comment about their weight. If they aren't happy with their current weight, offer to help them talk to their doctor or look for other weight loss resources in your community," she said.

"Think about ways you could be active together," she said. "Having a partner on the journey to a healthier weight is one of the most effective ways for people to be successful."

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