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The Fitness Center of Thibodaux Regional announced a new expanded cycling studio this week with 54stationary exercise bicycles for 14 classes.

The new bikes on the fourth floor are a part of a $400,000 reinvestment into equipment and technology into the wellness center, Greg Stock, CEO of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, said in a video on Twitter.

Thebikes are easy for novices and experts to use, Stock said.

This area here is a really nice area for people to come into, Stock said. It has the feel that cyclists like where they are sort of close together on a journey. Theres a video that they play where they go up and down hills, so on and so forth to make it as real as possible.

Cycling gives similar benefits to riding a bicycle outside, including contributing to lower blood pressure, weight loss, increased joint mobility and improved heart health.

Chrisy Myhand, director of the wellness center, said she enjoys seeing people become healthier from cycling.

You really can lose weight, but more importantly, decrease stress and decrease blood pressure, Myhand said. Ive seen a lot of results of people getting off of their blood pressure meds just from cycling two or three times a week."

Myhand said cycling is a low impact type of cardio workout, so people with knee and hip injuries can exercise safely.

There are different types of cycling classes offered, including high-intensity workouts, lower-intensity workouts and some that combine cycling and other activitiessuch as yoga and core exercises.

For information, visit http://www.fitnesscenterofthibodauxregional.com ordownload the free app, Fit@ThibReg.

Story: The Fitness Center of Thibodaux Regional announced a new expanded cycling studio this week with 54 new stationary exercise bicycles, making a total of 14 classes.

The new bikes on the fourth floor of the wellness center are a part of a $400,000 reinvestment into equipment and technology into the wellness center, said Greg Stock, CEO of Thibodaux Regional, in a video on Twitter.

The new bikes are easy for both novices and experts to accommodate to, said Stock.

This area here is a really nice area for people to come into, Stock said in the video. It has the feel that cyclists like where they are sort of close together on a journey. Theres a video that they play where they go up and down hills, so on and so forth to make it as real as possible.

Cycling gives similar benefits to riding a bicycle outside, including contribution to lower blood pressure, weight loss, increased joint mobility and improved heart health.

Chrisy Myhand, director of the wellness center, said she enjoys seeing people become healthier from cycling.

You really can lose weight, but more importantly, decrease stress and decrease blood pressure, Myhand said. Ive seen a lot of results of people getting off of their blood pressure meds just from cycling two or three times a week.

Myhand said cycling is a low impact type of cardio workout, so people with knee and hip injuries can exercise safely.

There are different types of cycling classes offered, including high intensity workouts, lower intensity workouts, and some that combine cycling and other activities like yoga and core exercises.

More information about the classes can be found at http://www.fitnesscenterofthibodauxregional.com or by downloading the free app, Fit@ThibReg.

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Its a B-E-A-UTIFUL day here on Long Island, and its been quite a whirlwind! This is the first chance Ive had to sit down since 7 AM, and Im out here on my terrace with my doggie people watching. So creepy, but so fun!

It looks like theres a trio of prospective new tenants waiting for a leasing agent to meet them in front of the building, and they keep staring up at us as we look back at them without blinking (FYI, my dog is INSANE at staring contests! The only person whos ever beaten him at that game is my girlfriend!) Think were making them want to live here?:-p

Anyhow, today I want to talk about the three steps you need to take to lose weight FOR GOOD! It doesnt take rocket science, theres no secret pill, and if I hear about one more BS supplement that Dr. Oz says will burn off all the excess fat in your body, I will bust somebodys kneecap.

Whose kneecap? Wouldnt you like to know???

Getting back, its important to take a HOLISTIC approach on your journey. So many people just tackle the physical aspects, and solely try to find both a dietary and a fitness strategy that works for them.

While the conventional wisdom to Eat less and exercise more! CAN work in the short-term, why do you think so many people fall off the horse, revert back to old habits, and constantly yo-yo up and down with their weight?

ITS BECAUSE THOSE METHODS ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE!!!

Like the bolded underline? I thought you did;-)

We can only eat so little for so long. After a while, our bodies will go into a starvation mode, where we metabolize and process food differently than if we were NOT in a starvation mode.

Long story short, while in starvation mode, our bodies hold onto EVERYTHING we eat, good, bad or indifferent, and store it ALL as fat! It doesnt matter if its an organic green salad or a pint of Ben & JerrysIt will have the SAME effect on your body if its in a starvation mode.

In terms of exercise, everybodys of different fitness levels, and even have different hormonal imbalances. What works for me may not work for you, and vice versa. While I can certainly handle two-a-days and crazy military-style workouts (thanks CrossFit and HIIT), the couch potato whos just starting to move may barely be able to handle 20 minutes of moderate physical activity in the beginning.

Since I dont want to keep you waiting anymore (I know youre on the edge of your seat!), here are the three steps you need to take to lose weight FOR GOOD this time:

1. Get your mind right. At the present, I do this BEFORE I work on a clients nutrition or fitness. Reason being is that theres ALWAYS an emotional component to becoming reliant on crappy food and self-sabotaging to the point that youre READY to make this change.

What are your emotional triggers? Is it (or are they) a person, a place or a situation in your life? What can you do to nip these in the bud, so that the next time something bad happens, you dont resort to bad habits?

2. Clean up your nutrition. These two simple sentences are all you need to know to get started: Eat (organic) meats, vegetables, (raw) nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no (added) sugar. Eat ONLY when hungry, and just to satisfyNOT to stuff your face. These sentences can be applied anywhere, whether youre eating at home, or out at a restaurant.

3. Make fitness fun again! I know Im completely ripping off Donald Trumps presidential campaign slogan, but, eh, who cares? Because of how the gym has been portrayed in our culture, it makes exercise feel like a chore. All those weights and machines to a person whos not familiar with them can make the whole experience feel overwhelming. And the Do 3 sets of 12 reps of this exercise at this weight, along with the ITS CHEST DAY! crap BORRRRINNGGG!!!

You dont need all of that crap! All you need is some floor space, or a small outdoor area to get a workout in. Do what methods of fitness you enjoy, whether its yoga, pilates, running, weight lifting, etc. If youre not sure, take some free or cheap local exercise classes in your area, and see how you feel about different things. Then, change things up, listen to your body, and do what your body wants regularly.

Moral of the Story: Permanent weight loss doesnt have to be an insurmountable dream. Between myself and several of my clients, theres now a small movement of people who are NEVER going back to the way they were. All it took was a little bit of knowledge, a strong will to change and execution:-)

Interested in learning more? Then apply for my program by going to https://goo.gl/forms/pn6PugMixK74z5ip2 and filling out my brief Health Questionnaire. Upon submission, youll be provided the link to my Strategy Call page, where you can book a FREE 15 minute call with me to see both what you can do to get going, and whether or not I can help you to be successful on your quest.

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If I had to list three things everyone wants, Id say:

I cant help you with the first two items on that list- but I specialize in the third. As it happens, you can slim down, flatten your belly, and fit into your old jeans- and it doesnt have to take years. In fact, it is entirely possible to lose more than ten pounds a month if you now what youre doing.

Just take a look at Anthony, who lost over 200 pounds in one year by cutting calories and following the Nerd Fitness workout plans. Or Desiree, who lost 200 pounds by finding ways to make fitness fun and encouraging. And then theres Jesse Shand, who lost over 350 pounds with the help of the Bodybuilding.com community.

At the end of the day, fat loss is just a matter of burning more calories than you consume. Since a pound of fat contains somewhere between 3000 and 3500 calories, losing ten pounds a month requires a caloric deficit of 10001200 calories a day.

To lose fat quickly and safely, and avoid rebound weight gain, you just need to do four things:

This doesnt require a starvation diet. In this article, Im going to show you exactly how to cut calories without starving yourself, burn more calories without spending hours a day in the gym, and prevent yo-yo dieting before it happens.

Count calories and macros. Youll need to track calories and macros (grams of fats, protein and carbs) religiously, at least for the first month. First, use this calculator to determine your body fat percentage- and dont suck in your gut when you measure your waist. Then, use this calorie calculator (be sure to select the lean mass formula) to determine your Total Daily Energy Expenditure.

Your daily calorie targets are 1000 less than TDEE on days you lift weights, and 1200 under TDEE on days you either dont work out, or only do cardio. On all days, eat at least 30 grams of protein with every meal and 10 grams with every snack.

Eliminate sugar and liquid calories. In addition to the obvious culprits, watch for hidden sugars in things like fruit, sauces/condiments, and healthy foods such as protein bars.

Drink a lot of water. Staying hydrated is a great idea on general, but dehydration also sends thirst signals to your brain that can get misinterpreted as hunger. Drink at least a gallon of water a day if youre male, or 3/4 gallon if youre female, and have a glass before every meal.

Practice intermittent fasting. Skip breakfast and compress your daily eating into a smaller window of time. If youre a man, fast for at least 16 hours and eat in an 8-hour window every day- noon to 8 PM works best for most people. If youre a woman, fast for at least 14 hours and eat for 10. In either case, this means youre having two small meals and one smaller low-calorie snack each day.

Eat slowly and stop eating as soon as youre not hungry. Theres a delay of up to a half hour between when you eat something and when it makes you less hungry- and thats a half hour in which you can end up eating food your body doesnt need. To make sure that doesnt happen, spend at least ten minutes eating every snack and a half hour on every meal.

Finish your meals in thirds, starting with the veggies, then eating your protein, before finally getting to the carbs. Take 5-minute pauses between each third of the meal to give your brain time to catch up to your stomach. As soon as you no longer feel hungry, stop eating- and dont confuse not hungry with full.

Drink sugar water once a day. This brain hack works by suppressing production of the hunger hormone ghrelin and is a small exception to the no sugar rule above. It was discovered by the late Dr. Seth Roberts, and tested and verified by Drs. Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt, of Freakonomicsfame. Done properly, it has a dramatic appetite-suppressant effect, making your diet much easier to follow.

Once a day, during your fasting period, drink one to three glasses of ice water with a tablespoon of sugar dissolved in each glass. This sugar water should have little or no taste. You should also consume nothing else other than water for an hour before and after doing this- its important to separate the calorie consumption from any sensation of flavor (usually easiest to do in the evening). Remember to include this sugar in your calorie count.

Make workouts short, intense, and frequent. Work out six days a week, for 2040 minutes at a time. Your workout split should be as follows: 34 days of circuit-based weight training workouts like this one, and 23 days of high-intensity cardio workouts like these.

Exercise on an empty stomach. Workouts performed on an empty stomach have been shown to burn more fat. Either first thing in the morning or right before breaking your fast are the best times to work out for fat loss. If timing workouts during your fasting period isnt feasible, at least time them to be a few hours after your last meal.

Burn more energy as heat. Expose yourself to cold temperatures regularly to make your body burn off more energy as heat. Drink ice water, take cold showers, keep your bedroom cool, or hold an ice pack to your upper back. Eating spicy foods also makes you produce more heat- having a slice of cold cut meat sprinkled with cayenne pepper right before a cold shower can significantly accelerate fat burning.

Get moving after every meal. After eating, either take a short walk or spend a couple minutes doing air squats and pushups. This activates the GLUT-4 receptors in your skeletal muscles so that more of the food you just ate goes to your muscles, rather than fat stores.

Sleep at least 7 hours a night. Eliminate all sources of light from your bedroom. Get to bed at least 8 hours before you expect to wake up, and spend the last hour before that relaxing with the lights turned down.

No alcohol. Alcohol contains more calories than carbohydrates, disrupts your sleep, and raises estrogen levels so that your body stores more fat. Cut it out entirely until you reach your goal weight.

Remind yourself of your mission. Take a set of before photos, print them off, and post them somewhere youll see them every day- such as your bathroom mirror.

Surround yourself with encouraging people. Your social environment has a huge impact on your success, so make sure the people you talk to are encouraging you to stay fit. Ideally, you should have a few friends who are losing weight or have done so in the past. Note that friends who want to lose weight but have never done so may not be supportive- look for successful people who will bring you up with them.

If you dont have friends who can fill this role for you, start taking a fitness class, or talk to people online in places like the Bodybuilding.com forums or reddit.

Keep public logs of meals and workouts. Get a workout app such as JEFIT, GymHero or Bodyspace and record all of your workouts with it. Snap a photo of everything you eat before you eat it. Upload the photos to a dedicated Facebook folder or Instagram account, and post your latest workout stats to Facebook once a week.

Schedule workouts and meal prep times. Keep your workouts in your calendar. Additionally, schedule two blocks of time each week to prepare meals in bulk, so that you have healthy food in the fridge ready to eat at all times. Set reminder alerts to go off an hour before each workout and meal prep, and treat this as work- only a real emergency should stop you from getting it done.

Yes, it will. It will work as long as you actually do it.

Your body doesnt violate the laws of physics. If you cant lose weight, the reality is that youre eating more calories and/or burning fewer than you think you are.

Dont have time to work out? Do 20-minute bodyweight workouts at home, and interval sprints in the street outside your home. You can find the time.

Worried about hunger? Drink caffeine in the morning to kill your appetite until lunch, eat a lot of vegetables and protein, drink a lot of water, and make sure to have your sugar water at night. The first few days can be tough, but the hunger goes away a lot faster than youd think.

Rapid weight loss isnt easy, but neither does it have to be a grueling exercise in self-torture. With commitment and discipline, you can get healthy and build the body youve always wanted- and you can see a difference within weeks, rather than years.

If you want to lose weight and keep it off, download my free fat loss ebooks, Lose 2 Inches in 2 Months and 12 Simple Fat Loss Workouts. Like most things in life, losing weight is just a matter of changing a few of your habits. If you need help building healthier habits and making them stick, download my Habit Change Cheat Sheet.

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Although Thompson didnt name the costar, she did say she confronted producers over the request.

There was a wonderful actress I was working with on Brideshead Revisited, and the producers said, Will you lose some weight? the two-time Oscar winner recalled. And she was absolutely exquisite.

And I said to them, If you speak to her about this again on any level, I will leave this picture. You are never to do that. Its evil whats going on out there, and its getting worse, she added.

In addition to Thompson, the 2008 film also starred Hayley Atwell, who confirmed Thompsons story in 2008.

I went round to Emmas one night and she was getting very angry that I wasnt eating all the food she was giving me, Atwell said. I told her why, and she hit the roof.

In the interview with Skavlan, Thompson joked that Hollywoods obsession with being thin has kept her from living there.

I never moved to the U.S. I couldnt. Every time I have to go to Los Angeles I think, Oh, God, Im too fat to go there, theyre not going to let me in, she said. I think they are saying to me when I arrive, You are fat, and you are old. Go home.

Thompson also doesnt mince words when it comes to the French fashion industry.

The French fashion industry said they would get rid of size 0, and then, you know, they didnt. The anorexia theres so many kids, girls and boys now, and actresses who are very, very thin into their 30s, who simply dont eat, she said. They dont eat. Sometimes there are just some subjects that you absolutely have to make noise about, because its so tedious and its gone on and on.

Thompson has a reputation for being protective of younger actors. In an interview with Good Housekeeping in 2007, Kate Winslet, who starred with her friend Thompson in 1995s Sense and Sensibility, said, Emma Thompson told me, If you ever lose weight, I will never talk to you again.

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by Consumer Reports and Connie Thompson

Contrave weight loss pills (Photo: Screen shot from website)

You may have seen the television commercials for the prescription weight-loss pill Contrave.

Contrave is the combination of two older drugs: the antidepressant bupropion and the addiction-treatment drug naltrexone.

Its ads say the drug works on the brain to reduce hunger and control cravings. The Food and Drug Administration approved Contrave is for people with a body mass index of 27 or higher and who also suffer from serious conditions, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol or type-two diabetes.

The commercial cites studies in which patients took Contrave in addition to diet and exercise. The patients lost approximately two to four times more weight than those who did diet and exercise alone.

However, a Consumer Reports analysis of the three clinical trials used to gain FDA approval of the drug shows the drug works but the amount of additional weight loss is small and could pose serious health risks.

In addition to anxiety, insomnia and headaches, Contrave can cause serious health problems, such as liver damage, seizures, increased blood pressure and possible heart risks.

The people who took it up to 56 weeks lost only five to nine pounds more on average than those who took a placebo.

Consumer Reports advises consumers to speak with their doctor about the risks and different weight-loss options. Consumer Reports health experts say it is best to lose weight the safer, proven way - by eating less and exercising.

If you've been unable to lose weight on your own, ask your doctor about intensive behavioral programs that have at least 12 sessions a year and include multiple strategies to help you switch to a healthier diet and increase physical activity.

Manufacturer's response

I reached out to the makers of Contrave for their comments on Consumer Reports' analysis.

I received the following response from a representative at Orexigen Therapeutics:

Consumer Reports is an outstanding service to the American public but, as a representative of Orexigen Therapeutics, we believe there area few key areas that may be missing some data and context.

From a data perspective, Contrave has a well-studied safety and tolerability profile. The efficacy results presented in the Consumer Reports article focus on the intention-to-treat population data, including patients who discontinued study medication and non-responders.

Our mission, and what drives the actions we take as an organization, is to help improve the health and lives of patients struggling to lose weight.

People who are overweight or obese often blame themselves for having a lack of willpower or discipline to lose weight. While diet and exercise are crucial and fundamental components of any weight management plan -diet and exercise alone doesnt work for everyone. We now understand that the brain plays a role in weight loss as it controls hunger and cravings. Contrave, which is believed to work on the hunger and cravings centers of the brain, is an FDA approved weight loss medication to be used in combination with diet and exercise.

It is a combination of two medicines that have been used clinically for decades. With over 10 years of clinical development experience and over 10,000 patients studied in clinical trials we have a very clear understanding of the risk-benefit profile of Contrave.

Medical weight-loss may not be appropriate for everyone, but with about 110 million adults who are obese or overweight in the US population we believe Contrave represents an important therapeutic tool to put in the hands of physicians. We want patients to engage with physicians to discuss what works best for them.

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I like standing desks.* I have a real one in my office, and am using a homemade one as we speak. The research on standing desks is still in its infancy, butI think it is quite plausible that they will lead to some health benefits (were doing a couple projects on this in my lab at the moment). The most likely health benefits of a standing desk are improved blood sugar, although research is just starting to look at this (Ive also heard many anecdotal reports about improved back pain, although this is outside of my expertise).

One thing that a standing desk almost certainly will not do is help you lose weight. Why? Standing just does not burn many calories. Sure it burns more than sitting, but not that much more. Take the below figure from a 2014 review in the International Journal of Obesity. They observed that sitting burned between .99 and 1.46 kcal/min. Standing burned between 1.29 and 1.36 kcal/min.

Or look at this study in children, published in the American Journal of Health Promotion. They provided kids with standing desks, then measured their energy expenditure using an armband. They found that children provided with standing desks burned 17% more calories than those using traditional seated desks (among children with overweight or obesity, they saw a 32% increase with standing desk use). That sounds like a lot. But the actual energy expenditure was still really small among overweight and obese kids, the standing desks only resulted in an extra 0.38 kcals burned per minute.

Assuming kids are at their desks for 6 hours/day, that works out to 136 kcal/day. Thats almost exactly the number of calories in one can of Coke, for an overweight or obese child who uses a standing desk for the entire school day. The benefit for lighter children was roughly half that. And this is assuming that kids are not compensating by reducing their activity levels in response to all that standing.

Burning an extra 60-100 kcal/day isnt a bad thing (although that still seems like an optimistic estimate). And I think there are lots of other potential benefits to using a standing desk. It might lower your blood sugar. You might feel better at the end of the day. But expecting large amounts of weight loss is unrealistic.

Which is why I get worried when I see people getting a bit too overzealous about the weight-loss benefits of standng desks. Take this comment, from a parent who helped convert their childs school to standing desks (they are describing the study mentioned above). Emphasis mine:

For obese kids, the effects are even greaterand the Starretts believe that makes standing desks a perfect intervention for the epidemic of childhood obesity. Kids with high body mass index can burn upwards of 30% more calories a day standing, says Kelly. Thats childhood obesity wiped out. All you have to do is stand.

Lets be clear standing desks will not wipe out the childhood obesity epidemic. That quote comes from an article describing a school thatis getting rid of chairs altogether. Which strikes me as a very bad idea. Standing all the time is not a good thing, especially for your legs and back. Standing desks are nice because they allow you to sitor stand.

So go ahead and buy/build yourself a standing desk if you like. Just dont expect to lose much weight as a result.

Travis

*Disclosure: Ergotron and Oristand have donated desks for my research projects.

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Veterinary nutritionists can be found in universities, teaching veterinary students and treating patients with special dietary needs. We may work in the pet food industry as consultants or by contributing to research, development and education efforts. We also work with veterinarians and their clients, providing answers or input aimed at resolving dietary quandaries.

As a veterinarian with more than 25 years experience and a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN), I enjoy doing a little of all these.

For example, I may develop a homemade diet for a Labrador with copper liver storage disease, a very particular liver problem. Or Ill check in with one of my consulting clients to see how a picky young German Shepherd with recurring diarrhea is doing with his new diet. A presentation for a large veterinary meeting focusing on diets that can be used to not only treat disease states, but also to perhaps prevent them may be on my to-do list. Conference calls with veterinary students to discuss nutritional biochemistry and how cats differ from humans and dogs also occupy my time.

But my favorite part of the day is reaching out to pet parents through my work with the Companion Animal Nutrition and Wellness Institute (CANWI), a grassroots not-for-profit organization focusing on optimal nutrition and wellness to improve and extend the lives of our furry children and best friends.

At CANWI, we recognize the difficulty people have in accessing companion-animal nutrition information not sponsored by the pet food industry, a multibillion dollar operation instrumental in providing the bulk of consumer information as well as in supporting veterinary nutrition research and education. While we agree that the industrys goals align with the need for safe nutrition, we firmly believe that there is also a need for unbiased information on the subject.

As part of this effort, CANWI raises funds for veterinary education, including forums and programs that educate veterinary technicians, students and the pet-vested community. In fall 2016, CANWI named Danielle Conway, DVM, as its first Veterinary Nutrition Resident; the organization will support her two-year formal training program at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. Typically, this sort of advanced training is funded by the pet food industry. As CANWI president Patricia Micka noted when announcing the award, To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time a nonprofit is funding a Veterinary Nutrition Residency program. It is our intention to make this an ongoing program and not a one-time event.

Another CANWI mission is to fund scientific research to identify healthy, or what we term optimal or best, nutrition for our companion animals. Every day, we field queries from people interested in feeding their dogs and cats the best possible diet, one that will sustain longer, healthier lives.

While we humans are told to eat plenty of fresh foods, most of our dogs and cats are fed processed commercial foods throughout their lives. What effect does this have do processed foods provide optimal nutrition and support longevity?

Heat processing improves nutrient availability, shelf life and food safety, but it is also known to cause the Maillard reaction, chemical reactions between amino acids in proteins and sugars that give browned food its distinctive and appealing flavor. Similar Maillard reactions occur in body tissues, especially with aging, and form what are termed advanced glycation end products, or AGEs. Diets high in Maillard reaction products (MRPs) have been shown to increase levels of AGEs in the body.

Studies in humans and rodents have revealed that elevated levels of AGEs in tissues are associated with a number of age-related ailments, including diabetes, cataracts, osteoarthritis, atherosclerosis and vascular diseases. The absorption of MRPs from the diet and their accumulation in the bodys AGE pool may be one of the ways foods have an impact on age related diseases in both humans and animals.

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Canagliflozin/Phentermine Results in Superior Weight Loss in Obesity Without Diabetes Endocrinology Advisor HealthDay News For obese or overweight individuals without type 2 diabetes, coadministration of canagliflozin (CANA) and phentermine (PHEN) is associated with considerable weight loss and is well tolerated, according to a study published online in ...

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ABC News' Mara Schiavocampo shared her experiences after spending a day inside a metabolic chamber at Mount Sinai St. Lukes Hospital in New York City. Schiavocampo's journey, which aired on "Good Morning America," was the first time that TV cameras were allowed to peek into a metabolic chamber, which is used to monitor your total energy expenditure and better understand how your body uses energy in everyday tasks such as resting, eating and exercising.

Three weeks ago I spent an entire day inside a vacuum-sealed metabolic chamber at Mount Sinai St. Lukes Hospital in New York; 23-hours trapped inside a room the size of a prison cell. Why? Its the most cutting edge way to measure how your body burns calories, and just might provide a glimpse into the future of weight management. The room has previously only been available for research purposes, and Im one of the first people to ever use it commercially.

After analyzing the data for weeks, I finally got the results. As someone who spends a lot of time reading about health and wellness, I wasnt expecting to learn much. Instead, I was shocked by the results. Heres what I learned about the way I burn energy:

The chamber measures oxygen consumption and CO2 production to provide the most accurate measure of calorie burn available today. So we also decided to compare the results from the chamber with the estimates provided by online calculators and fitness trackers. Unfortunately, those weight loss tech tools often missed the mark. Here are some of my findings from the metabolic chamber compared to what was calculated with the other gadgets I have used.

The bottom line: The chamber reminded me how different we all are, which is why broad weight loss plans often dont work for many people. But it also reaffirmed my belief in focusing on overall health, as opposed to getting caught up in numbers, and my commitment to honoring my body with the joy of fitness and a diet of mostly whole, unprocessed foods.

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By Garrett Ohlmeyer Staff Writer

The Fitness Center of Thibodaux Regional announced a new expanded cycling studio this week with 54stationary exercise bicycles for 14 classes.

The new bikes on the fourth floor are a part of a $400,000 reinvestment into equipment and technology into the wellness center, Greg Stock, CEO of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, said in a video on Twitter.

Thebikes are easy for novices and experts to use, Stock said.

This area here is a really nice area for people to come into, Stock said. It has the feel that cyclists like where they are sort of close together on a journey. Theres a video that they play where they go up and down hills, so on and so forth to make it as real as possible.

Cycling gives similar benefits to riding a bicycle outside, including contributing to lower blood pressure, weight loss, increased joint mobility and improved heart health.

Chrisy Myhand, director of the wellness center, said she enjoys seeing people become healthier from cycling.

You really can lose weight, but more importantly, decrease stress and decrease blood pressure, Myhand said. Ive seen a lot of results of people getting off of their blood pressure meds just from cycling two or three times a week."

Myhand said cycling is a low impact type of cardio workout, so people with knee and hip injuries can exercise safely.

There are different types of cycling classes offered, including high-intensity workouts, lower-intensity workouts and some that combine cycling and other activitiessuch as yoga and core exercises.

For information, visit http://www.fitnesscenterofthibodauxregional.com ordownload the free app, Fit@ThibReg.

Story: The Fitness Center of Thibodaux Regional announced a new expanded cycling studio this week with 54 new stationary exercise bicycles, making a total of 14 classes.

The new bikes on the fourth floor of the wellness center are a part of a $400,000 reinvestment into equipment and technology into the wellness center, said Greg Stock, CEO of Thibodaux Regional, in a video on Twitter.

The new bikes are easy for both novices and experts to accommodate to, said Stock.

This area here is a really nice area for people to come into, Stock said in the video. It has the feel that cyclists like where they are sort of close together on a journey. Theres a video that they play where they go up and down hills, so on and so forth to make it as real as possible.

Cycling gives similar benefits to riding a bicycle outside, including contribution to lower blood pressure, weight loss, increased joint mobility and improved heart health.

Chrisy Myhand, director of the wellness center, said she enjoys seeing people become healthier from cycling.

You really can lose weight, but more importantly, decrease stress and decrease blood pressure, Myhand said. Ive seen a lot of results of people getting off of their blood pressure meds just from cycling two or three times a week.

Myhand said cycling is a low impact type of cardio workout, so people with knee and hip injuries can exercise safely.

There are different types of cycling classes offered, including high intensity workouts, lower intensity workouts, and some that combine cycling and other activities like yoga and core exercises.

More information about the classes can be found at http://www.fitnesscenterofthibodauxregional.com or by downloading the free app, Fit@ThibReg.

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