"I always feel better when I exercise!"

"It is easier to be out of shape."

Easier if you mean you don't have to do this exercise I'm just now describing...but harder if you think of how much harder it is to do everything else (work, play, sleep) when your body is deconditioned.

I invite you to read "For the Overweight, Bad Advice by the Spoonful," a New York Times article by Gina Kolata, one of the most provocative journalists writing on health/fitness topics.

Kolata's summary states:

"Weight control is not simply a matter of willpower. Genes help determine the body's "set point," which is defended by the brain.

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