Why, oh why, do I need to exercise?
You’ll have to forgive my absence from the blog world this summer, I only now realized it has been 3 (three!!!) whole months since I published anything. But I am hoping that instead of sitting at your computer, you were able to keep busy outside and if you live in such a beautiful area as I do, I know you have gone on some wonderful adventures! As you may have read in the previous posts, our clinic recently began a Medical Weight Loss program and it is going great! Various adventures this summer bring to mind the role of physical activity and weight loss. If you are looking for scientific information, American College of Sports Medicine published a position statement arguing that minimum 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity physical activity was needed to improve health but between 200 to 300 minutes for long-term weight loss. So, what exactly is moderate intensity physical activity? This would include brisk walking, light swimming or mowing. Yes, mowing can be a form of e