Last year, I wrote a post about a weight-loss incentive program implemented by the mayor of Varallo, Italy. The reward for this program was 200 euros if the individual was able to lose a certain amount of weight and maintain the weight loss for a period of 5 months. I also posted what I thought were some [...]
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Chiropractic medicine: My first experience
I’ve been on a bit of a hiatus from my beloved circus school for the past 6 weeks. I’d love to say that this break was solely the result of the school moving locations. Though the school closure is a fact, the truth is that I injured my back.
As someone who has never dealt with [...]
Wii Fit: popular but hard to find!
Lots of people have been talking about the Wii Fit, which came out at the end of May in North America. While the popularity has been great for Nintendo, it’s certainly made it difficult for any Wii fans to get the newest Wii peripheral.
That hasn’t stopped people from using the Wii Fit to some creative [...]
Never going to the gym again!
Yes, you read it correctly. I’ve decided never to go to the gym again…sort of.
After paying monthly membership fees for a year to one of the larger exercises facilities in Toronto, I decided to cancel my membership when I realised that I could count the number of times I actually went to the gym over [...]
When my problem becomes your problem.
I came across an article yesterday about parents of students at an elementary school in Toronto who have complained to the Ontario Human Rights Commission that the failure of the school to screen children’s lunches for known allergens is a form of discrimination against those with a disability.
I have to wonder where the line between [...]
The boy who cried “obesity!”.
A couple of days ago there was a news story describing how elementary schools in the UK are considering sending warning letters home to the parents of overweight children about the health-related dangers of being overweight or obese.
Nobody is denying that obesity has become a significant health crisis in the western world; and one that [...]
Pros and cons of getting paid to lose weight.
After writing some intial thoughts about the incentive program initiated by the mayor of Varallo and the potential implications if implemented on a larger scale in Canada, I began to wonder what the possible success rate of such a program might be.
Mike Howard on the Diet Blog poses some interesting initial questions to consider about [...]
Talk about external motivation!
I came across this interesting article about a small Italian town, Varallo, whose mayor has decided to take weight-loss incentives to a whole new level!
Here we thought that trying to sell the idea of losing weight for personal health benefits was motivation enough. What were we thinking?
The mayor of Varallo has decided that all [...]
A high fat meal means more than an extra workout.
One Big Mac surely won’t hurt?
Some new research from the University of Calgary is telling us that it will.
Apparently after a high fat meal, our bodies become more prone to stress. We react with increased “blood pressure, [raised] heart rates and [increased] resistance of blood vessels” to situations that wouldn’t normally invoke such a [...]
And the score is cold/flu:1, you:0.
I spent two weeks fighting off a cold that had threatened to knock me out if I didn’t stop and pay attention to my body. I was doing pretty well at keeping the cold at bay when one work day last week rendered all of my efforts moot.
Sometimes no matter how hard you try to [...]