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• Myths and Stereotypes Are Ruining My Zumba Class!

  

  Photoshoot Outake. Photo by Richard SabelMy partner and I are members of our local YMCA.  One of the reasons we chose it is because there are way less... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Airline’s Pay by the Pound Policy is a Problem

  

  Several readers let me know that Samoa Air has become the first airline to price tickets entirely by weight. According to NBC News “Depending on the flight, eac... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• My Hardcore Habit

  

  There is a deodorant commercial airing right now where Lolo Jones, an Olympic track athlete, talks about how hard it is to be an Olympic track athlete and then... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• What to Say at the Doctor’s Office

  

  Last week on Grey’s Anatomy (no spoiler) former Scrubs star Sarah Chalke guest-stars in a plot line about a mother who fights doctors because she believes that... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• I’m Not Asking for Fat Civil Rights

  

  I was thinking about how the fight for same-sex marriage rights is being characterized as asking for civil rights, when I got this e-mail:If you spent less... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• HAES/Size Acceptance FAQs

  

  Here are some answers to questions that I often get about Health at Every Size and Size Acceptance. Remember these are just my answers and I can only speak for... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Size Acceptance – Just Google It?

  

  I received the following e-mail today, I’ve received several like it and it’s been coming up in questions at my talks as well so I thought this would be a good... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• What If I Hate Exercise?

  

  I got this e-mail today: “Dear Ragen, I hate exercise – like I seriously hate it. I know that research shows that there are a lot of benefits but the thought... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Weight Loss – Forsaking All Others

  

  Dancing with the Stars is back and I can’t decide if I’m more irritated about the gross misrepresentation of Contemporary Dance or the fact that it’s somehow... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• I’m Boycotting CVS

  

  CVS has implemented a so-called wellness program in which employees must go to a doctor to get their weight, body fat, glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Too Much Public in My Public Health

  

  A recent study looked at he public’s willingness to accept legal strategies when it comes to public health interventions found that:There was much support for... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• When Better is the Enemy of Equal – Flying Fat

  

  I am getting ready to take my first trip on Southwest Airlines in a long time. They’ve recently changed their policy for fat flyers and I want to give them... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Mannequin Panic

  

  Swedish Mannequins slightly larger than the typical size 4 that we see in the United States have started a crapstorm of people falling all over each other to... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Weight Loss So-Called Success

  

  So we’ve all heard that weight loss succeeds for only a tiny fraction of people long term, but today I want to talk about what we even mean by success. Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• How to Waste 1.5 Million Dollars

  

  So let’s say that you are in charge of an agency that has $1.5 million to spend on health research. Knowing that there are limited research funds, do you spend... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• Problem Areas, Goldilocks, and Bundt Cake

  

  For some unfortunate reason I came into contact with several articles today about how to hide “problem areas” with. Just like the idea of having to wear... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• If Obesity is a Disease

  

  Let’s be clear, obesity is not a disease. By some medical definitions it is a simple ratio of weight and height that includes Tom Cruise, The Rock, and me. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 DIET & WEIGHT, FITNESS, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Does It Count If They Kill Me?

  

  Reader Kathleen sent me an article today about a researcher who suggests using a stent graft to limit blood flow to the gut after eating as a way to decrease... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• When People Don’t Get Fat Oppression/Thin Privilege

  

  An interesting discussion came up in the Rolls Not Trolls community the other day. One of the members posted about a situation where she was expressing to her... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH

• HAES Side Effects

  

  We’ve all seen the tag line at the bottom of a diet ad “Results not Typical” or “The average client loses .25 pounds in 5 years” or whatever. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 FITNESS, HEALTH