1 Welcome to the No Sweat Couch Potato Recovery Program

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Your Inner Statistician 3

4 144 Fatal Heart Attacks per 100,000

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Peter Kokkinos Study ,000 Men Followed for 7.5 Years 6

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CDC Survey 30% Self Reported as Fit 70% Self Reported as Sedentary 14

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Reduction in Health Insurance Claims Tenneco – 58% reduction for women – 44% reduction for men GE Aircraft Engines – 40% overall reduction 17

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Weight Loss Period 8 18 Follow-up (Months)

Weight Loss Period 8 18 Follow-up (Months)

Weight Loss Period 8 18 Follow-up (Months)

Weight Loss Period 8 18 Follow-up (Months)

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Relationship Between Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Mortality in Normal-weight, Overweight, and Obese Men Followed 25,714 participants for 24 years 26 Wei M, et al JAMA Oct. 27;282(16):

All Cause Mortality Fitness and Weight 27

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Effects of Physical Inactivity and Obesity on Morbidity and Mortality: Current Evidence and Research Issues Review of 24 Studies 32 Blair SN, Brodney S. Med Sci Sports Exerc Nov.

Question: Do higher levels of physical activity attenuate the increased health risk normally observed in overweight or obese individuals? 33

Question: Do higher levels of physical activity attenuate the increased health risk normally observed in overweight or obese individuals? 34 Answer: Regular physical activity clearly attenuates many of the health risks associated with overweight or obesity.

Question: Do obese but active individuals actually have a lower morbidity and mortality risk than normal weight persons who are sedentary? 35

Question: Do obese but active individuals actually have a lower morbidity and mortality risk than normal weight persons who are sedentary? 36 Answer: Physical activity appears to not only attenuate the health risks of overweight and obesity, but active obese individuals actually have lower morbidity and mortality than normal weight individuals who are sedentary.

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Energy Age Mike had the energy of someone who is _______ years old. 38

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U.S.A. Powerlifting Association Men’s American Records 43

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Frailty in the Elderly is “Really the Result of the Rotting, Corrosion and Rust That Develop in a Stagnant System.” 50

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“A prospective study of walking as compared with vigorous exercise in the prevention of coronary heart disease in women.” 72,000 Women – 8 Years 57 New England Journal of Medicine 8/26/1999

“The magnitudes of risk reduction associated with walking and vigorous exercise are similar when total energy expenditures are similar.” 58

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20 Steps = 1 Calorie 65

20 Steps = 1 Calorie Expending 2,000 calories extra per week = 40,000 steps 66

A sedentary person takes about 4,000 steps per day = 28,000 per week 67

Sedentary = 28,000 steps per week 2,000 calories = 40,000 steps per week 28, ,000 = 68,000 steps per week 9714 steps a day 68

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Dr. Kenneth Cooper - The Aerobics Way Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research “Project Active” director Andrea Dunn “10,000 steps per day will meet most recommendations for adequate physical activity.” 70

“Effects of Exercise on Coronary Risk Factors in Obese, Middle- Aged Subjects” 71 Dr. Toshiki Ohta Japanese Circulation Journal November 1990

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How Fast? How Long at a Time? 73

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Take It Easy Don’t Rush This Is a Lifelong Project 84

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Your Mission 92

Your Mission Should You Choose to Accept It 93

Your Mission Should You Choose to Accept It Is to Make Getting Fit and Staying Fit 94

Your Mission Should You Choose to Accept It Is to Make Getting Fit and Staying Fit a 95 REQUIREMENT in Your Life

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