| Getting and staying in shape is important
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| | It's never too early or too late to
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| for you - but your workouts may be more
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| | start. In the research center, my staff
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| important for your family. The reason:
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| | and I see the impact that consistently
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| your family is inexorably drawn to follow
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| | exposing people to a healthy lifestyle
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| your fitness example - for good or bad.
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| | has on individuals. As people mature,
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| How you manage your personal fitness and
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| | they embrace exercise as a natural, fun
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| nutrition has a ripple effect that
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| | part of their lives.
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| spreads across your entire family.
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| | You have the power to influence the
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| Your "personal ripple effect" may be one
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| | health and fitness of every person in
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| of the most powerful forces shaping your
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| | your family (your children, your spouse,
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| family's mental and physical future.
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| | your siblings, your parents --- and even
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| Consider the following:
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| | your friends). The fitness habits you
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| We are products of our environment. We
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| | help them build will keep serving them in
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| gravitate toward what we are repeatedly
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| | every area of their life. I can think of
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| exposed to. It's a simple matter of
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| | no better gift to give people than the
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| repetition. The more we see, hear, use,
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| | gift of health.
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| or eat something the more it becomes
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| | But here's the secret...
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| ingrained in our psyche. In fact, social
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| | You absolutely must lead by example.
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| scientists believe environmental
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| | Never "tell" a person what they should
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| repetition may have an effect on gene
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| | do, just keep living a healthy life in a
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| expression and can literally change your
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| | tight lean body, and people will
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| biochemistry.
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| | instinctively gravitate to you and learn
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| The power of suggestion is strong. The
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| | from your examples.
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| power of repeated suggestion is
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| | The process for some "hard-headed" folks
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| practically unstoppable. So if you're
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| | might be a bit slower, but they'll come
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| making poor fitness and nutrition choices
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| | along once they see how much more fun
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| at any age, it's likely your family will
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| | you're having in your new body than they
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| be making the same choices shortly.
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| | could ever hope to have unless they pick
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| "When Junior sees Dad parked in front of
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| | up the pace and learn from your example.
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| the tube and digging into a bag of chips,
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| | So how do you do it? It's a day-to-day
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| it's hard to resist the same lifestyle.
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| | process and a series of repeated small
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| And chunky Mom, plus chunky Dad, often
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| | steps that add up to awesome health
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| equals chunky kids".
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| | habits. Every time you choose the
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| The evidence is compelling. Your example,
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| | vegetables over the chips, a walk over a
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| your behavior, your habits are being
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| | drive, and an active game over T.V.,
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| absorbed by your family at warp speed.
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| | you've just made another donation to
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| The secret is making it a blessing
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| | yourself and to your families lifetime
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| instead of a curse.
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| | health and fitness fund.
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