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Protected: Health Habits Workout -Week 7/Day 1
February 15th, 2010Health Habits meets Facebook
December 16th, 2009Well, I did it.
I set up a Facebook Fan Page for Health Habits.
And, over the next few days, I will probably be adding & subtracting various features and applications as I try to mold it into the type of health & fitness community that I have been imagining for the past few months (years???).
In that imagination of mine, I pictured a place where anyone who is interested in health & fitness can go to discuss the best methods to get lean, healthy & fit.
No B.S. dogma where the low carbers mock the vegans and the Crossfitters try to beat up the Ultra Marathoners.
What I am looking for is a place where science geeks can discuss weight loss theories with a bunch of willing real world guinea pigs.
And a place where we can challenge & support each other as we embark upon another round of New Year’s Resolutions.
Hopefully, all of you will sign up as fans of Health Habits.
Hopefully, you will encourage your friends to do the same.
And, hopefully, you will participate by joining into discussions and by telling me what works and what doesn’t.
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Seriously……sign up
My fragile male ego depends upon it.
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BTW, I also just opened up a personal Facebook page earlier today (haven’t even added any friends yet…except my wife Nicole). So, if you want to be my Facebook buddy, send me a friend request.
and, in case you’re wondering, I am not the guy from Hoobastank.
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How the Internet Will Help You Improve Your Health, Boost Your Fitness and Help You Lose Weight
October 21st, 2009Yesterday, I opened up a can of whoop-ass on the Health/Fitness/Obesity industry.
I argued that it was wrong of the “experts” to abandon their clients and deflect all of the blame for their fitness failures on a simple lack of willpower.
And based upon your comments, you agree…sort of.
You agreed that the health/fitness industry is pretty slimy and that a lot of the “experts” play off our insecurities and our desire for a quick & easy fix.
But, you weren’t so quick to let the consumer off the hook. Like a bunch of libertarians, you were willing to accept responsibility for your own health & fitness.
And I applaud you for that.
If only there was a way for the rest of the world to learn from your example…
If only Erin and Julie and Matt and Diane and Arielle had a forum to share their experiences about health & fitness.
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Oh wait, they do…it’s called the internet.
- Too bad that only a tiny sliver of the world’s population will ever have the opportunity to learn from them.
- Too bad that their voices will be drowned out by the big corporate health/fitness corporations who can pay to position themselves at the top of every Google Search.
- Too bad that for every person that reads Matt’s comments or finds Julie’s blog, hundreds of people are visiting one of the snake-oil websites.
- Too bad that there wasn’t a place where a person could ask a health/fitness question and get a whole bunch of answers from experts and non-experts alike.
- Too bad there wasn’t a place where experts and wanna-be experts could build their reputations by helping ordinary people improve their health/fitness
- Too bad there wasn’t a place where snake-oil companies could be exposed
- Too bad there wasn’t a place where hype was not allowed and results were rewarded
Too bad that nothing like this exists.
Sure, there are places that aspire to do this. There are corporate sites like Wellsphere and Livestrong that are attempting to create hubs for personal health & fitness. And there are also grassroots fitness communities like Iowa Ave that rely on a more grassroots approach. There are even Facebook groups dedicated to fitness.
But to me, they all fall short.
But, maybe not for much longer.
As social media continues to expand and integrate into our lives, the potential for this type of resource improves.
An online resource where we can get straight answers about health & fitness without being sold someone’s sales pitch.
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Thus endeth the rant.
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BTW, speaking of Wellsphere, I have entered my blog in their Best Health Blogger competition. So, if you’re interested in boosting your karma, throw me a vote or two.
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