Thanks to everyone who made it out to Guelph Fitness Bootcamp August 11th at Guelph’s Exhibition Park.
If you missed it, you missed the Summerslam Program and Guelph’s best and most fun fitness experience! Pictures will be posted shortly:)
The next Guelph Fitness Bootcamp is scheduled for September 15th. If you are intersted in joining Guelph’s finest, send me an email.
Hi Guelph fitness buffs,
I hope your Guelph fitness program is going well.
If you’ve been able to take in a movie between your Guelph fitness workouts, you might want to check out “Sicko.” I know there are lots of people in Guelph that like Michael Moore, and almost as many in Guelph fitness circles that think hes an idiot.
Either way, I want to pass along a review of Michael Moore’s film “Sicko” from a friend of Guelph Fitness Bootcamp over at ultrametabolism.com:
“I just watched Michael Moore’s new movie, “Sicko.” Today, I’d like to talk about what I saw.
This is not my usual solution-oriented blog about health problems.
But stay with me, because I want to help you understand what has to happen for meaningful change to occur in our “sick” healthcare system.
And it is NOT what Michael Moore suggests.
Now back to the movie.
I must say I was disappointed. I was hoping for a novel look at the problem of not only access to healthcare, but of the type of healthcare that is practiced.
Don’t get me wrong.
I’m all for more access to healthcare, better healthcare, and lower costs.
But I am not for getting more people access to a broken healthcare system that creates more problems than it solves.
Consider this.
Our healthcare system itself is the leading cause of death overall, followed by heart disease and cancer!
If our healthcare system is responsible for more than 700,000 deaths a year from medical errors, hospital infections, bed sores, surgical errors, drug reactions, and more, which lead to an extra $250 billion in costs, do we want more people to be exposed to this type of care?
I don’t think so!
Moore’s answer to all our healthcare woes is to have a single payer system, like Canada.
I went to medical school and internship in Canada — and I can tell you, the picture is not as rosy as it seems. I worked with a poor family doctor who had to see more than 50 patients a day just to earn a basic living.
And when the doctors went on strike because they were unhappy with the system, the death rate actually went down.
If the Canadian healthcare system is so great, why have so many of my medical school class migrated south of the border to the US?
Universal coverage may be part of the solution — or not — but Moore really missed the whole point.
If we improve a broken system just by reorganizing how it is paid for, we still have a broken system.
He didn’t address that in any way.
In fact, Moore’s movie is a distraction from the real problem.
The type of medicine we are practicing is antiquated, often dangerous, and based on the wrong premises and outdated approaches.
Instead, it must be founded on the laws of biology that help us address the true causes of disease, not just find better drugs or procedures to deal with them once they occur.
Getting more people access to the wrong treatments does not help us in the long term to create a sustainable model of health for society.
The thing Moore misses is a direct discussion and analysis of the lack of QUALITY in our healthcare system.
And quality is defined as the health of our population, which is clearly worse than almost every developed nation and worse than many third world countries. We are 45th in life expectancy, coming after Bosnia and just ahead of Albania!
I do not dispute the inherent problems in healthcare, where the whole system profits from reducing access to care, denying care, avoiding preventive care, or shifting costs to employers.
When Starbucks pays more for the healthcare of its employees than it does for coffee beans, then we know we are in trouble.
What Michael Moore ignores is that the entire ecosystem of business and products and services related to the health of our population has its whole orientation backwards.
You see, the healthcare industry and the food industry profit from us being sick and fat. All the incentives are backwards.
==> Until it is PROFITABLE for everyone to help create health rather than disease, we will not thrive as a society.
So we need to find a way to line up all the incentives for everyone involved in healthcare:
* For the insurers (or government, which actually pays 60 percent of all healthcare bills through Medicaid, Medicare, the VA, tax deductions, and other incentives);
* The pharmaceutical industry;
* The hospital industry;
* The food industry, where the sale of products that support health would bring in more profits than foods that destroy health; and
* The doctors, who would be paid more for creating health than doing procedures.
Marion Nestle, PhD, professor of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University says:
“It is difficult to think of any major industry that might benefit if people ate less food; certainly not the agriculture, food product, grocery, restaurant, diet, or drug industries. All flourish when people eat more, and all employ armies of lobbyists to discourage governments from doing anything to inhibit overeating.” (1)
Clearly, something needs to change.
“Sicko” did have some interesting points.
The best part of the film was the part where a British doctor described how he was paid more for helping people lose weight, stop smoking, improve their blood sugar, and lower their cholesterol.
If an American doctor does that, he or she LOSES money. The British doctors actually get a BONUS for keeping people healthy!
The American doctor gets paid thousands of dollars for doing angioplasties and stent procedures and maybe 30 dollars for talking to someone about their cholesterol.
Though doctors are generally well meaning, well-intentioned people, the healthcare system appeals to their dark side.
Do more procedures, provide more invasive care, and get paid more — EVEN if it ultimately does not benefit the patient.
What is absolutely frightening is that the system of payment for care and the system as a whole almost NEVER address the issue of VALUE of the care we get.
Value is the benefit and improved outcome of care, divided by the cost of the care. (VALUE = OUTCOME/COSTS).
Think of it this way.
If you paid for a fancy new car but it had no engine or no tires or didn’t run when you put the key in the ignition, the car company would go out of business.
But in medicine in America today, we have a shiny new system that just doesn’t run very well despite paying 40 percent more for healthcare than any other nation in the world.
That’s almost $7,000 per person, or close to $2 trillion total (one-third of which is for administration costs).
In American healthcare, the outcome of that care is mostly ignored — namely, the health of the patient!
In a landmark 2001 report from the Institute of Medicine called “Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century,” the authors said:
“Between the healthcare we that we have now and the healthcare that we could have lies not just a gap, but a chasm.”
So what is the real solution?
Even though I know where we need to end up, I don’t have all the answers.
But I do know this.
We have to change the competing needs in the healthcare industry and related industries.
Promoting and treating sickness should not generate more profit. Creating health should.
So how can we, as a society, line up all the needs and interests of all stakeholders in our “sick” healthcare system?
If we follow the trail through our healthcare forest, it will be clear that an alignment of values, needs, and interests must occur if there is to be meaningful change.
It will also be clear that no one component can be separated from any other and that if we create change in one area of the system, often negative forces will fill in the blank space.
Let’s follow the trail of a simple soda and French fries, for example.
The government subsidizes farmers to grow corn and soy crops with $30 billion a year, which fuels the fast and junk food industry with high-fructose corn syrup and trans fatty acids, which are used to produce energy-dense, poor-quality, disease-creating foods such as soda and French fries. (2)
At the same time, funds for local schools are limited. So they cannot provide students with quality food choices and physical education.
Then the food industry steps in, encouraging children to subsist on nutrient-poor, energy-dense foods from vending machines for their breakfasts and lunches.
The marketing for these products exceeds $30 billion a year (more than $13 billion of which is aimed at children), increasing demand.
These are tax-deductible expenses to corporations, which are in effect further subsidies by our government.
These children, then, become obese and diabetic in their 20s and require care for heart disease and amputations before they are 30, for which the government in part must pay.
So what is the answer?
I know that with the creative intelligence and ingenuity of this country, we can find a solution. I don’t know exactly what it is, but I do know this.
As long as the any one party has to lose for another to win, we are doomed to failure. In order for things to work, everyone has to win!
We have to make it profitable to improve the quality of our food supply, to encourage physical activity and to reduce stress in our lives.
When a hospital diabetes prevention program is so successful in helping patients improve their health and reduce amputations and complications of diabetes that it has to be shut down because the hospital LOSES money by charging only $60 for a nutrition consult instead of getting $6,000 for a toe amputation — then we know something is seriously wrong with our incentives.
We have to make it profitable to help patients get healthy, and have business MAKE money by providing preventive care and lifestyle programs that create health.
The politics of food, agriculture, environment, and education cannot be divorced from the traditional healthcare stakeholders: patients, providers, insurers, employers, payers, and government.
We have to address the roots of the problems and create a system where everyone involved thrives.
And despite Michael Moore’s laser focus on a single payer system as the answer to all our healthcare problems, we need a much broader and bigger change in healthcare.
What should those changes involve? I think this topic is so important that I’ll be discussing it in next week’s blog, too. Stay tuned!
Now I’d like to hear from you…
Have you seen “Sicko” yet?
What did you think?
What parts of the healthcare system do think need fixing most?
What ideas do you have for fixing our healthcare system?
What do you totally agree or disagree with?
Please click on the Add a Comment button below to share your thoughts.
To your good health,
Mark Hyman, M.D.
(1) Nestle, M. Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture, 3). Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press; 2003.
(2) Bitton A, Kahn JG. MSJAMA: Government share of healthcare expenditures.
JAMA. 2003;289(9):1165.”
Guelph fitness experts, do you agree? Disagree? Post your comments here
Here are three Guelph fitness tips to continue your success with your Guelph fitness program:
1. Your Guelph Workouts
As you continue working out, you need to keep achieving new goals in order to make progress with your Guelph fitness program. Make sure you strive to challenge yourself in at least one area of each workout. For example: Boost the intensity of your cardio by raising the incline on the treadmill from level 5 to level 7 or increase the weight by 5-10 pounds when doing a set of 10 DB squats.
2. Your Guelph Nutrition
Treat yourself to a cheat meal. You’ve earned it. But don’t let it stop you from thinking about the week ahead; write down your nutrition goals and plan your meals to keep you continuing on your road to success with your Guelph fitness program!
3. Your Guelph Mindset
Actually doing what you say you’re going to do is very rewarding… and it changes the way you see yourself! Watch your confidence grow as your body transforms. Keep going… with Guelph Finess Bootcamp, you’re making it happen!
Hello Guelph,
Well it’s official: I am 30!
Scenility has touched me so much that I’ve decided to extend the Guelph Fitness Bootcamp Birthday Sale until the next Bootcamp on July 21st.
So if you did miss out, you got a bonus chance to get in on Guelph’s best fitness program.
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And don’t worry, those of you who got in early will receive a mystery surprise gift from Guelph Fitness Bootcamp:)
Hi there, it’s the coach of Guelph Fitness Bootcamp here.
This Sunday July 8th, I’m turning 30…
…and I want you to help me celebrate!
–That’s why I’m throwing a HUGE birthday sale at Guelph Fitness Bootcamp
Whether you’ve joined before or are a first-timer, there’s no better time to find out why Guelph Fitness Bootcamp is Guelph’s best fitness program.
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Before you fall off the Guelph fitness program for the summer, here are some important Guelph fat loss workout and nutrition tips are for you. You’re ready to workout for fat loss and to look good at the beach. And you want to be ready for that, don’t you?
Here are my 5 simple steps to help you lose fat and get lean with your Guelph fitness program:
1. Find a source of social support for your Guelph fitness program. It can be a friend, spouse, or co-worker, but research from Stanford University shows the ideal social support is a fitness professional that you feel obligated to report to on a consistent basis.
Another study showed that when subjects exercised with a partner that was able to lose weight, the subjects success rate increased. So partner up with someone that you know will be motivated. This is the biggest reason why Guelph Fitness Bootcamp produces life-changing results!
2. Eat 6 small, balanced snacks and meals per day, rather than 2 or 3 large meals. Nutrition is the most important component of your Guelph fitness program. A study from the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that eating 6 times per day was associated with eating fewer calories per day, lowering cholesterol levels, and lowering post-meal insulin levels.
Eating several small meals per day might even help you burn more calories. Combine an increased meal frequency with an increased protein and fiber intake, and you’ll see your body composition improve rapidly.
3. Commit to eating whole, natural foods such as fruits, vegetables, and lean protein sources, rather than processed foods like muffins, fast food, and sugary snacks. Use fitday.com to monitor your food intake.
4. If you want to lose fat, start by reducing your calorie intake by 200-500 calories per day. One easy way to do this is to replace sweetened beverages with water or Green Tea.
5. To get lean, you’ll need to include some form of strength training and cardiovascular training. If you haven’t worked out in years, start conservatively and get professional advice on how to structure your workouts in the safest, and most efficient and effective manner possible. Guelph Fitness Bootcamp is your best option in Guelph, Ontario.
Don’t just focus on cardio. You need strength training in your Guelph fitness program to build your muscles to help you handle cardio type activities while reducing your risk of injury.
The good news is that you don’t have to spend hour after hour in the gym to get great results. A good Guelph fitness program should have you in and out of the gym (shower included) in only an hour.
Or better yet, get a Guelph fitness program that you can do at home with only your bodyweight or some light dumbbellls, without the need to go to a fancy, expensive, crowded Guelph mega-gym.
Trying to keep your Guelph fitness program simple with maximum effectiveness,
Guelph, if you missed the last Guelph Fitness Bootcamp, you’re not alone.
June’s Guelph Fitness Bootcamp sold out quickly, so if you want to get your tickets to Guelph’s best fitness program, hurry on over to www.guelphfitnessbootcamp.com TODAY!
These are the upcoming dates for Guelph Fitness Bootcamp:
–> Saturday July 21 10:00am-11:30am
–> Saturday August 11
–> Saturday September 15
As always, every Guelph Fitness Bootcamp session includes your own 4-week fat loss program…and much, much more!
Does This Sound Like Your Story?
You’re busting your ass with your Guelph fitness program. You’re watching what you eat. You’re not even ending up in downtown Guelph at Sun Suns with no idea how you got there at 3 in the morning.
You should be losing weight?
You are not!
This can be pretty damn frustrating. Especially so, when you have a friend that isn’t doing half of what you are doing with their Guelph fitness program, and yet they’re seeing better results than you are.
Well let me save you from wasting your time and effort RIGHT NOW.
When it comes to your Guelph fitness program, it’s not about what’s fair…it’s about what’s real.
And complaining, blaming others and making excuses about your Guelph fitness program is just real dumb. You must become bigger than your problems if you want to succeed.
And the best way that I know to do that is to acquire knowledge. At Guelph Fitness Bootcamp, you have an opportunity to learn fitness information that took me over ten years and tens of housands of dollars to acquire. Information that could change your life…
But learning this kind of knowledge doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It only comes to those that act.
It has nothing to do with desire and everything to do with decision. Whether you decide to dedicate yourself to learning about health and fitness as I have, or you take a shortcut and decide to allow me to teach you…you have to decide.
Of course, most people in Guelph and elsewhere don’t like to make decisions. I don’t know why exactly, maybe most people find it more comfortable to play it safe?
Well, you should know that deciding not to learn how you can improve your health and fitness, or how you can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of your Guelph fitness program IS NOT playing it safe.
Maybe it’s more comforatble hiding under a sweatshirt than it is to hold your goals up in front of everyone and commit to achieveing them…
…But until you truly put yourself on the line, you’ll never really know what you’re capable of…and that my friend is no way to go through life.
When you join Guelph Fitness Bootcamp, you join a team of your peers - although not equal in talent, shape or size - they’re equal in their commitment to improve.
And as coach of Guelph Fitness Bootcamp, I am privileged to witness such commitment and determination. It is truly inspiring.
Isn’t it time you started approaching your Guelph fitness program with INSPIRATION instead of desperation?
Guelph Fitness Bootcamp covers one of the most crucial factors of HOW you should be lifting the weights in order to get the most out of your Guelph fitness program. And I gotta tell you… I’m always AMAZED at just how many guys and gals in Guelph aren’t even getting THIS one little principle right!
So let’s get right to one of the ways you can triple your Guelph fitness program’s resistance training results immediately. It has to do with how you specifically perform the repetitions. To better understand this, let’s examine our 3 different strength levels in any resistance exercise. Take the dumbbell curl exercise for the biceps for example.
1. Begin with the weight down at your sides.
2. Smoothly and slowly curl the dumbbells up to your shoulders. This movement trains your positive strength level.
3. Pause briefly and contract your biceps at the top of the movement. This trains your static strength level.
4. Finally, lower the dumbbells slowly back to the starting position. This trains your negative strength level.
I’m guessing that about 63.4% of you out there in Guelph who look at this fitness tip from Guelph Fitness Bootcamp and say “Awww…I knew THAT!”, if you REAAAAALY think about you last Guelph workout, you probably DIDN’T use this technique. Really take the time to think back and ask yourself if you did?
Fact is, most people in Guelph don’t even bother with the static or negative strength levels in their Guelph fitness programs. They put all their focus on the “lifting” or positive portion of the movement, while not pausing or contracting sufficiently at the top, and not spending nearly enough time on the negative portion. In effect, they’re only getting one third of the benefits that this exercise can give them. Actually, it’s less than that as the static and negative portions of your Guelph fitness program actually create deeper increases into your existing strength levels.
Guelph wants to know why’s strength so important to your Guelph fitness program, anyway? Outside of the obvious reasons, strength leads to muscle growth, which leads to a faster resting metabolism, which leads to faster fat loss and much, much more. And who doesn’t want faster fat loss form their Guelph fitness program.
That’s what Guelph Fitness Bootcamp is all about…
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