Contagious Fat

Posted by amy in Episodes, Fitness Attack, News

… only 22 days until the book release!

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HOW FRIENDS MAKE YOU FAT

The results are in, and your friends can, in fact, make you fat. Allow me to elaborate…

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine assessed the likeliness of gaining weight based on the company you keep. According to the article, if your friends, siblings or spouse become obese, the chances of you following are somewhere between 37% and 57%.

My initial thought is that this is likely a result of the activities, or lack thereof, that you do together. I’d like to think that you’re less apt to find this situation between workout buddies than you would with a group that loves food. Personally, I’d like to see a reverse study to find out if fitness can also be contagious. Until then, try to be open to new experiences and activities, stay active and don’t let your friends weigh you down!

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Amy Mac’s 2nd book Fitness Made Too Easy is going to be released on Halloween 2010! That’s right, 10/31/10! It will feature 101 easy tips to help you live a healthy and fit life! 91 of those tips will be released right here, starting today and going through the launch date. The last 10 tips are EXCLUSIVE to the book so if you want them, you’ll have to buy the book! We are also working on lots of bonus material to overload the book! Pre-order your copy now!

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