http://fatfightertv.com/blog Obesity per state, plus the latest news on diet and fitness... with a twist of fun. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:31:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2008/12/weight-loss-easier-when-you-get-paid-for-it/ http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2008/12/weight-loss-easier-when-you-get-paid-for-it/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:05:11 +0000 FatFighter http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=2889

Show them the money! A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds losing weight is easier when there is cash up for grabs. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine say weight-loss programs that reward you with money – and remind you of the cash you would lose if you fail – are a powerful incentive to shed those pounds compared with more conventional programs that ask you to make sacrifices now for rewards in the future.

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Young children exercise a lot – an average of three hours a day when they’re nine years-old, says a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. But by the time they’re 15, their daily physical activity is down to just 49 minutes on weekdays and about a half-hour on weekends.

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