Obesity Explained

Fitz talks to actress Brooke Shields about diet and exercise.

Fitness
Brooke suggests moderation in all things: “You don’t have to be crazy and you don’t have to be like an athlete… to be more fit”. She goes onto talk about how going to extremes, setting unrealistic goals proved to be counterproductive. “Find something you enjoy and stick with it.”

diet
Again attempts at extremes (going non-fat or cutting out lots of foods) backfired – resulting in weight gain. Brooke talks about finding a balance, maintaining smaller portions, giving into cravings, and an awareness of when eating is for emotional reasons.

In this ground breaking, earth shattering, myth busting, conventional wisdom destroying video interview I was fortunate enough to sit down with someone that has great insight into the health, fitness, and exercise world as we know it. The following is a video interview I conducted about two weeks ago. The most interesting comment is that she believes that exercise is indeed “bad for you.”