Fit Bod of the Month (from Sal's "Fit Bod of the Month" Newsletter)

In response to the endless excuses on why people are de-conditioned and overweight, I devote the last newsletter of each month to an image of a fit role model. Entitled “Fit Bod of the Month,” I post the photograph of one fit and healthy person … my definition of a “REAL” person (not to be confused with Dove’s interpretation of the word). Be ready to abandon those excuses!

February 2009

Welcome to the 2nd "Fit Bod" edition of Sal Fichera's Health Newsletter. Just to be clear, once again, this monthly edition is not so much about aesthetics - and it's certainly not about subjectivity. It IS about the objectivity of human design, based on scientific evidence. The models selected for my newsletters (and book) are not chosen for what I perceive - or hope you find - to be physical beauty, but rather because each and every model fulfills the criteria found to be essential for living a healthy, long life. There is, after all, a direct link between physical appearance and physical health.
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January 2009

One of the many factors contributing to the overweight / obesity epidemic is the lack of awareness of what healthy and fit bodies actually look like. Particularly in societies where majority of the population is overweight (as with the US), perceptions of what a truly fit body is has become obscured. It’s time for America to regain its perspective.
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