Welcome to the Nato Better Show. I'm your host Paul Vogel Zang and this is episode

number 244. Today's show is part of our fitness Friday series and it's another great one in our fitness Friday programs.

We will be hearing from returning guests, Sabrina Joe, who will join us in just a minute.

Sabrina Joe, of course, is a favorite with our not-old-better audience and is the American Council on Exercise Director of

Science and research content. Sabrina Joe will be here to share important

information about research into back pain, helpful exercises to

combat this problem, and some ideas about stretching. But first, and I promise we'll be

joined by Sabrina Joe in just a moment because as

you'll soon hear I need her for this conversation we are going to talk about diet

right up front.

Okay, I admit it.

I was once one of those guys for whom weight loss was relatively quick and painless.

I've never been skinny, but I've always practiced good health, competed in sports, exercised, and ate nutritionally.

My previous waistline was always around 32 inches for pant size.

Yeah, I know what you want to call me and I don't blame you.

So kick back and laugh when I tell you that the pounds decided to take a permanent residence after turning 60 and a stressful couple of years.

No amount of calorie counting or exercise did the trick, which threw me into a tail spin worse than those

teacups at Disneyland.

So now at 61, I need to lose some weight and I've set a goal which will review over the course of the

next few weeks and Sabrina Joe will oversee this with me.

So here's my headline. Nutrition and exercise are equally important

when trying to lose weight. That's right. Diet and exercise, period.

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