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America Is Fat, But You Don't Have To Be

5-Minute Videos | PragerU

PragerU

Self-improvement, History, Non-profit, Business, Education

4.86.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

In a culture where diet and exercise fads come and go, what do you need to do to be healthy? Renowned fitness expert Vinnie Tortorich offers three key behaviors that must be repeated to get and stay in shape. Anyone can do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

People always want to know, how do I get fit?

0:03.5

My answer is, fit to be what?

0:06.6

A power lifter?

0:07.8

A marathon runner?

0:09.4

Or maybe you want to look good, feel good, or just know everything works?

0:14.6

I've been a personal trainer for 40 years.

0:17.0

I've trained Hollywood celebrities, captains of industry, stay at home moms, and ultra

0:22.1

athletes.

0:23.4

I've trained post-surgical clients, overweight children, and obese adults.

0:29.0

I've seen health, diet, and exercise fads come and go.

0:32.8

But three things endure.

0:34.8

Three behaviors that must be repeated day after day.

0:38.4

To get fit, stay healthy, and earn a spot on what I like to call the fitness middle class.

0:44.5

What is the fitness middle class?

0:46.4

Look at a picture from Woodstock, 1969.

0:49.4

A challenge you to find 10 overweight people are 10 bodybuilders.

0:53.9

The extremes just aren't there.

0:56.8

Everyone looks trim, that is, or was, the fitness middle class.

1:02.8

And that's what America has lost.

1:05.6

So how can we get it back?

1:07.6

And how can you be part of it?

1:10.4

First, move every day.

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