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Rocco: Encourage by doing, not talking |
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Written by Rocco Castellano
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 |
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 Q: I have a huge problem! I live at home with my mom and it seems she just doesn’t have the motivation to lose weight. Well, maybe she does, but it’s not enough.
All of the 17 years I’ve known my mom, she has been obese. What can I do to encourage her to lose weight? Do you have some helpful diet tips that would get her started? She even has her own little gym in our basement; don’t ask how many times she’s been on any of it. So, please help me help my mom.
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A: I hate these questions because no matter what I say, I will be considered an asshole.
I won’t give you or anyone diet tips because that’s beyond my scope of practice. Your mother needs to exercise and the best way to encourage her is not to pester her (and that goes for husbands, too) but ask her to accompany you on walks, bicycle rides or to help you workout.
Parents, siblings and partners find exercise through a kind of osmosis. If they see you doing it and feeling good from the results, then sometimes that feeling is contagious and will inspire them.
It’s worth the shot. Complaining about it and sitting on your ass will never encourage anyone to become healthy.
All it does is breed resentment and ultimately their death. Fitness is a hard pill to swallow when you’re on the other side of fat. So encourage by doing, not by talking.
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Rocco Castellano is the co-founder of askROCCO Media, which provides boot camps, seminars, media content and online fitness services at askROCCO.com. He is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine and has written “askROCCO Uncensored v1” available at bookstores. Ask your personal
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