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Mental health providers should prescribe exercise more often for depression, anxiety

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Mental health providers should prescribe exercise more often for depression, anxiety.

We all have heard how exercise has many benefits, both physical and mental.  Maybe it goes in one ear and out the other.  Maybe we need some heinous tragedy to force us to make a change.

Or maybe we need a way to add exercise into our lives in a tolerable fashion.

That’s my contention.  I stare blankly at doctors who tell their patients to get an hour of exercise a day.  I marvel at doctors who neglect to tell patients who so obviously need exercise to go out and get some.

Doctors are very smart and educated people, in general.  So why is there this all or nothing approach to exercise with them?

I think the answer is simple.  Doctors know exercise is important, and they know if they tell us to do it, that we don’t.

So, because most of us fail at listening to this sound advise, some docs don’t even bother giving it any longer.

The “get 60 minutes” crowd is on the other side of the spectrum.  They want you to do it, but they don’t know how to get you to.

MyMobileMinute.com may be the answer that we have all been looking for when it comes to exercise.

Imagine if these two statements were true.

“You only need 90 seconds of exercise at a time.”

“Don’t make ANY major changes.”

Well, turns out they are.

MyMobileMinute is the answer to two questions.

“What is the most effective way to exercise?”

“What is the most effective way to change your habits?”

For more information, visit www.MyMobileMinute.com …

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How much should you exercise? – CNN.com

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

How much should you exercise? – CNN.com.

Recently, there have been some conflicting reports regarding how much a person should exercise.

We spoke to Michael Carson, who is known as “America’s Fitness Coach” to get to the bottom of the issue.

“People need to make sure they are getting some sort of physical activity in their lives on a regular basis.   I believe that when studies come out stating that people need long periods of exercise, you discourage most people from any type of exercise at all.”

Michael goes on to say that people in this day and age are very busy and over-committed.  Asking them to spend an hour in the gym a day is asking the impossible for most.  Instead, he recommends short bouts of exercise multiple times per day.  The end result is that metabolism stays elevated, muscles stay activated and the results may indeed be similar, and possibly improved, over longer periods of exercise.

“I like to get my clients who have not exercised much previously onto the “MyMobileMinute” program.”  Michael is the co-creator of www.MyMobileMinute.com, which is a system that incorporates “interval training”.  This means that people do about 90 seconds of exercise multiple times per day.  The end result for users is that they are able to stick with the fitness program long-term, because it is not time intensive.

“Exercise and Weight Loss programs trigger the “fight or flight” response in the people that use them”, Michael explains.  “That’s caused by any significant change in life-style, which is the cornerstone to all programs that are out there.  MyMobileMinute requires such a minor change that it “side-steps” the “fight or flight” response.”

So it seems that weight loss and fitness failure is built into the programs that are generally available.  The fatal defect is built into the very solutions we hang our hopes on.

I don’t know about you, but I’m going to do a “MobileMinute” right now …

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LifeLINE: Olympic ripple effect inspires fitness goals

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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40% of TV Olympic Viewers say that watching the Olympics has inspired them to exercise more often.

LifeLINE: Olympic ripple effect inspires fitness goals.

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Work out quicker the Olympic way – LA Daily News

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

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Click for Article ->> Work out quicker the Olympic way – LA Daily News.

Came across this article yesterday … it’s about fitness and how you can get better benefit from a few minutes of exercise repeated a few times throughout the day.

Sound familiar?

www.MyMobileMinute.com, who is MyTherapyNet’s fitness partner, is based on that exact principle.

If you read the article, you may be put off by what they call “intense exercise sessions”.  As soon as I read that, I got on the phone with Michael Carson, America’s Fitness Coach, and the creator of MyMobileMinute for a quick interview:

MTN

Michael, thanks for taking the time for an interview this morning.  As you know, we read about Interval Training in the Associate Press, and we saw the direct connection with MyMobileMinute.

Michael Carson

My pleasure.  Yes, MyMobileMinute incorporates interval training, as well as a few other super exciting principles that all work together to give you the best chance that anyone has ever had at getting into healthy condition.

MTN

The first thought that came to mind for us, was the use of the term “intense exercise sessions”.  I personally do MobileMinute, and I wouldn’t call it “intense” by any means.  Does MobileMinute still qualify as this kind of training with the amazing benefits they describe?

Michael Carson

I want you to do your own due diligence, but absolutely, unequivocably, yes.   The reason for that is that “intense” is perception.  What is “intense” for someone who is not an athlete, probably won’t look or feel intense to that person.  As you and many others have found out, MyMobileMinute is as close to not exercising as exercising will ever get – and I know you’re seeing the same kind of results that you did when you’ve done the gym thing, working out for a couple of hours at a time.

MTN

I certainly am a big fan.  It’s exciting to know that what they describe in this article as the benefits of this kind of exercise is attainable from your www.MyMobileMinute.com service.

Michael Carson

Thank you.  We’ve been around for awhile, and we’ve known the benefits intuitively and in practice.  It’s great to see the science behind it!

MTN

Thank you again for taking the time on a Saturday morning to speak with us.  Have a terrific day.

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