In this episode of the Transformation Weight Control podcast, hosts Rich and Alex engage in a deep conversation with Dr. Renee Rogers, an exercise physiologist and expert in biobehavioral interventions for physical activity. They explore the importance of individualized exercise, the barriers people face in maintaining physical activity, and the role of self-efficacy in exercise adherence (i.e., how confident you are that you can perform exercise and stick with it). Dr. Rogers emphasizes the significance of understanding the human experience in exercise, particularly for exercise professionals and fitness trainers while working with clients and patients, especially those with obesity, the impact of past experiences on current attitudes towards physical activity (such as your experience in physical education in school as a child and teen), and the need for self-compassion in relation to your skills, experiences, and thoughts and feelings related to exercise and physical activity. The discussion also covers the metabolic health of muscle, the importance of movement at any age, the loss of lean tissue, skeletal muscle mass, and other elements of body composition during weight loss, and the future of Dr. Rogers's exercise science research, particularly in relation to the effect of weight loss on the metabolic health of skeletal muscle, and body composition in general, while using GLP-1 medications for treatment of the chronic disease of obesity.

Rich Weil can be reached at rich@transformationweightcontrol.com and information about the weight loss medication support can be found here: https://transformationweightcontrol.com/12-week-weight-loss-medication-support-group/

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