Yes I saw it too - fascinating really. I think all of this sort of thing is excellent - (but yes it is dreadful that it is needed - that we are surrounded by junk food so that people have to think about what to buy or not to buy). Any initiative or programme (like the Active 10 that was mentioned) that shocks people into doing something about their excess fat and/or diet and taking more exercise to improve their health has to be a good thing - so a bit of directed health anxiety cannot go amiss I would say.
I hope it spurs lots of people into looking at their diet and lifestyle and making changes. Although all the techno gismos and whirring machines and lights were all very gimmicky - nevertheless to represent someone's health in terms of their biological age ( can't remember the actual term used) compared to their chronological age - was a good move I thought. It's all very well telling people they need to change their diet or take more exercise but presented with something that says to a 49 year old ( she had quite a lot of excess fat) that you have a body of a 72 year old - may have more of a desired effect due to the shock factor.
Yes I wondered instantly about whether this woman was taking oestrogen and if not - well no wonder she couldn't sleep! I presume they deliberately didn't mention that as it was mainly about diet and exercise. She was amazing though - took to exercise like a duck to water and just shows what effect these changes can have in such a short time - 12 weeks.
What I also found interesting was the guy who was very slim but had a dreadful diet ( worked for the NHS
) and consumed a huge amount of calories mainly saturated fat and too much sugar. It would not be obvious from looking at him that he was damaging his body and he probably thought himself that it was fine as he wasn't fat.
Changing your diet does not have to be expensive. Basic foods are relatively cheap! Oats, spuds, pulses & beans (dried and tinned), veg in season, eggs, cheese, natural yogurt, pasta, rice, swedes, sardines, frozen white fish, chicken, tin toms, - it doesn't have to be avocados and olive oil, and ready-made hummus. A few herbs and spcies can make something delicious - plenty of ideas online. The discounters sell very cheap good quality fruit and veg - like Lidl ( and?Aldi - never been there) - and all foods so I defy anyone not to be able to change their diet from an unhealthy one to a healthy one at no extra cost and maybe even make savings as meat is quite expensive.
Yes the stressed woman - amazing results just from mindfulness - and it looked very straightforward - perhaps lots more menopausal women should practice this ( using Youtube, Apps or books - not expensive consultations I would hope!).
I had a health check recently - which didn't cover what the participants for the programme did ( ie the cycling!) but turned out I have a metabolic age of 49 and I'm 64 so was quite pleased about this. Probably only a crude measure but still
Ditto me peri- I do take quite a bit of exercise - go to 2 classes per week, gardening and walking - but feel I need to do more and especially as the weight creeps up when I don't overeat and eat all the right food! I think once you reach your 80's it's irrelevant - if you've got there - well done and have a ball!
Oops got carried away there
Hurdity x