Empower With Azar

Running for Life

2025-11-26T15:00:00.000-05:00

Fifteen years ago, I officially started running. My first run was with my professional triathlete and Ironman daughter-in-law. I wasn't sure if I could keep up with her, but I ran alongside her the entire way. I can't remember exactly how many kilometers we covered that day, but I remember the feeling of accomplishment.

The first photo takes me back to a 5K run in Toronto. The second and third are from this past month in Ottawa. Same passion, just a little more wisdom, better shoes, and this time with my awesome grandsons by my side.

When I run, I forget all about the stress in my life. With each step, I leave behind the negativity, the difficult moments from my days and weeks. There's something incredibly freeing about the rhythm of my feet hitting the pavement. Running gives me a sense of control when everything else feels chaotic. It reminds me that I'm capable, that I'm strong, that I can do hard things.

Running isn't just exercise for me. It's meditation in motion. It's my time to process, to breathe, to simply be. Some runs are fast, some are slow, some feel effortless, and others are a struggle. But every single one teaches me something, whether it's about pacing, perseverance, or just showing up even when I don't feel like it.

What started as uncertainty beside my daughter-in-law has become one of the greatest gifts of my life. Now I get to share that gift with my grandsons, showing them that age is just a number and that we're never too old to lace up our shoes and chase new goals.

Still running, still learning, still loving the journey.

About Azar

2025-11-19T10:30:00.000-05:00

My name is Azar, and I'm a passionate health researcher and fitness enthusiast now in my 60s. Health, well-being, and the components of a healthy lifestyle have always been central to both my personal life and professional work.

My journey began in my 20s when I became curious about longevity, healthy aging, and how to maintain vitality throughout life. Since then, I committed to staying physically active and following a healthy lifestyle. This way of living had become a part of my nature, completely transforming my life path and diminishing my fear of aging. Instead, I grew healthier and stronger.

For years, I worked as a fitness professional, training diverse clients at a rehabilitation center and a fitness facility. I worked with people of all ages and health conditions, addressing everything from structural imbalances and joint injuries to obesity and emotional eating. The more experience I gained, the more questions arose. I realized that physical health was only part of the equation. Mindset, mental blocks, and belief systems play crucial roles in whether people can sustain healthy changes.

This realization led me to pursue a PhD in Health Promotion, which I completed after starting the program at age 53. My research focused on the social and psychological factors that influence healthy aging. Today, I combine scientific evidence with practical experience to help people understand the difference between healthy and unhealthy aging.

I continue to strength train regularly, stay active as a grandmother, and remain committed to the lifestyle I've promoted for decades. Through this blog, I share research-based insights, personal experiences, and practical strategies to motivate others, especially those 50 and beyond, to embrace active, vibrant aging.

I write to stay connected with my community, share knowledge, learn from you, and inspire meaningful change. Whether you're just starting your health journey or looking to optimize your later years, I'm glad you're here.

Follow along as we explore what it truly means to age well.

دفاع شخصی یک مسئله فمنیستی است

2014-01-20T04:14:00.001-05:00

خشونت علیه زنان موضوع تازه و مربوط به جامعه خاصی نیست. زنان معمولا به نحوی با این پدیده آشنا هستند. بنا به تعریف سازمان ملل متحد، خشونت علیه زنان شامل هرگونه اقدام خشونت آمیز منجر به آسیب بدنی، جنسی و روانی زنان است. سازمان ها و انجمن ها بیشماربین امللی نیزدر مورد آموزش های خاص برای زنان فعال بوده اند با این هدف که به زنان یاد بدهند خشونت علیه زنان چیست. آموزش از راه رسانه های عمومی با توجه به شرایط متفاوت سیاسی ، فرهنگی و اجتماعی به صورت های مختلفی مثل فیلم، مقالات و سخنرانی ها ارائه می شود. ولی هیچ توجه کرده اید که هدف آموزش ها معمولا شناخت خشونت ( تعریف خشونت ) و یا راه های مصونیت از خشونت است؟ مثلا این که زنان یاد بگیرند اصولا چه رفتارهایی "خشونت" محسوب می شود یا چطوراز خشونت دوربمانند. کمتر می بینیم که مخاطب آموزش مردان باشند و مثلا به آن ها یاد داده شود که رفتار خشونت آمیز چیست و چطوررفتاررا با قدرت فیزیکی مردانه اشتباه نگیرند. بیشترما زنان می دانیم که نباید به تنهایی و در تاریکی به جاهای خلوت یا پارک ها برویم که خوب معمولا هم نمی رویم! اما آیا فرار از تاریکی و یا مکان های خلوت راه درست رویارویی با خشونت است؟ آیا دوری از افراد غریبه مشکل خشونت علیه زنان را حل می کند؟ مثلا درشرایط جاضر که زنان و دختران زیادی مجبورند در شیفت های شبانه کار کنند، می توانیم از زنان بخواهیم که در تاریکی شب بیرون از خانه نمانند؟ آیا اصولا خشونت علیه زنان بیشتردر خیابان های خلوت یا تاریک و توسط افراد غریبه اتفاق می افتد؟

خانم سیلویا بارو استاد فلسفه و علاقمند به موضوع استقلال و آزادی فردی در یک تحقیق دانشگاهی[1] در مورد خشونت علیه زنان توضیح می دهد. او همچنین به آمارهای جالبی در باره خشونت اشاره می کند. به عنوان مثال نتیجه یک نظرسنجی در امریکا با حضور بیش از 16000 هزار نفر درمورد تجاوز جنسی را این گونه ذکر می کند: از هر پنج زن امریکایی یک زن و از هر هفتاد و یک مرد امریکایی یک مرد مورد تجاوز جنسی قرار گرفته اند.

به عقیده من، آمار و ارقام هرگز واقعی نیستند، چون نمی توانند "سکوت" را ثبت کنند! اما نکته جالب برای من در این مقاله و چند مقاله دیگر که در باره همین موضوع خواندم (بعضی صرفا عقاید شخصی بودند) این است که زنان از ابتدای کودکی با ترس از خشونت فیزیکی یا جنسی توسط افراد غریبه آشنا می شوند و یاد می گیرند که باید از تماس یا نزدیک شدن به افراد غریبه خودداری کنند. این ترس برای بیشتر زنان تا زمانی که زنده هستند باقی می ماند حتی اگر هرگز چنین اتفاقی در زندگی اشان پیش نیاید. اما جالب این جاست که خانم بارو اشاره می کند علیرغم تصور عمومی در مورد خشونت علیه زنان، بیشترین آمار خشونت علیه زنان درامن ترین محیط آشنا یعنی "خانه " و توسط آشناترین افراد یعنی "شوهر، شریک جنسی، دوست پسر، نا پدری ، پدر، برادر" و کلا افراد آشنا از جنس مذکر صورت می گیرد.

در این تحقیق دانشگاهی، آموزش دفاع شخصی برای زنان به عنوان راهی عملی برای رویارویی با خشونت معرفی شده است. این خانم فیلسوف معتقد است که آموزش دفاع شخصی به جای فرار و افزایش ترس و وحشت، نحوه رویارویی به صورت فعال را به زنان می آموزد. آموزش دفاع شخصی اعتماد بنفس دختران وزنان را بالا می برد وبخشی از ناهنجاری های مرد سالارانه در جامعه را کم می کند. شما چه فکر می کنید؟

!پاسخ به خشونت با خشونت

[1] Burrow, S. (2012) Protecting One’s Commitment: Integrity and Self Defence, International Journal of Applied Philosophy 26 (1).

Retrieved from: https://www.academia.edu/1584613/Protecting_Ones_Commitments

How does Gender Stereotyping Develop?

2014-01-12T08:03:00.007-05:00

Last night, I read an article about 'boys are born to prefer dolls over masculine toys like cars' which was very interesting to me and, I posted it on my facebook page. This article took me back when I was doing an English course for the legal program I studied in 2005. At that time, I did a paper on gender stereotyping (it somehow shows my feminism ideas!), and what you read here is a re-written of that paper back in 2005:

Well, in order to answer this question, let’s raise this one: when does gender stereotyping really begin? Sometimes, we get baffled by its root, I mean if it is a part of the society we live in, the school we study or the home we raise at. Or perhaps we would go a bit further and say human beings are born with gender stereotyping characteristics, as mentioned in some religious books.

“One day in the Garden of Eden, Eve calls out to God, "Lord, I have a problem!"

"What's the problem, Eve?" God asks her.

"Lord,” she says, "I know you've created me and have provided this beautiful garden and all of these wonderful animals, and that hilarious comedy snake, but I'm just not happy."

"Why is that, Eve?" Came the reply from above.

"Lord, I am lonely. And I'm sick to death of apples, “she says.

"Well, Eve, in that case, I have a solution. I shall create a man for you, “the good Lord tells her.

"What's a 'man', Lord?" she inquires.

"This man will be a flawed creature, with aggressive tendencies, an enormous ego and an inability to empathize or listen to you properly. All in all, he'll give you a hard time. But, he'll be bigger and faster and more muscular than you. He'll be really good at fighting and kicking a ball about and hunting fleet-footed ruminants, and not altogether bad in the sack."

"Sounds great,” says Eve, with an ironically raised eyebrow.

"Yeah, well. He's better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick. But, you can have him on one condition."

"What's that, Lord?" she asks.

"You'll have to let him believe that I made him first." [1]

This is obviously not more than an ironic joke about the ‘Story of Creation’, but this idea really exists in religious stories. In Koran, men are superior to women on account of the qualities in which God has given them pre-eminence. Islam outlines and structures men and women’s roles, rights and obligations according to gender stereotyped frames. Christianity also places men in positions of authority in marriage, society and government. Jewish men have recited the blessing of being a man. Blessed our Thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe that I was not born a woman (Morning Prayer, Orthodox Jew). Gender stereotyping from the religious perspective is not though the centre of my focus in this thought paper. Instead I look at the issue within the family, school and society briefly.

Parents’ roles to create gender differences start in treating their babies stereotypically.

Children learn about stereotyping when they are little kids- so that their world starts to be perceived in that way. Babies learn at a very early age what it means to be a boy or girl. Children are experiencing different kinds of gender biases or stereotyping ideas in early childhood. Gradually, those beliefs become a part of their personality, judgement and criteria to describe or perhaps label themselves and others. Children interactions, their imaginative and physical world are full of signs which are to be reinforced according to the gender biased opinions. Girls learn how to be more submissive, neat, polite, and emotional whereas boys are encouraged not to deny their softer side but to be more aggressive, stronger and powerful. A gender stereotype shows the belief that we are a girl or a boy; we must follow some specific rules, and believe in them accordingly. These beliefs affect our own interests and talents, they dictate us what we have to be in the future. Parents have certain ideas of how boys and girls should think, behave and be. Based on social stereotypes, these ideas frequently act as guides for the parent’s behaviours when they are raising their children. They spoil and over-protect girls, allow them to cry whenever they need something but criticize boys for acting like a baby when they are really suffering from emotional or even physical problems such as an injury during a childish playing: “act like a man” or “don't cry like a girl!” These sayings are very familiar to boys in different cultures. In addition, the way parents dress their children, the way they decorate their children's rooms, the toys they give their children to play with, the stories they tell their children are all examples of parents’ roles to create a kind of stereotyped thinking in their children.

As we move into a larger world; the school, those beliefs are reinforced and get stronger in our minds. All our talents and mental abilities are going to be attacked by stereotyped ideas in the school. Teachers try to convince us that we are doing great at mathematics, technology and computer if we are boys and we will be great expertises in humanity sciences, language or literature as girls. In fact, whenever a girl shows a wonderful capability in math or computer, it is because of her hard working not an instinct capability. Teachers’ attitudes toward students’ performance in mathematics classes parallel those of the parents. Girls are seen as successful due to their hard work, while boys’ success is attributed to their talent (Gail, et. al., 2003)[2]. Boys and girls base their educational planning in such away due to different approvals for the choice of their future majors.

Moreover, they are classified in sport activities with the same strategies. Active games such as wrestling, soccer, karate are considered as suitable sports for the boys whereas girls are not only prohibited from those sports but also from jumping, running races or vigorous activities because they are easily injured compared to boys. The reason is obvious enough: girls’ muscles are weaker than boys. ( in the bracket and, as an ex-personal trainer, I have always been annoyed of why it is more often that men's pictures demonstrate the correct form of exercises on gym machines.)

Later on, gender stereotyping develops in society- one example is career opportunities. “Picture in your mind a female drill sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. Do you imagine a muscular, gruff, masculine woman? Now picture a make nurse. Does a gentle, effeminate image come to mind?[3] (Williams, 1991). Do not surprise if your answer is yes to this question! Certain careers remain always as a men‘s work or are perhaps best suited to men like a car mechanic, airline pilot, train driver, hardware engineer, member of the parliament and president. Parents, teachers, peers, society, and various other societal agents teach children which are suitable for girls, which are boyish and how they have to classify their behaviour accordingly. What they have to do, what they have not to do. So, as you see this is not strange if we say that ‘by the time children are adults, they have been exposed to sufficient formal and informal role training, or conditioning. To make them properly socialized individuals ready, able, and for the most part willing to assume their appropriate roles’ (Williams, 1991). Working women are only secondary earners, so men should be given precedence in hiring (Greenglass, 1982). This is partly because of the unfair decision taken by men when they prefer their spouses to quit their jobs and stay at home for raising children and housekeeping duties. Although women are more diligent in their career and show more responsibility they are not treated equally in their career.

[1] Retrieved from: http://www.jokes.com/funny-god-jokes/xex8ku/the-eve-of-creation.

[2] Gender Equality in Mathematics: School Science & Mathematics

[3] Gender Differences at Work: Women and Men in non-traditional Occupations

How to make stress your friend

2014-01-11T16:41:00.001-05:00

The way you think about stress matters. This is an interesting lecture about stress and how our body responses to stress. Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist explains about a research study that has made her rethink her approach to stress. According to the social stress test conducted at Harvard University, people who don’t see stress as harmful are no more likely to die! So, if we change our mind about stress, we can change our body’s response to stress. In this study, the participants were taught to rethink their stress response (heart pounding, sweating, faster breathing) as helpful when they are in a stressful situation. Kelly says, if we think that those biological changes help us rise to the challenge ( a stressful situation) our body response becomes healthier. She then talks about oxytocin as cuddle hormone, compassionate and caring hormone which is released from pituitary gland. Oxytocin enhances empathy, the desire/willingness to help and support people we care about. Kelly believes that stress gives us access to our heart. The compassionate heart that seeks joy in connecting with others, so pounding heart means that it is working so hard to give us strength and energy and when we view stress in this way, we trust ourselves to handle life’s challenges.

Why a mom kills her baby?

2014-01-09T19:44:00.003-05:00

This is neither the first or last time that I read about a mother killed her baby. But the story of the Calgary mom who tossed 3 babies in the garbage pushed me to critically think about this phenomenon. Any time I read such a weird news, I used to reflect on it with using some cliché words such as it’s horrible, disgusting, oh no, impossible, and so on…..no doubt that the killing of an innocent baby under any condition elicits our sorrow, anger and horror. However, this time, I decided to step back and instead of having the same usual familiar reaction, ask myself why? Why a mother who is the symbol of love, devotion and support can do such a thing? What are hidden causes of this atypical behaviour? Well, some simple answers to such questions would immediately direct us to psychological issues, mental illness, psychosis, etc. This time, however, my reaction was not as it used to be, and I felt the need to do a research on this phenomenon.

Today, I went to the Tylor library and found the book “Infanticide” edited by Margaret Spinelli (2003). I thought it might help me to look at this kind of murder differently! This book is about psycho-social and legal perspectives on mothers who kill their babies.
In the introduction, Spinelli asks her readers ‘to share in a difficult task: to reach beyond rage, to stretch the limits of compassion and enter the minds of mothers who kill their babies’ (p.xvi). To me, one reason that she has such a request from us, as her readers is to put aside our biases and look at this phenomenon with a different lens. Spinelli states that whatever the causes of maternal infanticide is, lack of research-based information on the temporal relationship between childbirth and infanticide shows that we miss signs of understanding the diagnosis and phenomenology[1] that underlies infanticide.

The first chapter of this book written by Michelle Oberman is a brief history of infanticide originated in ancient cultures, where it was widely practiced in those societies. The main reasons used to justify this action varies from population control to eugenics (the theory that humans can influence our own evolution, through selective breeding, or genetic enhancement)[2], to illegitimacy. Oberman also discusses that female infanticide was a common practice in early and pre-Islamic culture in 17^th century Arabia (p.5). [3] Infanticide, in medieval era is associated with poverty, nonmarital sex, stigmatization to unmarried mothers and illegitimacy.

In reviewing the literature, there is almost nothing about the relationship between mental illness and infanticide up until 19^th century- when a causal relationship between pregnancy, childbirth and subsequent maternal mental illness is quoted from two psychiatrists. Also, the story of Sheryl Massip, a California woman who had killed her 6-week old son is analyzed as a typical case of postpartum psychosis in 1987. What Sheryl had done, reveals a dramatic new perspective on this kind of crime- that of illness. In her trial, Sheryl tells the investigators that ‘a black object with orange hair and white gloves who wasn't really a person had kidnapped her baby’ (p.9).

The hallmark of the first chapter of this book is revealing various underlying facts that none of the excuses of generations past such as poverty, stigma, disability or mental illness can fully explain infanticide in contemporary era! Oberman argues that there are a different types of contemporary infanticide and maternal characteristics as responsive to the societal construction of and constraints on mothering: A summary of contemporary causes contributed to infanticide in the society are as follows:

“young maternal age[4], immaturity, lack of education, pregnancy concealed or denied, emotionally isolated from partner, abandonment by a partner, family dynamics- one example is: teen-aged moms sexually abused by their fathers, limited economic independence, violent and/or abusive male partner, stigma, rejection ( cultural, religious responses to illegal/non-marital babies), parental chaos and domestic violence, limited social support, overwhelmed by economic and cultural constraints, extreme poverty, socially isolated, alone with baby, guilt over inability/disability to cope, incapable of parenting without assistance, chronic child abuse, elevated using drugs and alcohol…”

The key point changed my perspective toward mothers kill their babies was the way society is best responsible to this social crisis: Oberman states that ‘what we gain by punishing them (mothers as killers) may be no more than an opportunity to vent our rage at a life so needlessly lost’. Although this book is not to say those who commit infanticide are blameless, however, it is emphasized that the task in a civilized and compassionate society is to determine how to deal justly with those who kill their children and more importantly, how to mobilize all of our resources to prevent these needless deaths in the future.

Based on what I learned from this book, infanticide is not caused by a single factor- i.e. mental illness, rather it is as a result of a series of complex social determinants which cannot easily be analyzed. Our mental/spiritual health like physical health is influenced by so many factors such as our early life, the family and environment we grow up in, and the social, cultural and religious factors shape our characters. These factors are called the social determinants. Research shows that the social determinants can be more important than health care or lifestyle choices such as physical activity and nutrition. In Canada, the social determinants of health include: aboriginal status, disability, early life, education, employment and working conditions, unemployment and job security, food insecurity, health services, gender and gender identity, housing, income and income distribution, race, sexual orientation, social exclusion and social safety net. To sum up with what Spinelli argues, and how mental health is constituted by social determinants, what would your answer be to the question of why a mom kills her baby?

[1] Lived experience aims to reveal a priori

[2] http://freewill.typepad.com/genetics/2008/04/what-is-eugenic.html

[3] To my opinion, the writer of this book is not familiar with the contemporary rules in Islamic countries!

[4] According to Brockington 1996; Kaye et al. 1990, 90% of the killings are committed by women under 25 years old.

I am not the same person as I used to be!

2013-12-24T13:42:00.000-05:00

In reviewing the student life at UWO

Reflective Note 1

I was passing in a hallway when a poster caught my eyes. The poster's title was saying: I m not the same person as I used to…... that moment, there was no chance to stop and read what the content of the poster was about, but the title was interesting enough to stay in my mind. Later, I decided to having it as the title for my reflective notes of reviewing the student life at UWO.

I’ve been going through a very challenging time since September that I started my graduate studies at UWO. It was not easy to get back to an academic life after so many years gap between. It was a sort of struggling to adjust with the new student life. There were and still are many different issues that I can reflect on them. In doing so, I spotlight one which is an interpretation of the topic above, i.e. change. A noticeable transformation that has made me thinking and blogging.

From the very beginning days, we were repeatedly asked for reflecting on what we learn on a daily basis. In the orientation programs and seminar classes, the speakers and profs talked about thinking; thinking about what what we have read, what we have seen, what people have said, what we ourselves are thinking and how our thinking has changed. That was why I became interested in writing reflective notes. I have now over 50 notes which I like them very much. To make some changes, they are all publishable on my blog.

What is reflective writing? Mezirow, an educational theorist in transformational learning and one of my favorite writers argues that reflective writing is a way of thinking to explore experiences, opinions, thoughts and feelings. In reflective writing, we do not judge about whether something is right or wrong, good or bad. Reflective writing, indeed, is a connection between what we already know and what we are learning. So, in this process, we become an active, aware and critical thinker. I think, it was the first and most result of writing reflective notes throughout the semester. It was a transformational learning for me and answered my question that why we were asked to do this activity during the semester.

Soon, I noticed that learning is changing, provided that we are actively engaged in the learning process. In other words, what we learn is not only a factual knowledge but perception(s) which is directly connected to the real life. For example, bracketing is one of the key concepts in qualitative research philosophies. It is a method in qualitative research to mitigate the negative effects of preconceptions/ personal judgments that may taint the research process. The capacity to engage in self-critical reflection is the capacity to bracket one’s beliefs, presuppositions in personal and social life. So, I learned about bracketing as a method in the research process while I also learned how to step back and view things through non-judgmental lenses.
By taking chances, making mistakes, struggling to learn, I'm not the same person as I was in September and now, it makes sense that why I chose that topic for my reflective notes.
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What is Sexual Objectification?

2013-09-15T18:37:00.001-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMS4VJKekW8

Facebook: A Fake Picture of Reality

2013-09-08T13:14:00.001-04:00

Facebook is estimated as the most popular social networking in the world. I read somewhere that facebook has more than 500 million active users. (not sure about the stats, but without any exaggeration it can definitely be a true number) What makes the fact that addicted facebook users are increasingly growing nowadays?

We share links, videos, pictures, news, ads, events on facebook based on our thoughts, views, likes, dislikes and in general, how we think, what our perspectives are and what factors are important for us. Not a problem, it’s very normal but what happens if postings are with the intention to scam, to fraud or to make our own monatory profits? I am not delving into reasons which make some facebook users to misuse it. But let’s talk about one reason which scares me about using facebook as a health promoter. In my everyday facbook surfing, I ask myself, are we truly responsible towards what we post in our page? Do we really understand how our postings can influence our friends, friends of our friends and generally those who are in our network? Do we post videos, pictures and links with the intention to inspire or brainwash our audience in a way to reach our own goals? Unfortunately, you might agree with me if you notice the number of likes and comments to fake postings and the way facebook audience react toward the reality and the fake picture of reality in this magic mainstream.

Fake picture of fitness and health reality is something which bugs me a lot. These days, Facebook has changed to a free venue for some fitness models who show themselves as the true representatives of health in the society! Worse than that is the reaction of naïve people when they portray fitness models as their ideals and and compare their own physcial characterictis with phsycial characteristics of models in facebook. What would be the result ? Well, in short term, more respect, value, credit, rewards and MONEY for fake representatives of health and in long term, disappointment, depression, emotional eating, lack of self confidence for those who trust naked photoshopped fitness models as their savior!

Why is it so hard to change?

2013-08-22T21:58:00.004-04:00

How many times have you decided to start an exercise program, eat better, drink less and quit smoking? |Don't be embarrassed! You are not alone. We try to change too much, too quick and suddenly give up at some point. Do you think that it 's easier or harder to change before or after a heart attack, lung disease, diabetes and a serious medical issue?

As far as I’ve experienced change is difficult and uncomfortable in almost every aspect of our routines. We know what we need to do but…… but what…there are tons of but(s) when we decide to change a habit. We all tried it before-

Years ago, I started my personal training job with a strong persuasive mission statement as to:

“motivate/coach people where I can demonstrate my passion for health and overall wellbeing. I want to help people achieve their health/ fitness goals and change their lifestyle.”

I thought my knowledge, my program and my inspiration could make a huge change. I believed that the trainer’s quality was vital to client’s achievement. Results however were not significantly supportive to this claim. So, I reached to another point that change involves complicated levels of awareness or consciousness in one’s belief system and feelings in order to make us take action in a new way. The majority of gym-goers who start or get back on track cannot be committed for a long time, why? The answer is clear; change is uncomfortable. People are going to health clinics or fitness clubs to relieve from pain temporarily or they are seeking pleasure from a better body image. They stop as soon as their pain is gone, the beach season or wedding/birthday parties are over and hot New Year’s resolutions in the months of December and January can’t stay longer in February, March, and the rest of the year! Clients/patient clients don’t hire a trainer to learn how to exercise or eat. They are desperately seeking ways to change but they soon find change is uncomfortable and give up...