“He said to them: Go and see which is the good way to which a man should cleave…Rabbi Eliezer says: One who considers the consequences [of his actions]…” (Avos 2:9)

We are about to embark on a grand experiment in our community. This experiment will not be a planned or controlled experiment, but a natural one born from the human tendency toward inertia. We are the guinea pigs, but we are also the ones running the experiment.

It’s well known that a commitment to regular exercise is the most important thing you can do to assure successful long-term health and weight loss. Countless studies have shown that dietary changes without exercise rarely lead to sustained weight loss. The problem is that the definition of exercise is not clear. You may think doing housework is exercise, while someone else would consider that normal activity.

If you think you’re exercising but you’re really not, you’ll be disappointed when you don’t lose weight. In order to successfully lose weight, working out just for the benefit of heart health is simply not good enough. We need exercise to shed some serious pounds. For this reason, I’ll give you the definition of exercise that I believe is most effective for long-term weight control.