Winning The Mental Battle of Physical Fitness and Obesity | Ogie Shaw | TEDxSpokane
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Published 2014-11-18
Ogie Shaw is a native of Raleigh, NC. He is a veteran of the US Army and served in Vietnam. Afterwards, he graduated from UNC at Chapel Hill earning degrees in both Speech and Physical Education, later earning certification as a Health Promotion Director from the Cooper Institute® in Dallas, Texas. He served with the Portland Police Bureau and later joined a national network of medical and fitness leaders dedicated to teaching the health benefits of daily exercise. He has been an author, counselor, seminary graduate and pastor to Portland-area retirement homes. He has trained the Portland Trailblazers and Seattle Seahawks, and he has been asked to write a book on his work providing fitness training for paraplegics.
Ogie has had a passion for fitness, health, business, and music all of his life. His career goal is to establish a model for a fitness lifestyle for Americans that is sufficient to impact physical and mental health. He has given over 5000 speeches on fitness motivation.
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All Comments (21)
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"never make a change in your diet, that you don't want to make permanent." great line and so true.
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“Eat for nutrition, never eat for weight loss.” Those words are resounding.
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Yesterday marked 365 days straight thank you so much Ogie Shaw your words have helped me change my life! Down 49 lbs and 29 inches!
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One of my all time favorite talks. As a person who has completely changed their body, i thought I would drop tips as well. First of all, before you start exercising, slowly work yourself into an overall healthy eating pattern over the course a month first. No amount of motivation can hardly beat the chemical imbalance the average american diet imposes on us. Get your body the correct nutrition and hydration first, so then when you begin, your body can recover correctly and you wont become sick. Secondly, START SLOW. All physical changes in us, big or small, are adaptations., Your body is not adapted to working out, so you will likely injure yourself or become so sore that for the next two days you so you cant even work out if you push too hard on your initial attempt. Start with a speed walk, and do light resistant weight training. Lastly, KEEP AT IT. Like I said, its adaptation. A person who takes the first two months to adapt to working out will stay working out. You will crave the endorphins, the release of the nervous energy, and the ability to rest easier. You are always worth being healthy and being happy.
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This is better than 99% of the TED talks out there. Great message, great presentation.
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"Dont ever diet another day in your life, eat for nutrition"
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“This fitness problem is more about out mental failures than our physical failures.” I needed to hear these words, thank you for adressing this problem!
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Watched this video in 2014 and thought it must be impossible to work out every single day. -Ramped up from 3 to 7 days a week and have been training every day for a year now. In case there's anyone who feels like I did, it really IS possible and it's way easier to keep it up when you do it every day. Another thing that helped me is creating a workout plan (refreshing every few months) and a workout journal. I log the date, muscle groups, exercises, weight, sets, and reps. This creates structure; I know exactly what I'm doing that day and how much weight to lift. I hope this helps someone. I believe in you!!
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I usually zone out after a couple of minutes on these Ted talks, but this guy is such a good speaker. Entertaining too
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Even 20 minutes a day, as long as you're consistent, it'll make a great impact. Great message
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“Exercise is being called the best medicine in America today, outperforming almost every prescribed medication in the country in terms of its overall impact on our health. Everything from colds and flu to cancer is being impacted by exercise but you can’t just pay lip service to the idea; you actually have to do it.” - Ogie Shaw
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I wish this guy had thirty PHDs so he could do a TED talk on everything...unbelievably motivating and hilarious....amazing talk.
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This is one of the best talks I've ever watched. Please Mr. Shaw, write that book!
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I met him in ky. Hes a genuine person. we talked for about an hour
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The points of this talk: 1. WORK OUT everyday in the morning, 20 minutes or less and work against resistance. ›identify WHAT fitness is. 2. MEASURE your fitness is a way of identifying the need is. Take it seriously. 3. REWARD phsyical fitness (the belief that exercise will have a healthy impact for your overall health) For sure, we all know that exercise will prevent us from having obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer. But one thing I know for sure is that what you put in your mouth is also as important as the amount of exercise you're doing.
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I'll take consistency over motivation, and my consistency will be 7 days a week for at least 20 minutes against resistance! Thank you Mr. Shaw!!
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This guy dropped gems. Needs more views
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Excellent talk, how on earth is the auditorium not packed for this man???
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This was posted four years ago. I wonder how many people saw it then, took his advice, and are healthier today?
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I lost over 60lbs 15 years ago. I changed what and when I ate. Exercise was not part of my weight loss. I exercise to feel good and strong. 50lbs is not a problem. I do my work out daily on a vibration platform. I enjoy waking up to this every morning.
