A recent study exposes that at our current rate of increase, the 67% of Americans that are overweight now will increase to 75% by 2012, 86% by 2030 and nearly everyone by 2048! 85% of people who attempt one of the popular weight loss programs gain most or all of the weight lost within a year. 80% of the reason people overeat is for psychological reasons. 92% of people who attempt weight loss and the attainment of a healthy lifestyle achieve it IF they receive a solid education in healthy eating and activity strategies ALONG WITH mindset modification training regarding their eating and activity habits. As a health club manager for many years and a management member of the country’s largest HMO I could relate stories about people I worked with following corrective surgeries for weight-related problems that “dodged a bullet” and how sincere they were – afterward - about changing their eating and activity habits. Do you want to get “sobered up” by an event like that?

The Empower Walk website is officially launched along with this associated Blog space.  Stay tuned to our Blog for not only Empower Walk related updates and information but also to join lively discussions on diverse, health-related topics including the new, emerging science of the “mind–body network” and how the health of one directly affects the other.