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Overweight Women Can Still be Active, but Need the Right Support First!

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 29th, 2009

Women everywhere relate to Oprah’s struggle with weight. Juggling long hours at work and family responsibilities make it difficult to keep exercising. Oprah advises women to put themselves back on their to-do list.

“When it comes to maintaining my health I didn’t just fall off the wagon, I let the wagon fall on me,” Winfrey wrote in the latest issue of O magazine, describing how she now weighs 200 pounds, up 40 pounds since 2006. But Winfrey said that doesn’t mean she’s thrown in the towel on staying healthy and fit, it just won’t be while wearing a size 6.

Oprah’s new determination may help inspire women to get fit. And it is important that they do...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-29)

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