We all know that America has a weight problem. Most people seem to think it's because we eat too much, which is certainly true; but it's also because we move too little!

Our world, our environment, has changed dramatically in the last 25 years and physical activity has been engineered out of our lives. We have remote controls, garage door openers, robotic lawn mowers, and electric windows. We also have drive-in banks, restaurants, dry cleaners, pharmacies and believe it or not, near where I live, there's a convenient store that has a drive-up window where you can purchase lottery tickets. These days you can stay seated for almost anything. And, when I was a kid and got into trouble, I had to come inside. Now when a kid gets in trouble parents cut off video games, phones and TV (in our house, this is called 'electronic lock-down') and send the kids outside for punishment . The truth is we need to stop avoiding physical activity, instead we need to embrace it.

The human body has about 60 trillion cells and every single one of them is positively impacted when we move -- so if you want to lose weight, improve your health, and feel better, then eat a little bit less and move a whole lot more!