This week - a simple, yet very challenging workout.  You can scale this based on your current mileage (ie, perform 50% or 75% of the workout).  The key is to keep your splits consistent (or gradually faster) when comparing the first 2-3 intervals to the last 2-3 intervals…

• 10 min warm-up, running barefoot in grass if available
• 20 x 400 M (1 lap around the track) with a 200 M jog in between each one
• 10 min warm-down, again in grass if available

OBESITY DELAYS POTENCY OF “THE PILL”
Candice Rund
Albany, OR Democrat Herald
June 20, 2009

SOUTH CAROLINA COURTS DELIBERATE OBESITY AS CHILD ABUSE
Ron Barnett
USA TODAY
July 20, 2009

STUDY FINDS PHYSICALLY FIT STUDENTS POST HIGHER ACADEMIC TEST SCORES THAN LESS FIT PEERS
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation News Digest
July 15, 2009

STUDY SHOWS CHILDHOOD OBESITY-RELATED HOSPITALIZATIONS ALMOST DOUBLED 1999-2005
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation News Digest
July 10, 2009

US Corporate Wellness CEO Brad Cooper was recently interviewed by Rob McNealy of Contrived Media radio.  Here is a link to the interview:

http://www.robmcnealy.com/promoting-wellness-and-save-money-with-brad-cooper-of-us-corporate-wellness/

This study out of Australia, found that childhood obesity is more closely related to the same sex parent than to actual genetics.  For example, an obese father is 6 times more likely to have a son that is obese.

Here is a link to the article:  http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,531972,00.html

Another article about the benefits of an employee wellness program!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31569493/ns/business-careers/