I thought with all of the recent attention being drawn to certain celebrities, or those who claim to be celebrities, it was worth addressing the whole plastic surgery issue. I myself have seen far too many Dr. 90210 episodes to venture going under the knife, but apparently that is becoming more and more of a rarity. I'm not saying that I think I'm better than anyone who has had plastic surgery, but I would be lying if I didn't point out that depending on just what the said surgery was I may think of them in a different light.

There are countless tales of the model looking to enhance her butt and then dying on the table. Others undergoing risky augmentations in countries with more lax medical licensing laws who either wind up with botched jobs or never wake up at all. I feel it is sad that there are those willing to die for vanity. Yet it isn't always necessarily vanity, but insecurity that is the underlying issue. A lot of talk has steamed back to Heidi Montag of the infamous Speidi relation, and I would say there are definite insecurity issues there. No one is perfect, and to chase that ideal is something common with many people afflicted with one addiction or another other problem. Obsession with anything can become all consuming; it is the case with eating disorders, substance abuse, over eating, addiction to these surgeries, and even addiction to exercise.

Exercise is something completely healthy and should be incorporated into everyday life, but as with anything it can be taken to the extreme. Working out to be healthy and overall fit and fierce is one thing, but punishing yourself and doing it solely to lose weight or look a certain way isn't going to make it enjoyable and in the end you may not ever wind up with the results you crave. There are always 'trouble spots' that you will be critical of yourself over and in the end are you going to be unhappy in your overall life if you don't look like the 'ideal' you have set up in your own mind? Workout because of the way it makes you feel inside and that joy it brings after having accomplished something you didn't think you could have ever done. There are few times that I am more proud of than when I've finished a race or particularly daunting workout and have had a personal best time or surpassed my own expectations.

Especially with the growing number of surgeries that are geared to chiseling out that Adonis body that you don't want to work for at the gym or stick to a balanced diet for, I think it's sad people are looking for the easy way out. Skipping the gym and excising solely on KFC and Dunkin' Donuts but getting the fat sucked out of their body in an attempt to remedy the situation isn't the way to go.

Of course there are people who have every reason to go under the knife; they have lost so much weight in order to be healthy they need the subsequent extra skin removed, children born with deformities, you're met with a horrendous accident and your face is damaged, and there are far less extreme cases in between. But I think surgery should be a kind of last resort because you need to ask yourself if it really will make you happy. If so, then go forward, but if you are chasing an ideal that may never be achieved there is something else that is bothering you.

When it comes to diet and weight loss many people are looking for the magic bullet or surefire quick and easy fix. Well Kim Kardashian and her sister Khloe Kardashian have claimed to have found just that. They have both teamed up to endorse the Quick Trim diet pill and in addition to this diet supplement have followed a diet and exercise routine that have left them both trimmer and more toned.

Apparently Kim Kardashian has touted a six pound weight loss off of her 5'3" inch frame on her website, and while she did consciously try to eat healthier and do plenty of cardio, like dancing, to burn calories she claims that the Quick Trim diet pill allowed her to lose weight faster and easier. Kim is now at her target weight goal her sister Khloe Kardashian is still working to peel off some of the love weight her new marriage came with but has already boasted of losing 20 pounds in only four weeks. While both of the Kardashians exclaim that 'Quick Trim does a body good!' it is not yet approved by the FDA.

This leads to inevitable point that while there may be certain products that work for some, sticking to a good old fashioned healthy diet and exercise program is the most effective way to lose weight, get fit, and remain that way for the long haul. Finding workouts that make your feel good, get your heart pumping, and motivate you to keep going back for more is the best remedy for getting rid of any extra bulge. A quick fix, like Quick Trim and other similar products, may be tempting but at the same time they do come with side effects such as an irregular heartbeat, headache, dizziness, raised blood pressure, and more. All of which you can avoid with a good cardio sweat session and an effective weight routine at the gym.

As most everything nowadays has turned hi-tech, workouts have quickly followed suit. Being that most of the nation's youth (and even older generations as well) fixated on gaming, be it online or through other consoles, Nintendo Wii has taken the opportunity to capitalize on that fact and introduced a way for gamers to workout without heading to the gym. Especially with their big push during the holiday season Nintendo is selling the Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus booster packs, and an array of other Wii Fit related games with some touting celebrity endorsements as with Jenny McCarthy's new Your Shape Wii Fitness Game. With the concept as marketing exercise as 'fun, easy, and just like play video games,' the company does at least get credit for doing something in the way of promoting a healthier lifestyle than simply vegging on the couch, eating Cheetos, and playing video games for hours.

However, how effective a workout can you really get from a game system hooked up to your TV? Firstly, the notion being spread around that you don't have to feel uncomfortable at all while exercising is not true. The fact of the matter is, in order to reap the benefits of any type of exercise or workout routine, you DO need to offer up a level of excretion. People need to debunk the myth that they can easily, painlessly, and without any real effort get themselves fit and lose pounds. If it were so easy, then everyone would be slim, trim, and ready to run miles and miles, and obesity wouldn't be the issue it has become.

Coming back to the Wii, the campaign is a rather brilliant idea since it gives a certain marketability to fitness, especially for younger kids. At least by getting once sedentary gamers up and moving at all is a step in the right direction. The game itself come equipped with the balance board and offers four categories of workouts: yoga, muscle, aerobic, and balance. They range in difficulty and if you are actually going to use it as your sole form of exercise, you should focus more on the harder ends of the aerobic and muscles genres.

Just like any class, workout tape, or trip to the gym, the goal needs to be getting your heart rate elevated to burn calories and stress your muscles. Simply standing or gently stretching in a few yoga poses simply isn't going to do it. Sadly, much too many people have the mindset that it will be a breeze, and will pick the easiest poses and then later pat themselves on the back for being 'good' and getting their workout in, when in reality that just isn't the case. While you won't be melting the pounds off, the Wii is a good first step if you are fearful of heading to the gym.

A workout really comes down to what you put into it, and if you are going to use the Wii, challenge yourself and check your heart rate. You want to aim to keep your pulse elevated to about 80% of your maximum level for at least 30 minutes. Your target heart rate varies depending on age, gender, and other factors, but use the chart as a guide and then keep tabs on yourself during the workout. If you see your pulse dip, kick it up a notch. You want to feel like you're working out at least a moderately high level of intensity, and by the end you should be tired. There is no magic game, device, pill, or genie to instantly give you results; the power lies in you and the effort you put in.

By mixing cardio activity and strength training moves you can do your workout wherever, and that includes in your living room. Jogging in place, jumping rope, or dancing can be done in an enclosed area, and get your heart pumping. You can create your own program without spending money on the game or device by alternating between bouts of cardio and strength exercises. Do five minutes of running in place, then a set of 15 push-up, another 5 minutes of jumping rope, and a set of 15 squats. Continue in that pattern varying the cardio of choice and other strength moves for a total of at least 30 minutes. Check your pulse intermittently to ensure it's at the right level, and you will have accomplished a good workout.

The Wii Fit could just be to this era what Jane Fonda was with her workout videos back in the 80's. If you need something to keep you accountable to getting your workout in, then the Wii can help as it does offer that. It is a good ploy to make exercise appealing to kids, and if that is the initiative they need to work fitness into their day, that's a great first step. The bottom line is it is better than doing nothing, yet isn't anything that you couldn't do at the gym or on your own; and there are better options available.

The movie "Nine" coming to theaters in the New York area this December 18th and then the rest of the Nation on Christmas Day, certainly boasts a star studded cast. The line up includes Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Kate Hudson, Sophia Loren, Fergie, Judi Dench, Marion Cottilard, and Daniel Day-Lewis. Directed by Rob Marshall, "Nine" looks to make an impact come awards season. Marion Cotillard is nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress, Penelope Cruz up for Best Supporting Actress, Daniel Day-Lewis up for Best Actor, and the movie up for the Golden Globe Best Comedy or Musical Motion Picture. But with so many stunning leading ladies fighting for camera time, how did they all get into tip top form?

"Nine" combines both drama and musical genres, similar to that of "Chicago", and there are many scenes where costumes are plenty revealing. Not only that but the dancing itself was quite a workout for the ladies and while the intense choreography and dance rehearsals certainly helped get those leading ladies toned and svelte, there were other measures they took in preparation to bare those tiny costumes. Penelope Cruz admits that even though the hours of dance rehearsal were grueling, "I worked and worked and regained the memory of muscles in my legs I hadn't used since I was a teenager studying ballet," she still supplemented that with, "stretching, running and going to the gym to get my arms strong to support me on the ropes."

Thankfully Cruz was able to rely on her dancer's past, and the same could be said for Catherine Zeta-Jones as she spent copious hours training on set for "Chicago". Nicole Kidman too has her fair share of dancing and acting under her belt, think back to "Moulin Rouge", but even the star who already has an enviable dancer's body had to kick up her game. Kidman is a regular runner, often logging seven miles a day and up to twelve on the weekends, but needed to target muscles she hadn't been using for a while to swing on those ropes and shimmy around those poles.

As for Kate Hudson, she is no stranger to the gym and was recently spotted doing an intense three hours worth of core work at a gym in TriBeCa. To bring her role to life she felt she had something to prove alongside the cast and during filming dropped ten pounds due to the rigorous on set dancing. Still she was pleased to find that her dance classes during childhood helped give her a leg up.

Much of the on stage choreography and dancing incorporates moves similar to pole dancing, in which one relies on muscle strength to support the rest of the body. This is very isometric in nature and combined with the cardio that high energy dancing supplies you can find that it is both a calorie blasting and muscle building workout all in one.

Just because one may appear to have it all, the perfect body, an amazing career, and to all outward appearance seem to be living the dream, that does not make them immune to insecurities and their own inner turmoil. When it comes to one's body and their body image, what they see in the mirror can be vastly different from what the rest of the world perceives. In her recent interview with Q magazine, Lily Allen admits that she suffers from Body Dismorphic Disorder, "I was sitting in bed last night and I caught sight of myself in the mirror," and what she sees is, "someone who is more overweight than they actually are."

In fact, BDD is a distressingly common problem, and while it does not always accompany an eating disorder, the two often go hand in hand. It is a psychological disorder in which sufferers aren't able to accurately see themselves in their true shape. BDD is very common with anorexia in which the individual will generally still see themselves as too fat despite protruding bones and a dangerously low weight.

This preoccupation then feeds into their disorder as they still adhere to their strict diet and workout regime. In a culture that is so obsessed with thinness and the perfect body, it is sad that for an increasing amount of young women, and men too, eating disorders and BDD is rampant. The line between a healthy diet and exercise amount is often blurred, and when one crosses the line between what is okay and what is instead a life consuming obsession it can be hard to distinguish as an outsider.

For this reason many eating disorders and exercise additions go both unnoticed or untreated, as the individual will often vehemently deny that their is a problem. In fact they will more often than not be in a state of self denial themselves. Yet both of these are life threatening problems that carry both physical dangers and mental torment. Early recognition and intervention for those with eating disorders and exercise addictions is the key to a successful recovery, for the longer these unhealthy habits are allowed to continue the harder it is to reverse them.

While BDD alone is not necessarily going to cause someone to take unhealthy and drastic measures to change what they see in the mirror, it is a dangerous step in that direction. Eating healthfully and exercising in a moderate amount has shown to help improve one's self esteem and can at times help to combat a poor body image, but when taken to the extreme it can wreck havoc on one's body and mind.

As Britney Spears spent her 28th birthday with her family on December 2nd, 2009 it definitely marks the latest in an ever evolving persona for the pop diva. From her early beginnings as a bubble gum chewing teen, to then topping the music charts and being nearly every male's fantasy, to then being a tabloid staple for the odd and tragic, to now looking to make a comeback. As her personal and professional life has played out before the public eyes so too has her body. She's be scrutinized to no end every time she gains weight and then given just as much attention when she sheds it and gets back in shape.

It seems that Britney Spears is forever being dogged by paparazzi to catch a snap of her in her current form, be it in a bikini, at the gym, or eating a back of Cheetos. While she has the tendency to yo-yo between rock solid abs and a belly pouch she does have a way of snapping back into shape relatively fast when she puts her mind to it. With so many people struggling to reach their own ideal weight or fitness level it is worth pointing out that while it is possible to fluctuate like crazy and then get a killer body with an suddenly intense workout routine and abrupt diet overhaul, the best way is to rather stay consistent.

Instead of letting yourself get to the point that you are so unhappy with your shape you can't stand it, stay motivated to never fall off of the wagon by remembering how good you feel about yourself when you are active and working out. Then if you do miss a few days or have a lapse instead of letting that snowball into months of missed workouts get right back to it and you will get into shape much faster. The same goes for your diet; it's okay to have a few cheats as long as you eat reasonably healthy for the most part. But if your diet consists of junk food alone, you'll definitely feel the bloat, gain those extra pounds, and be left feeling sluggish and unmotivated to hit the gym.

So even if Britney Spears has again wowed up with her latest showing of her ability to pull herself out of fitness AWOL and kick her bag of Doritos and Blizzard treats to the curb and transform her body yet again to look great on her tour, it's not healthy to swing between two opposite ends of the spectrum.

Stunning those watching the 2009 American Music Awards, Rihanna made a spectacular showing preforming and proving she has overcome all of the bad press she may have garnered from the whole Chris Brown incident. Wowing the crowd for not only her vocal prowess, Rihanna further looking great rocking her amazing body that she attributes to a strict workout and fitness routines.

Relying heavily on calorie blasting cardio, Rihanna's go to choice for a workout is running on the treadmill. She stays motivated from the help of her personal trainer that travels with her, always mixes things up to keep them fun for the singing star. This Barbados born beauty names her bum as her prized asset, no doubt from her resistance and weight training. Squats are great for giving your back end that great shape, and Rihanna seems to be no stranger to squats and lunges!

As for her diet, Rihnna is a fan of the low carb frenzy that seems to have gripped the masses, and spaces smaller meals throughout her day. By fueling herself every three hours she keeps her metabolism running and her energy levels even. Usually pairing high protein fare, such as egg whites, with fruit for breakfast, she will turn to healthy servings of fish for lunch and dinner. While she may not like vegetables she does do her best to fit them in, knowing they are good for her.

Thankfully Rihanna recognizes working out and fitness is more than a means to stay skinny or lose weight, and that it is part of a healthy lifestyle. She tries not to obsess too much over her size and exact weight as she can vary between a size two or four. She likes being trim and toned because it gives her confidence, and with such a slamming body we can see why!

In the 2009 American Music Awards that aired on Sunday, November 22nd, it sure looked like Taylor Swift made quite the sweep, scooping up a stunning five of the coveted trophies. Taylor came out on top for best Country album, Adult Contemporary album, and of course the Artist of the Year award, which is perhaps the most prominent category. This 19 year old songstress certainly looked just as amazing as well gracing the stage, and she can attribute that stellar body to her workout and fitness routine as well as a health diet.

Taylor recognizes that when she's up on stage and in front of her fans she likes to keep things energetic and high spirited. To keep in top form and able to do all of those dance moves while still holding her tunes, Taylor Swift's workout is not only aimed at getting her looking her best, but feeling her best as well and with the energy to carry out her impressive concert tours. Relying mostly on cardio to give her the stamina and endurance she needs, Taylor is an avid runner.

Taylor doesn't solely train to stay a certain weight, but instead looks to incorporate a healthy diet and exercise routine into her life so she is both able to preform her best and treat her body right. Taylor knows that skipping workouts or eating too much junk food saps her energy and leaver her feeling sluggish. "Basically, if I'm indulging too much and not exercising enough, I can feel that. I can feel a change before I see it. For me, working out is not so I can get skinny. It's so that I can keep up my endurance so I'm not panting on stage. Heavy breathing is the worst when you're in concert. You don't want to see that if you're going to see a show," Swift told Allure Magazine.

For Taylor that means jumping on the treadmill she has in her tour bus and home or taking it to the streets to run those miles. Taylor Swift no doubt gets a rush from the endorphins running releases and states that she truly loves it as her workout. In fact, she's been known to run on the treadmill before her performances to work out any pre-show anxiety. And of course when she's in concert and on stage for her fans, Taylor Swift gets quite a workout from her high energy dancing and showing.

While it may have been Taylor Lautner's killer abs that stole the show at the box office hit movie Twilight Saga: New Moon that opened this weekend, there are still those more partial to Robert Pattinson's physic. Not generating quite as much buzz for his subsequent bulking up and toning up as his Lautner teen wolf counterpart, Pattinson did adhere to his own workout and fitness routine in reprising his role as one of the most famous vampires to date.

As it turned out, Pattinson was in fact instructed by his movie producers to head to the gym as a means to curb his habits of late night drinking and his penchant for cheeseburgers. while Robert obviously wasn't lifting nearly as much as Taylor, he did take up running and karate to keep himself fit and in top form. As he does go shirtless in the Twilight New Moon movie, there no doubt was a bit of an added incentive.

So how did he build up his biceps and chest in order to dare to bear? Exercises like dumbbell press, bench press, and inclined dumbbell press would do the trick for the pecs. By pairing higher weights with less reps, you will be able to gain more muscle mass and subsequently bulk up. This would look like doing a set of 12 reps with a weight that you can maintain for that amount, then go up in weight and cut back to 8 reps for the second set. Follow this with yet another increase in weight and cut the reps down to 4. Rest completely between each set, as each set should be an all out maximum effort.

For biceps like Mr. Pattinson, you will do the same sort of idea but with bicep curls and preacher curls. Start with 12 reps, then go up in weight for 8 reps, and end with the highest weight for 4 reps. And whenever you work one muscle group you should aim to work their counter parts, so for the biceps that would be the triceps, so you should do triceps extensions and bench dips. To add weight for the bench dips, you will plant your arms on the backside of one bench and then elevate your legs on another so that you are above the ground and then rest a weight in your lap for the duration of your sets.

Surely if you want to look like the hunky vampire Robert Pattinson portrays in Twilight New Moon, you've got to work for it! Finish your workout in the gym with a run to get in some calorie blasting cardio. The jury may still be out as to who actually looks best shirtless, Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner, but either way you can steal their workout and fitness moves!

For those at this years' 2009 Victoria Secret fashion show, among all of the lithe, slim models host Heidi Klum made quite an impression in a surprise strut down the cat walk proving that she has yet again made an astonishing transformation from pregnant mother to runway model chic in a mere five weeks after giving birth! While Heidi Klum has made herself almost as famous for dropping her baby weight in record time as for stripping down to her swimwear and panties. She has previously graced the Victoria Secret stage after her last childbirths, but this year has been the most recent one to date. Obviously her post baby workout and diets do the trick!

When asked about her secret to shedding pounds, Heidi notes that she is by nature an active person and in staying fit throughout her pregnancy with regular walks, she is ever more motivated to get back to her workout and fitness routine as soon as she gives birth. She cites those steep hills in her neighborhood as her secret weapon to sweating off the pounds, and runs pushing her other children in a jogging stroller up those inclines. With workouts with her trainer, Klum does a full body routine that includes along with cardio, resistance training, and work with a medicine ball.

Heidi Klum has been open in the past for her ability to eat healthfully but still indulging in some of her favorite dishes like schnitzel, goulash, and spaghetti bolognese. She was noted for being one of the first models to make headlines boasting a curvier figure than those others of the heroine chic nature. Yet Heidi isn't finished yet, and she still has the goal of losing another 20 pounds; but this 36 year old mother already has her fans in awe over her amazing figure.

While she may not have planned to be a model this year, Heidi Klum is the host for the 2009 Victoria Secret fashion show event that is set to air on CBS December 1st at 10 pm ET/PT. You too can bear witness to her amazing ability to stay healthy and remain dedicated to her own workout and fitness regime as she dons those famous Victoria Secret duds.

In prepping for his role as Jacob the teen wolf in the Twilight Saga: New Moon movie hitting theaters today, Taylor Lautner spent hours in the gym perfecting the abs that have all the young Twilight New Moon fans swooning. In order to pack on a report 30 pounds to his 5'10" frame, the 17 year old Lutner said he spend two hours each day in the gym lifting weights and focusing on higher weight and lower reps. The star was trained by Jordan Yuam who was spotting the star in exercises such as bench press, leg press, and other lifts with a weight load of 40 percent over what he was able to lift for 10 reps. With the heavier weight, he may only do 5 reps but would be maxing out.

Taylor Lautner relied mostly on free weights to get a full range of motion and also incorporated exercise bands to add resistance to his stretching moves to further lean out those muscles. Instead of breaking a sweat, Lautner reduced his amount of cardio so as to not burn up too many calories that could be used for muscle growth, "I was exercising so hard that I began to lose weight," the star exclaims to Men's Health.

So how does he get those famed abs? The answer may be contrary to what many would think, as his trainer Yuam says that less could be more, "A lot of guys hit their abs every time they hit the gym. That's why so few of them have six-packs." Instead, focus on your abs only three days a week and allow the muscles to rest, recover, and then grow and get definition.

But exercise alone won't get you the cut and muscle definition that this Twilight Saga: New Moon teen wolf has, he also had to up his intake of protein and although Lautner is a bit vague as to what his actual diet entailed was, saying only, "I worked out a lot and ate a lot," you can bet he was constantly fueling his body to keep is metabolism charged and running. Weight lifters generally eat every two to three hours, with three meals and three snacks and protein shakes. Staples like eggs, low fat cottage cheese, and lean meats are usually heavily relied upon to provide that boost of muscle growing protein they need.

Whatever the process, the results seem to speak for themselves, as Taylor and his Twilight physic has earned him multiple sexiest body and abs awards from varying publications including a listing among People's 100 Sexiest Men. And cementing his status as a teenage heart throb Taylor finds it hard to escape his yelling and eager fans, yet by retaining his refreshingly humble charm, he could only be adding fuel to the fire.

Following his startling diagnosis with chronic myeloid leukemia, noted basketball legend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has now set out to conquer another arena. Although, instead of becoming king of the court or appearing on the silver screen, this basketball phenom has set out to spread the awareness about his disease. Despite living a healthy and active life even today, Abdul-Jabbar was not able to dodge this opponent. Known to adhere to a rigorous and daunting training regime at the peak of his career, he has continued to workout and remain active on the court as a special assistant coach to the Los Angelos Lakers. Yet despite this he too has fallen victim to the presently incurable leukemia. However, unlike only ten years ago, his cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence, and it is that message he is hoping to send to sufferers and their loved ones around the world.

Taking the opportunity to use his fame and fabled career as the podium on which to stand upon, Abdul-Jabbar is just the latest celebrity to actively battle this disease in front of millions worldwide. Proving that he can still enjoy the sport that has been his passion since youth, Abdul-Jabbar has no plans on slowing down or stepping aside in his assisting the Los Angelos Lakers basketball team. While fitness and his continued working out may not have spared him from contracting cancer, it will still remain a staple in his life.

With the latest in cancer research and revelations, Abdul-Jabbar can still participate in the rigors of the game he has mastered, and he hopes to prove that to the world. Now taking an oral medication, he is waging the war on cancer, and he is joined in good company in that fight. Just as Lance Armstrong, Cheryl Crow, and even the brave and heroic Farrah Fawcett who never lost hope up until the end, have not shied away from the public in their own diagnosis, Abdul-Jabbar hopes to prove to all cancer patients that not everyone with the disease must face a cruel and crippling demise. For many they can live life to the fullest and still be active while in the throws of their own disease.

Of course he by no means is making light of the leukemia and its potentially fatal nature, he only hopes that through his own continued active and fulfilled life he can shine a ray of hope to those patients struck with terror at their own diagnoses.

For any of those currently enveloped in the latest season of The Biggest Loser, along with the continued eliminations and goals of the contestants still striving to win the title, one particular contestant has won over our hearts for her bravery in the face of tragedy. While she has already been voted off of the show, Abby Rike has overcome personal loss to come to the point she is at today. In a devastating accident that claimed her beloved two children and husband, she had ventured to the ranch not only to reach a healthy weight but to reclaim her life.

Through finding peace in exercise and a healthy diet, she hoped to set herself up for the best possible chance at healing her own emotional wounds. In fact, the mind and body correlation is quite strong and with a healthy body comes a stronger spirit as well. It is true that exercise can not only help with healing but battling depression as well. I've spoken before of the mood enhancing effects of the endorphins released from exercise, but working out can further help the mind through struggles and times of great stress and loss.

Being physical, such as you are when you are working out, can not only help take one's mind from what may be tying it up or circulating, but can also clear your focus and get you in a more logical and serene state of mind. By taking your focus from a more emotional state with exercise, you can clear a lot of the circular or obsessive thoughts or tendencies and think of ways that can impact or change your life for the better. Of course personal losses and tragedies will no doubt still be hard to cope with, but in exercising you are given an outlet for a release of the accumulating hurt and feelings.

When Abby Rike looked to a way to heal her emotional scars by a physical means she can then gain a healthier body while achieving a healthier state of mind. An exercise routine will also aide in her own mental work, as we are minds and bodies connected.

As for last night's Biggest Loser, for those contestants sill at the farm actively engaging in ways to create their own healthier bodies and lifestyles, both Shay Sorrells and Daniel Wright were asked to leave. In a turn of events that lead to two people leaving, in only true rating inspired drama, they will now pack their bags to hopefully continue on their own weight loss and fitness goals at home.