In the UK gyms have largely reopened and one our hosts Tom has been back to work in a commercial gym so he has all the details of what to expect and what we can expect going forwards. We also all give our advice for those getting back into the gym after perhaps many months away. Let's be honest most would have been simply walking/running and maybe had access to a few dumbbells etc so If you go back to the gym and try to do the volume you did before....Well, you'll be in for a surprise not only doing it but the next day as well!
The second part of the show we tackle some more hot news in the UK's newly announced obesity drive. Bill gives us all the new proposals and initially there's lot of back and forth between Bill and Andy and their thoughts. Tom finally jumps in with a full mag and unleashes socioeconomics again. We also discuss the controversy of the governments eat out the scheme. Going to need that on a t-shirt soon! Here are the proposals that we discuss
- No junk food adverts before 9 pm
- Food and drink calories to be displayed on menus (alcohol included)
- Remove junk food from tills
- No, buy one get one free offer on junk food
We actually spent quite a lot of time on this as we think it's so important. We discussed things such do adverts really work? Cigarette adverts have been off the telly for ages but people still take up smoking, are these calories displayed even going to be accurate and even more importantly stated by Tom, will it trigger individuals eating disorders? Removing junk food from tills, removing the BOGOF, this is simply taking away and not adding. We believe it is crucial that we educate. Add more education in, stop taking things away like as Tom, said some families may rely on the BOGOF deal to feed their families. When we talk about socioeconomics we aren't talking about just the price we are referring to the multiple different factors. Example, saying healthy food is expensive is simply not true. The issue is is that yes most can afford vegetables and the like but the issue arises when it comes to preparing. Some may not know how to turn these foods into something nice that the family will eat. The expectation is another issue. Some may think frozen vegetables are no good and that they have to buy fresh that will only last a few days. Once again this is not the case. We need to educate. There is a lot more at play here and without typing out the entire podcast episode take a listen and see what you think? Any other points please let us know.
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