Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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For as long as I've been in the physique transformation and weight-loss game this stereotype has been around that overweight folks are just lazy and don't 'really' want to change.

Seems to me this particular biased view is even stronger among fitness professionals although they seldom say it out-loud. I heard this twice in the last week by fitness Coaches who should know better, but clearly do not.

So is true that overweight people are just lazy?
This is my response from a Coach who has been helping people lose weight since the 1980's - So, I think I know a thing or two about the topic.

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