Participants examine their eating and exercise habits to identify what they’d most like to change, and set achievable goals each week to make these changes. NEW-R can help participants lose weight through nutritious meal planning, reduced portion sizes, and increased daily exercise.
Is new-R safe for everyone?
NEW-R is safe for most participants. However, people with cardiovascular conditions (such as past heart attack or angina) should get a doctor’s permission before participating. Additionally, pregnant women or individuals with a history of anorexia or bulimia also should have a doctor’s approval before joining a NEW-R class.
Where can new-R be taught?
It can be taught in mental health or social service agencies, peer-run programs, community health clinics, or anywhere in the community where people can gather comfortably and privately. NEW-R is taught using a leader manual (42 pages) and a participant manual (70 pages). Both are written at a grade school level.
How can NewNew-R help me lose weight?
NEW-R can help participants lose weight through nutritious meal planning, reduced portion sizes, and increased daily exercise. Peer support and intentionality are used to help participants stay on-track.
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/r/news is: real news articles, primarily but not exclusively, news relating to the United States and the rest of the World. /r/news isn’t: editorials, commercials, political minutiae, shouting, justin bieber updates, kitty pictures. For a subreddit for all news-related content (editorials, satire, etc.) visit /r/inthenews.
