Heavy (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Heavy is an American documentary series
that airs on A&E
. The series chronicles the weight loss
efforts of people suffering from severe obesity
. The first episode aired January 17, 2011. The first season ended on April 4, 2011.
for the first month, undergoing a strict program of diet
and exercise and learning to change their attitudes about food. For the remaining five months they continue to lose weight at home, with the help of personal trainer
s, but can be called back to the camp if periodic weigh-ins reveal that they are not making progress.
Starting with episode 6, the two individuals spend the entire six months at a fitness camp on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
. Episode 12 was a revisit to some of the Texas participants.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
that airs on A&E
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
. The series chronicles the weight loss
Weight loss
Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue...
efforts of people suffering from severe obesity
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...
. The first episode aired January 17, 2011. The first season ended on April 4, 2011.
Overview
Each 60-minute episode chronicles six months in the lives of two people who are facing life-threatening health consequences as a result of their obesity. In episodes 1 through 5, the individuals are sent to a fitness camp in TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
for the first month, undergoing a strict program of diet
Diet (nutrition)
In nutrition, diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. Dietary habits are the habitual decisions an individual or culture makes when choosing what foods to eat. With the word diet, it is often implied the use of specific intake of nutrition for health or weight-management...
and exercise and learning to change their attitudes about food. For the remaining five months they continue to lose weight at home, with the help of personal trainer
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...
s, but can be called back to the camp if periodic weigh-ins reveal that they are not making progress.
Starting with episode 6, the two individuals spend the entire six months at a fitness camp on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Hilton Head Island or Hilton Head is a resort town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is north of Savannah, Georgia, and south of Charleston. The island gets its name from Captain William Hilton...
. Episode 12 was a revisit to some of the Texas participants.
Season 1: 2011
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