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"I must admit, I think overweight dogs and cats are much cuter than their skinny counterparts. There&amp;#039;s just more of them to snuggle with! And recent statistics from the American Veterinary Medical Association show that 35 percent of our pet population is overweight or obese. But, sadly enough, I just found out how bad the extra pounds are for these little creatures: One extra pound on a Chihuahua is equal to 38 pounds on an average woman, and just four extra pounds on a Siamese cat is equal to 45 pounds on an average woman. Yowza! Because of these shocking statistics, one celebrity trainer (and owner of four dogs) has taken on a new mission to help owners and pets shape up together! Gunnar Peterson, who has trained stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey and Cameron Diaz, recently created a series of free downloadable workout videos called &amp;quot;People and Pet Fitness.&amp;quot; The videos are specifically designed to help people and their pets get in shape at the same time and are only available at petfit.com.  Before watching the videos, I was pretty skeptical to say the least. But after viewing each one (there are multiple ones for both dog and cat owners), I had a different opinion. Gunnar provides some creative ideas for new ways to workout with your pet such as a &amp;quot;Dogstacle Course&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Curious Cat Curls.&amp;quot; No matter what, changing up your exercise routine is a great way to stay on track and not get bored, so, why not slim down Fido while you&amp;#039;re at it?!  \u2013 Abby Cuffey, Assistant Health Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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