XERCISE, as referred to above, is a primary component of every health program. Your mom said when you were young, to get plenty of exercise, sunshine, sleep, and to carefully choose your friends (lifestyle). Exercise through the day, not only burns calories, but improves sleep. If you have already crossed the line into the significantly obese group, you may find it physically difficult to even initiate an exercise program. Approximately 80% of the sleep patients referred to our sleep laboratories are exactly this way: too heavy to even want to exercise. They also have so much extra tissue in their neck and chin areas that air does not pass normally while they sleep. They therefore develop a condition, called sleep apnea. If you fall into this category, the sleep abnormalities may be repaired with the use of an external mask or surgical intervention, or an effective weight program (Slimmer Success appears to be best so far). We strongly recommend that sleep be repaired so that exercise can be reestablished as part of your daily lifestyle. Incidentally, repair of sleep apnea will simultaneously improve blood pressures, your sex life, depression, and potential serious medical events, including, most importantly, heart attacks and strokes. Therefore, we will strongly encourage all patients to eliminate sleep abnormalities so that they can improve almost every other aspect of daily living.