Richard Weil, MEd, CDE, is an exercise physiologist and certified diabetes educator. He is the director of the New York Obesity Research Center Weight Loss Program at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. Weil has authored numerous articles on exercise and health and has contributed to several books, including Time-Life's The Gym Workout. He has appeared on various TV and radio shows, such as CBS's This Morning and The Phil Donahue Show, and has been featured in many newspapers and magazines like The New York Daily News and Cosmopolitan. Weil has also worked with the National PTA to address youth obesity and has researched the effects of exercise on preventing type 2 diabetes in teenagers. He speaks nationally on topics related to exercise, obesity, diabetes, and health.