A thoughtful surprise ahead of the holidays leaves a teacher and his students in tears. Plus, the four lifestyle changes that helped a pianist lose 100 pounds in a year, and cardiologists share how to prevent holiday heart syndrome.
A group of seniors at a Charlotte high school didn't want to wait until Teacher Appreciation Week in May to show long-term substitute teacher Jeff Swicegood, 42, how much he means to them. They decided to pool money together to surprise him with a pair of the slip-on Vans he wears every day. His reaction to the gift left everyone in tears and buoyed his spirits in a holiday season that reminds him of the loss of his beloved mother to breast cancer. "What they did me made feel so special," Swicegood tells TODAY.com. "I was like, 'Wow, someone thought of me.' They reminded me that I matter."
A sedentary job and poor eating and sleeping habits when he was on tour led to pianist Ludovic Zamor gaining significant weight. Struggling to walk up and down stairs, he decided it was time for "a hard reset." Zamor, 30, shared four changes with TODAY that led to him shedding 100 pounds in a year, from getting started at the gym to easing into intermittent fasting.
In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, cardiologists explain why this is the worst time of the year for your heart, even if you're healthy, and how to prevent holiday heart syndrome.
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