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Monday, July 24, 2006
New Diet Strategy: Think Before you Indulge
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Know how long it takes to burn off weekend treats.
*Calorie counts are approximate. Calorie burn is based on a 145 pound woman.
200 calorie foods (52 minutes fo housework will burn it off)
- 2 glasses of red wine, 1 breadfast biscuit, 1 toaster pastry,1.5 oz. chocolate chip cookie dough (2 heaping tbsp.), 2 chocolate-covered pretzes (2.5 inch diameter), 4 mini muffins.
300 Calorie foods (40 minutes of swimming laps will burn it off)
1 hot dog with bun, 1 small order of fast food fries, 12 ounce frozen blended cappuccino, 1 iced chocolate donut, 1 peanut and chocolate candy bar, 8 onion rings.
500 calorie foods (60 minutes of running will burn it off)
1 large soft pretzel, 16 ounce margarita, 1 large orger fast food fries, 1 small (7-cup) movie-theater popcorn, 1 extra large soda (44 ounces) 1 blueberry scone, 1 oversized bagel with cream cheese
600 calore foods (55 minutes of kickboxing will burn it off)
2 slices pizza from a large pie, 1 fast food beef burrito, 1 cup premium chocolate ice cream, 1/2 dozen Buffalo wings with 2 tbsp. blue cheese dressing, 1 submarine sandwich with tuna salad, 8-10 restaurant style nachos (loaded with beef, beens, cheese, etc.), 1 slice cheesecake.
Have a great week, keep up your cardio workouts!!!
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Weight Loss and Fitness Mythbust #6: You Must Stretch Before You Exercise
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Just like some other fitness myths, I have gotten into debates that stretching is not beneficial before stretching. It is not true that you need to stretch before beginning your exercise routine to prevent injury. As a matter of fact, recent studies have shown that stretching before exercise can actually lead to injury.
Think about it, if your muscles are not “warm” they are going to be less flexible. However you could be asking, “Kelly I thought that you are suppose to stretch to warm up?” I understand the dilemma, but what you have to understand is that stretching is not meant to warm up, nor does it warm up your muscles. Stretching is meant to improve flexibility and to help you recover (it can improve strength too, but that’s another topic). This means, you would stretch after your training session to decrease the tightness that you often feel and decrease the likelihood of injury.
If you feel that you need to warm-up (which I recommend), you should do a moderate intensity cardiovascular warm-up such as walking on a treadmill or riding a bike for at least 5-15 minutes. This kind of warm-up will actually increase blood flow to the muscles and connective tissues (i.e. ligaments and tendons). After you warm-up, then it’s okay to stretch. However, it is not necessary unless you are training for martial arts, dance (ballet), and gymnastics.
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