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Running Surfaces Rated
2007-11-05 16:38:00
photo by gawnescoIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Concrete - Without a doubt the worst running surface possible. The problem...it's hard. Really, really hard. A few miles a week on concrete sidewalks might not set you up for an injury, but as you increase your mileage, try to find a softer surface to run on, as lots of concrete running dramatically increases the likelihood of injury.Asphalt - Now you would think that asphalt is just as bad as concrete, but it is not. It's actually about 8 times "softer". The real problem with running on asphalt roads is not the hardness, but the camber of the road. Roads are designed to shed water and are actually higher in the center and lower of the sides. This leads to a surface that isn't flat and can cause injuries.Sand - Well, sand is nice and soft, right? Not when you run on it. It compacts into a hard unstable surface. Running on the beach is especially hard on your bod...

Alcohol and its effect on fat burning
2007-11-02 14:27:00
photo by dcmahon77If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Alcohol is a powerful chemical depressant that effects our body in many ways. Here are a few reasons why alcohol and weight loss don't mix:1. Empty caloriesAlcohol has 7 calories per gram, less than fat, but more than carbs or protein. These are completely nutritionally empty calories that would be better spent on nutrient dense foods.2. Lowered inhibitions result in greater food consumption, usually calorie-laden foodYou can't go out for a drink without getting something to snack on. And we all know that nothing goes better with a beer than...a salad? Ha. I don't think so. How about some cheese fries, or nachos? Now we're talking. The types of food that people eat while imbibing certainly don't help the situation.3. Alcohol halts fat metabolismYour body cannot metabolize alcohol and burn fat at the same time. All fat burning stops until your body has proce...
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You can't bank fitness
2007-10-31 17:20:00
photo by sirwiseowlIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Fitness is a current status and is in constant flux. Unfortunately, you can't save fitness for a rainy day. Exercising every single day for a month doesn't mean that you can skip a month and expect to hang on to your fitness. It is a "use it or lose it" proposition. This is why consistency is so important. Progressive improvements require consistency!Here are some tips to maintain consistency 1. Schedule your workoutsEveryone is busy these days. Don't let that be an excuse to skip workouts. Don't tell yourself that you will exercise "when you get an opportunity". It's funny how that opportunity never materializes. 2. Always do some type of workout during your allotted exercise timeDon't have time to do a full workout? Take an opportunity to stretch. Normally, run 30 minutes, but you don't have time? Go out for 10 minutes. Even if you can't get out t...
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Recipe: Thai Coconut Chicken
2007-10-30 15:16:00
photo by meIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.I'll start posting recipes of some of the things that I cook regularly with nutrition information, and more importantly, how much time it takes to prepare. Apparently, my family is out of the ordinary because we cook meals regularly, as opposed to ordering pizza, going to restaurants, or heating up things that come in a box. I'm curious about how much time we actually spend cooking meals, so I'm going to time how long it takes to cook each of the meals that I post.I'll start by saying that this isn't exactly the healthiest thing that I cook, but it sure is tasty. This recipe is more a "lightened" version of an atrociously unhealthy original recipe. Even then, it isn't too bad, but it is a little higher in saturated fat than I would like thanks to the coconut milk. I've subbed the light version, and that helps, but it's still got more than I would like. Oh well. By th...
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The Four Minute Workout of Death
2007-10-25 18:16:00
photo by katieeosgoodIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.That's right in only 4 minutes, you can do an effective, proven fat-burning workout. It's called the Tabata protocol, named for the Japanese researcher who "discovered" it. It is a very specific, precisely timed, interval technique. Now to be totally accurate, including the 5 minute warm-up and cool-down, it would be a 13:50 workout. DO NOT SKIP THE WARM UP AND COOL DOWN if you are going to try this. You are going to need them.Tabata, the researcher, studied the effects of this protocol versus a more typical, moderate exercise program and this protocol increased aerobic capacity even more than the moderate program while at the same time increasing anaerobic capacity. Yeah, yeah, but what about fat loss, you ask? Well, it turns out that the participants in the study burned more fat using the interval protocol than the moderate cardio protocol, even though the mode...
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You must challenge your body to change it!
2007-10-24 16:36:00
photo by mr38If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.The American Heart Association in conjunction with the American College of Sports Medicine has released it's newest set of guidelines for physical activity. Adults age 18-65 should get 30 minutes of moderate physical activity 5 days per week or 20 minutes of vigorous activity 3 times per week. Moderate activity is equivalent to a brisk walk and noticeably accelerates your heart rate. An example of vigorous activity is jogging and causes rapid breathing and a substantial increase in heart rate. Combinations of moderate and vigorous exercise can be used to meet the weekly activity recommendation. Additionally, adults should engage in muscle-building, or strength training activities twice during the week. People who engage in greater amounts of activity than this further reduce the risk of chronic disease and disabilities, as well as unhealthy weight gain.So, here's the deal...
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Ready...Set...Go! Palo Duro 50 Mile Trail Run
2007-10-22 19:12:00
If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.This weekend was the 23rd annual Palo Duro Canyon 50 Mile Trail Run at Palo Duro Canyon State Park, just south of Amarillo, Texas. My running partner, let's call him Fit Club Don, and I were scheduled to leave on Friday to get to Amarillo in time to check out the park and attend the pre-race briefing/spaghetti dinner. We had been checking the weather reports for weeks and we knew it would be a scorcher. On Thursday, I obsessively checked the predicted high and each time I checked, the days predicted high was getting hotter and hotter, so I finally decided to quit checking to ensure that I wasn't personally responsible for making the days high temperature reach 100 degrees! It finally leveled off at a high temperature of 90 degrees, matching the record high for that day. Oh boy, this was going to suck.We arrived in Amarillo shortly after noon and drove down to the actual park. It didn...
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When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Like You!
2007-10-19 14:20:00
photo by paul a faganIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.As I get closer to a race, I usually get lots of questions about training, how much do I run, etc., to train for long distance races. My mileage tends to fall between 50 - 100 miles per week with most of that taking place over two very long runs on the weekend. Here are some other questions answered:"When I grow up, I want to be like you. My weekends are so busy, I can't do anything else."Cry me a river. I get up at 3:15, to be out running between 4:00 and 4:30am. On the longest run weekends, one weekend every 4 weeks, I'm out running until about noon. On 2 of the other 3 weeks a month, I get up and get my running done by 7:30am. I'm usually back home before my family is fully awake. On the final weekend of the 4 week cycle, I don't run at all. There is always a way, if you want something bad enough. The question is, "How bad do you want it?""Do you just go...
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Planning for Plateau Busting
2007-10-18 16:26:00
photo by rafael penalozaIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.By constantly, evaluating and re-evaluating your progress, you can make changes necessary to continue making progress. Plateau s are an inevitable part of making long term progress. Whether your goals are weight loss, better fitness, more strength, or greater performance, as your body adapts to what you are throwing at it, you will need to make changes to continue making progress and break through those plateaus. This requires a few things before it can work.1. You must have a specific goalWithout a goal, you are a ship without a rudder. No matter how much effort you put into moving forward, you'll never get to your destination if you are moving in circles. You must have a goal so that you can create a plan tailored to achieving that goal. Specific goals make you more accountable for your progress. Having a goal of losing 5% body fat is better than having a ...
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How many miles are in a Big Mac?
2007-10-16 16:19:00
photo by a minorIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.What do we know about calories, besides the fact that consuming too many of them makes us fat? Well, a calorie is a unit of energy, technically the amount of energy required to raise 1 milliliter of water 1 degree Celsius. A calorie is a very small amount of energy. When we talk about calories in terms of food energy, we are really talking about kilocalories, or the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a liter (about a quart) of water by 1 degree Celsius. For some reason, the food industry uses the term calorie for kilocalories, or 1000 calories. So when you see that an apple contains 50 calories, that means that an apple contains enough energy to raise the temperature of a liter of water by 50 degrees Celsius.Who cares about raising the temperature of water? Your body converts food into energy to go about your daily activities and to lose weight you'v...
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Fast Food 4-1-1: KFC
2007-10-15 16:15:00
photo by steve webelIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Nothing says "health" like fried chicken. Is it possible to pick a worse place than KFC? Before crunching the numbers, my initial thought is, can you get anything healthy at KFC?CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein(g)Fiber (g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253KFC Worst ChoicesChicken and Biscuit Bowl8704488297Chicken Pot Pie*7704070335Popcorn Chicken - Large5503530293Boneless Teriyaki Wings5002150283Extra Crispy - Breast**4402715340KFC Best ChoicesKFC Snacker Buffalo Sandwich***260831151KFC Snacker Honey BBQ Sandwich210332142Original Recipe - Breast w/no skin and no breading14021290KFC ExtrasPotato wedges260133343Biscuit220112441Cole Slaw180102213* The chicken pot pie has 14 grams of trans fat. I have never seen any item with that much of the worst kind of fat possible. Trans fat will lower your good cholesterol, increase the bad cholesterol, flip you the bird, and come over and kic...
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Why all the processed food?
2007-10-15 15:23:00
photo by john's brainIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.I recently read that one in four people eat fast food every single day. Admittedly, I'm not one of those people, but I used to eat much more fast food than I do now. Lunches typically were of the fast food variety and dinner was at a chain restaurant of some sort. For years, that was the typical pattern, and along with a complete lack of exercise, that put about 65 pounds of blubber on me. Since then I've begun to eat healthier, cooking meals most nights of the week and I probably end up in a fast food restaurant once a month.We have an unlimited source of foods ranging from wholesome to the unhealthy. Why do people choose these frankenfoods over healthier, whole alternatives? Is it the convenience of not having to cook? Is it the wonderful flavor of those processing chemicals? Successful marketing practices by the food companies? Or is it just a habit cultiv...
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Intervals for Increased Fat Loss
2007-10-10 23:34:00
photo by sirwiseowlIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.If you enjoy hour upon hour of running, like I do, than getting in your cardio for the day is never a problem. I get the distinct feeling that I'm in the minority, though, and most people would rather not exercise, or they exercise grudgingly because they know it helps keep excess weight off. For these people, getting the biggest fat loss bang for their buck is essential. The key to losing the most fat with the shortest investment in workout time is with intervals.TechniqueInterval s are simply high intensity periods of exercise intermixed with short rest periods. You can get a great interval workout in 20 minutes, but you must remember that the intensity level must remain high during the intervals. This is not an easy workout. The exercise choice is up to you. You can run sprints, cycle faster during the intervals, jump rope, or if you don't have any equipment, ai...
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Beat the Autumn Blues
2007-10-09 23:44:00
photo by cureanythingIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder. On my Saturday morning run, this was the first time that I had to dig up my cold weather gear. Granted it was only about 42 degrees, here in Albuquerque, but with a little wind, and 15 miles to go, it was long sleeves and running tights for me. Those of you in the Great White North can point and laugh now, if you must. This is the time of year where people who have started to get in the habit of exercise, begin to second guess themselves. Excuses are much easier to justify and it gets much more difficult to get outside when the temperatures are south of freezing, sometimes far south of freezing.Upper body clothing Get the right gear for the temperature. Layer where possible so that you can remove layers of clothing as your body warms up. You don't want to find yourself dripping with sweat when its 25...
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Fast Food 4-1-1: Sonic
2007-10-05 15:27:00
photo by cornfusionIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.By special request, today's post gives the lowdown on what are the best choices at Sonic .CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein(g)Fib er(g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253Sonic Worst ChoicesSuper Sonic Cheeseburger w/Mayo9706356454Super Sonic Jalapeno Cheeseburger8605253453Chili Pie9406472256Chicken Strip Dinner9204397369Sonic Best ChoicesJr. Burger3201629152Grilled Chicken Salad*3101419284Corn Dog**250152352Sonic ExtrasLarge Onion Rings720417995Extra Long Chili Cheese Coney6003354244Large Peanut Butter Shake112063128180Wow. Just...wow. I think I've been to Sonic three times in my life. I just can't do the whole, car hop, thing. Of all the fast food nutrition information that I've looked at in writing these posts, Sonic is, BY FAR, the worst fast food establishment to find a decent, relatively healthy meal.* The Santa Fe Chicken Salad has only slightly higher calories, so it's...
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Fast Food 4-1-1: Wendy's
2007-10-03 15:32:00
photo by novonIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Yeah, yeah, I know, another burger place. Wendy's is my personal favorite of the fast food burger chains and here are my best and worst choices on the menu.CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein(g)Fibe r(g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253Wendy's Worst ChoicesTriple w/Everything and Cheese9805938702Baconator8305135571Chicke n Club Sandwich5402549332Southwest Taco Salad w/Everything6803948349Wendy's Best Choices*Mandarin Chicken Salad, no noodles, 1/2 almonds, 1/2 dressing22012.527244Ultimate Chicken Grill Sandwich320736282Jr. Hamburger230826131Small Chili220623175Wendy's ExtrasLarge Fries540266977Medium Chocolate Frosty4301174100My Favorite Wendy's Meal**Small Chili220623175Baked Potato27006177Side Salad3508121/2 Low Fat Honey Mustard Dressing Packet501.51000* These are my picks from the sandwiches and salads. Chicken Caesar Salad is a good choice, too, just leave off the croutons and on...
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Food Guilt?
2007-10-02 15:12:00
photo by d2digitalIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.I've just come back from vacation and I admit that I didn't watch what I ate at all. I ate all the wrong things and way too much of them. Heck, isn't that the purpose of a vacation. As a result of my overindulgence, I put on a few pounds, real ones, and just generally felt like crap for about a week upon returning home. While vacationing, I did get my runs in, but they were more to keep my sanity than for weight control. The few miles I ran were like trying to extinguish a blazing inferno with a teacup of water. During a conversation with someone around the office, I was recounting how I ate lots of crappy (great tasting, fat and sugar laden) food and how terribly I felt. She had also had a "bad eating" week and she asked me a question that got me thinking: Did you physically feel bad, or did you feel guilty?I was taken aback. Guilt y?! I didn't even realize tha...
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Your Fitness Questions Answered - The Funny Ones
2007-10-01 16:38:00
photo by leraismIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Here are the answers to some of the funnier questions that Internet searchers have asked:What's the best way to lose your grandma arms?I'm assuming the dreaded "grandma arms" are the buildup of fat behind the arms. Again, you can't spot reduce fat from any part of your body. Situps and crunches won't give you six-pack abs and tricep exercises won't get rid of grandma arms. The best approach is to do a moderate strength training program with a variety of exercises for each major body part, do 4 or 5 days of cardio for at least 30 minutes per day, and watch the number of calories that you consume. There is no quick fix for fat loss, but the flip side is that EVERYONE can lose fat if they follow these recommendations.How should grandmas strength train?Apparently, my site is real popular with the grandma strength training crowd. The Fit Club...where grandma goes...TO GE...
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Fast Food 4-1-1: Taco Bell
2007-09-28 15:19:00
photo by TW CollinsIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Continuing with the Fast Food 4-1-1 series of posts, here are my selections, both good and bad from Taco Bell . I'm trying to pick a selection of fast food restaurants that have different types of foods. I could do every burger place on the face of the earth and I'd probably come up with similar choices. If you have a favorite fast food restaurant that you would like me to post about, let me know. Now, on to the chart.CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein(g)Fib er(g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253Taco Bell Worst ChoicesFiesta Taco Salad*84045803015Grilled Stuft Burrito - Beef**6803076279Nachos BellGrande77044771912Taco Bell Best ChoicesPintos 'n Cheese15061997Spicy Chicken Soft Taco170620102Crunchy Taco170101383Taco Bell ExtrasGrilled Steak Soft Taco - FRESCO1604.520102Grilled Steak Soft Taco - Regular2701620122Something you may not know about Taco Bell (I didn't until I read th...
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Your Fitness Questions Answered
2007-09-27 14:42:00
photo by wokIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Lots of my readers come here as a result of the weekly newsletter that I send out, but this site also gets quite a few readers from the Internet via search engines and such. One of the interesting aspects of running this site is that I get to see what keywords, terms, and questions people who end up here are asking the search engines. In this post, I'm going to answer some of those questions that I think most readers will find interesting.What amount of cardio is necessary to lose weight?There is no set amount of cardio that will guarantee weight loss. The only factor that will ensure weight loss is a calorie deficit. You must consume fewer calories than you burn, either by eating less, burning more via cardio, or preferably, both. Most people think they can go to the gym a few times a week, do a minimal amount of exercise and the weight will just melt off. Unfortunately, ...
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Periodization: The Secret to Becoming More "Toned"
2007-09-26 16:04:00
photo by hrtmnstrftIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.My last post discussed the concept of using hard and easy days to maximize your fitness while also increasing your recovery and rest. To maximize long-term gains, measured in months and years, as opposed to days, you need to have a longer term plan for success and that plan should include the concept of periodization. Period ization is a fancy name for focusing on a specific physical adaptation for a short period of time, before changing to focus on another adaptation.A common fitness goal is to become more "toned". Without using periodization, getting "toned" is an almost impossible goal. As my readers should now be aware, you can't "tone" a muscle. Muscles can only expand, contract, shrink, or grow. What is commonly referred to a "muscle tone" is actually a combination of muscle growth along with a decrease in body fat so that you can better see the muscle growth. ...
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Variety, the Soul of Your Training Plan
2007-09-25 15:53:00
photo by distractedmindIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Variety in your workouts should be about more than just going into the gym and doing different exercises each day for the sake of "mixing it up". Don't confuse variety with not having a plan. Flitting from fad workout plan to fad workout plan every week is a surefire way to spend loads of time in the gym and get no results. In order to effectively measure progress, you must maintain some consistency in your workouts, but by introducing some variety, you will stay motivated and increase the effectiveness of your workouts.Hard/Easy DaysWhether you are talking about cardio or strength training, you should be incorporating a variety of hard and easy days. Most people fall into the trap of exercising at a moderate level all of the time. By staying in the gray area between a hard workout and an easy workout, you never get the full benefits of having done a hard workout...
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Rest Up for Success
2007-09-24 14:47:00
photo by rachel rIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Six Pack Abs...while you sleep!Well, not exactly, but don't underestimate the importance of rest and recovery when training. Time spent in the gym or during exercise causes small muscle tears that your body must repair in order to improve. You don't improve in the gym or on the track, you improve while resting between bouts of exercise.Another aspect of recovery that is often ignored is central nervous system recovery. You simply cannot continue to have hard workouts without some down time because your nervous system needs to recoup from the mental stress of a hard workout as much as your body needs rest from the physical stress of a hard workout. Your hard workouts will lose their intensity and you won't benefit as much as you should. Without adequate rest your body will continue to breakdown with no chance for recuperation.Sleep is also very important for proper r...
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Fuel up before you head out
2007-09-17 17:01:00
photo by vortechIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Don't underestimate the importance of fueling up before you head out. About 45-60 minutes before you head out for a run or other type of execise, you should consume a high carbohydrate snack of about 150-200 calories. You want to choose a quick digesting carb consisting of simple sugars to get the calories into your system so that your body can utilize them. A piece of fruit, or a quick yogurt are great choices.Things to look for in a pre-workout snack:High carbohydrateQuick digesting, simple sugars150-200 caloriesEat 45-60 minutes before your workoutThings to stay away from in a pre-workout snack:High fatHigh fiberLarge mealFoods that upset your stomachIf weight loss is your goal, you should consume fewer calories, maybe 100, but you should still eat a snack to keep your energy level up for your exercise. Remember the "fat burning zone" is a myth. You should aim to do your ...
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Fast Food 4-1-1: McDonald's
2007-09-13 14:36:00
photo by hundrednorthIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Is it possible to get a healthy meal at the archetype of fast food restaurants, McDonalds? Well, to use the word *healthy* might be a stretch but there are always better and worse choices that you can make at *any* restaurant, even ones that are considered unhealthy. Here are my picks and pans from Mickey D's, and as always, I've included the Big Mac for the sake of comparison.CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein( g)Fiber(g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253McDonalds Worst ChoicesDeluxe Breakfast Regular Biscuit w/o syrup & margarine107055109366Deluxe Breakfast Large Biscuit w/o syrup & margarine114059115367Double Quarter Pounder w/Cheese7404240483Premium Crispy Chicken Club6602863394Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips (5 pc.)6303346390Premium Crispy Chicken Ranch6002364353McDonalds Best ChoicesSouthwest Salad w/Grilled Chicken320930307Egg McMuffin**3001230182Regular Hamb...
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Carbs: Brain Food or the Devil in Disguise?
2007-09-12 15:20:00
photo by julep67If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Big Fat DisclaimerI'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. The purpose of this article, or any others on this site, is to condense and deliver information that is "out there" so that you can make your own decisions regarding your health. Consult your doctor before making any major changes to your diet.The Debate Rages OnThe great carb debate has been rekindled with a study released by researchers at Harvard Medical School suggesting that low carb diets may be more effective than a low fat approach to dieting for some people. Studies are published all the time that seem to contradict previous studies and this one was no exception. So what makes this study different from the rest? This study wasn't done at Po Dunk U., my alma mater, it was conducted at one of the most prestigious research universities in the world and it's causing quite a stir.For 30 years, a low fat ...
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Progressive Improvements Require Consistency
2007-09-11 15:32:00
photo by hugoIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email."I just don't get this exercise thing. The more miles I put on my car, the more likely it is to break down. Why would I actively try to 'put more miles' on my body? Wouldn't it just break down faster?"This is a very common misconception. The problem with the analogy between your car and your body is that the two are not the same. There is a very important distinction.Your body has the ability to repair itself; your car does not.You body is a fantastic machine that has the ability to repair minor "damage". The soreness you experience from a particularly tough workout is actually the result of microscopic muscle tears that occur when you ask your body to do something that it isn't accustomed to doing. The fancy- schmancy term for this is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, or DOMS. The discomfort associated with DOMS typically peaks 48 hours after the incident that caused ...
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Fast Food 4-1-1: Subway
2007-09-10 15:29:00
photo by davidrlewisIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Sometimes you just don't have time to cook and you have no choice but to stop at a fast food restaurant to pick up a meal. Now what? Which selections are the best and which are the worst from each restaurant. The Fast Food 4-1-1 series is an attempt to show not only the best choices from the menu, but the worst. This week's highlighted restaurant: Subway .Subway has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the healthiest choices in the fast food world. I mean, if it worked for Jared, how can it possibly be wrong? From the perspective of good choices, there are plenty, so first let's highlight the sneaky, not-so-good choices. Because Subway has so many options, I am including the nutrition information for six-inch subs only. If you go with the salad option and get the "sandwich" on lettuce, instead of bread, you save about 200 calories.All worst choices will ...
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It's all about the shoes!
2007-09-07 14:42:00
photo by tuisIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email."Oh, I can't run, I've got bad *insert lower body part here*."I've heard it all...bad knees, bad ankles, bad feet, bum joints, wobbly hips, lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my. Running is a very natural activity and everyone has given it a go at some point, if only to the next light post. But mention running as a form of exercise and you tend to uncover all sorts of maladies that you never knew existed. Most folks who don't run for recreation only have bad middle school and high school P.E. memories to fall back on when thoughts turn to running as a fitness tool. And let's not forget that running is a favorite form of punishment for all of the sadistic coaches out there. Yeah, I'm talking about you Coach Hudson. If you are very unfit, starting a running program can be a daunting physical task. If you've tried running in the past and stopped due to pain or injury...
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Have a fitness or weight loss goal? Change is required.
2007-09-06 14:50:00
photo by tw collinsIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email....and I don't mean the rattling stuff in your pocket, either. Any endeavor in life that differs from the status quo, by definition, is going to require you to make a decision to do something differently, and here's the important part: Start doing it.It's easy to tell yourself that you'll start eating better, tomorrow, or start exercising, tomorrow. But exercising today, that's hard. Not eating that piece of birthday cake that's calling your name from the office lounge...that's hard. If you continue doing the same things that you've always done, can you expect to have a different result?Many well-meaning people spend billions of dollars each year on the latest fad weight loss Ab-o-matic devices and weight loss pills, all in an attempt to avoid making the lifestyle changes that lead to long-term weight loss. Is it because people really don't want to lose the...
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