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May 2008

Maximize Your Exercise!

by Dave on May 29, 2008

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I mentioned previously how I’m not going to have as much time exercise as I would like. So I thought, “How do I maximize my exercise?”

So logically I thought, “Muscles burn calories when we move.” So if I want to burn more calories, one way to do it is to have bigger muscles. While I may not have time for my walk today, I have 3 minutes to do some leg lifts, some sit ups, or other exercises. You may think, “Oh these are doing any good.” Then you wake up the next day and say, “Hey I feel something there.” So by having bigger muscles, when I DO exercise I will burn more calories than before.

So I may not have time to do my hour long walk, but when I take my 10 minutes to walk while I’m talking on the phone I will burn more calories because of the strength training I’ve done in just minutes at a time.

Believe in yourself. It’s not who you are that holds you back, its who you think you’re not. - anonymous.

Here is the “Plank” exercise I was speaking of.

Plank Modified

Here is a great list of exercises at Spark People

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Outside Pressure on Your Fitness Routine

by Dave on May 21, 2008

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Yes I know its been a while. I had a horrible “end of semester” that had me stressed out to the max. I found out quickly that when my stress level goes up, my will power goes down. Stress made me feel so bad that eating made me forget whatever was stressing me out.

Now I was eating bad things like ice cream, chips, doughnuts, I was eating fruit, cereal, and English muffins. The bad news is I was taking in WAY more calories than I was burning. So when your life is full of stress it makes it harder to stay focused on fitness.

Look at your finances. Do you need all 79 channels on your cable package? Going to basic cable may save you 50+ dollars. Renting movies from the library is free. Instead of taking the bus or driving why not walk to the store.

Look at your family is there a way to get support from family members?

Look for ways to do things smarter, more efficient, that will reduce your stress.

In my case, I didn’t do the small things that lead to good grades, and I suffered the consequences. It is the same way with fitness. We need to do little things like get off the couch, to substitute fruit for chips, and  to drink water instead of soda. When we do these things we will enjoy the rewards.

Possibly the Dumbest Article Ever!
I read an article that stated that if you have a choice of eating a Big Mac or a Whopper to eat the Big Mac (Whopper has more calories and more saturated fat). The answer is EAT THE GRILLED CHICKEN SADNWICH HOLD THE MAYO! - silly.

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