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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Greetings
from the Editor
Dear Fitness Friends, Summer has flown by and kids are back in school. I wish summer wasn't coming to a close in the next month or so. I will make the best of it. I am looking forward to more bike rides. I am going to be able to ride later in the day and not confine myself to early morning rides. I plan on taking walks, and finding some mountain hikes. What do you have planned for late summer activities? Regards,
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reached the ark." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Staying In Shape After Weight LossBy Raymond Burton These days a lot of people are working out and going on weight loss programs. A lot of people are succeeding too. This can cause a bit of confusion for those that finally make it and achieve their weight loss goals and finally get in shape. The problem is, now that you have achieved your goals, how do you keep that weight off? One major fear is that it will all come crashing back in. All the hard work will be for nothing in a couple of months of living normally. In desperation of returning to what once was, a lot of folks are reaching for products they see advertised by the weight loss industry. Medications and herbal remedies, carb blockers and belly massagers to name a few. The real secret to maintaining your newfound achievement is to keep on exercising. That is the angle that fills the number one position. No one would expect to have a job for 6 months and then continue to get paid for the next 30 years. Now of course if you work out until your 60-70 then your exercise pension just may cover you. If you decide to work out with only a little dedication, then your promotions to the next level will be slow. You can stay here and enjoy this place if you like, that is fine. If you would like to move up the achievement ladder, then continuing levels of dedication will be required. Your diet fills spot number two. If you are simply going to stay in shape and enjoy where you are then your diet becomes more of a healthy lifestyle idea. You no longer need to count points or measure food, but you must remain in the sane zone. Because of your success, you know what is required of your eating. Dramatic changes to this will put your right back where you were. Slight variations and some treats now and then can be taken care of on the treadmill or running some hill sprints. Some people continue to weigh their food and count points year round, non-stop even after reaching their goals. These people are just a barrel of monkeys at Christmas time and party nights. Fun doesn’t exist in the land of ounces and extreme rigidity. Just plan your fun nights. Do not let social pressure get you in trouble all the time, but set aside some days where you can let loose and enjoy some of the great things life has to offer besides a 10% body fat level. Number three is the lifestyle change. Number one and two tie up together and if you have them nailed then number three is already taken care of. The lifestyle change is where all the pennies add up to the weight loss, staying in shape dollars. A lifestyle change is something like getting involved in a social sport like joining a running club or baseball team. This makes number one, the continued exercise idea a part of your lifestyle and so gets done while you are still having fun. Another lifestyle change would be sucking it up for a couple of weeks to get used to black coffee instead of always having two creams and two sugars. Think of the calories that saves and burns over the course of a year! Things that are done habitually over the course of an average day are the most important things when it comes to staying in shape and keeping off all that weight you lost. Day after day, month after month you do these things without even thinking. If your habits and lifestyle are geared towards healthy living, it will show. If you do small things all the time that will have a negative effect on your body, it will show also. It is just like a savings plan. Put in the good stuff on a regular basis and a year from now you will look and realize just how smart you were to do these things on automatic pilot. Without even noticing your positive habits, you stayed in shape year round because it became a lifestyle. About The Author: Ray L Burton is a fitness consultant and the author Fat To Fit. You can read his articles on health and fitness at www.buildingbodies.ca *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do." ~~Johann von Goethe *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* "Goals help you channel your
energy into action." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Health Benefits vs. Fitness Benefits of Physical ActivityBy Deborah L. Mullen, C.S.C.S Physical activity: Any movement of the body produced by skeletal muscles and resulting in energy expenditure. Exercise: A physical activity that is structured, planned and is done at a certain intensity level, frequency and duration. Physical activity suggests doing something fun that involves moving. Exercise implies doing something you don't like because it's good for you. If you hate to exercise, think physical activity, and remember, if it's not fun, it's not done. "I hear that you should get 30 minutes of exercise a day, but you can break it up. Does this have the same effect?" Yes. A recent study (Deakin University, Melbourne) found that nine weekly 10-minute sessions offer the same health benefits as three weekly 30-minute sessions. This is good news for beginning exercisers, who may find it easier to stick to shorter workouts. The article Quick and Easy Ways to Add More Exercise to Your Busy Schedule will give you plenty of ideas. "Which is better for burning fat: 30 minutes of exercise at a quick pace or a longer session at a slower pace?" The highest intensity an exerciser can sustain without going to exhaustion will burn more fat. The faster you walk, swim, cycle, etc., the more calories you use per minute. However, if you've been sedentary, you won't last long at a higher intensity and might hurt yourself, so you need to start slow and gradually work up to a higher pace. "The Skinny on Fat Burning" covers this in more detail. "Is doing only one set of an exercise really as good as doing two or three?" Many studies (University of Florida, Gainesville is one) have shown similar improvements in strength and muscle size for groups of untrained people performing one set per exercise as compared to groups doing three sets. For people just starting out, or who want to maintain the strength gains they've already achieved, one set of each exercise is enough. However, for athletes and anyone trying to achieve greater strength gains, 2-3 sets are better. "Will crunches help me lose the fat around my stomach?" You cannot spot reduce fat, except by liposuction! Crunches will tone your abdominal muscles, but you will have the same layer of fat sitting on top of these muscles unless you create a calorie deficit by burning more calories than you consume. Don't look for quick fixes--as we all know, if it sounds to good too be true, it probably is! For more information, see The Truth About the Abdominal Muscles. "I started exercising (walking, exercise bike, etc.) to improve my health and lose some weight, but I have gained weight instead. What am I doing wrong?" What weight are we talking about? Scales are a poor indicator of changes in body composition because muscle is more dense than fat. This means that a pound of muscle occupies less space than a pound of fat. Instead of worrying about changes on the scale, look for changes in how your clothes fit. Gaining weight isn't bad if it's muscle--along with looking good, it revs up your metabolism. For every pound of muscle added to your body, you'll burn at least 35 more calories per day. Three pounds of muscle will burn enough calories in a month to lose a pound a fat! (The only way you can really "melt off pounds in your sleep"!) Read Strength-training for Weight Loss Success for other interesting facts. If you really did gain fat, see if anything has changed that might contribute to the extra pounds of fat such as quitting smoking or going on hormone replacement therapy. Most importantly, you'll have to look at the whole picture: aerobic exercise is only one of three factors in weight management. Strength training and healthy eating habits are the other two. If you're really concerned, I'd suggest investing in a few sessions with a registered dietitian who is knowledgeable in exercise prescription. Copyright © Deborah L. Mullen Deborah L. Mullen, C.S.C.S, is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and certified personal trainer. She has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years. Deborah was the Post-Rehabilitation Director for a local health club and fitness columnist for a local newspaper on Kauai where she gave numerous public speeches, seminars and workshops related to fitness. Currently she is owner of Simple Fitness Solutions, which sells portable fitness equipmen *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Articles & Web Sites Worth a Look*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
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