Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer Risk

If you woke up this morning and didn’t feel like working out, perhaps this might change your mind:

Scientists found breast cancer risk is approximately 25% lower for the most physically active women than for the least active women.

Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer Risk2014-08-04T18:06:20-04:00

Learn A New Word

Euhydration: A normal state of body water content.

Remember to keep hydrated.

Learn A New Word2017-09-12T19:32:28-04:00

Challenge #14

This week only eat foods your Grandma would recognize. This will probably be easier if you don’t eat anything that comes out of a box, since packaged foods can contain a lot of ingredients Grandma probably never heard about before.
Years ago, my father took this picture of my Great Grandma with one of her yummy apples pies.
Challenge #142017-09-12T19:32:28-04:00

Voting & Pilates

Assortment of vote badges

When you vote today, remember to keep your belly button pulled toward your spine.

Voting & Pilates2017-09-12T19:32:28-04:00

No Fat Burning Zone

The fat burning zone doesn’t exist. When you see “fat burning zone” listed on an elliptical or have a trainer tell you that you should be working in the “fat burning zone,” it’s not true. It is all about calories in, calories out. It really is that simple.

The so-called “fat burning zone” is usually a lower heart rate than the cardiovascular zone. Working at this zone actually does burn fat while working at a higher intensity burns carbs, but that is deceptive. More calories are usually burned by increasing the intensity level. And more calories burned, ultimately (if you don’t replenish them) means more fat loss.

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And research has show that working out at a higher intensity maintains higher level of metabolic rate (fat burning) throughout the day than lower levels.

Working out in the fat burning zone is fine if that is where you feel challenged, but don’t hang out there simply because you think you’ll burn more fat there. You won’t. It’s a fallacy.

No Fat Burning Zone2017-09-12T19:32:28-04:00
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