Archive for November, 2008
Have you ever worked out and regretted it?
November 27, 2008Home Gym
November 25, 2008If you think a gym (and the associated equipment) is the answer to you gaining muscle, losing fat, gaining health, or achieving athletic goals (or a combination of), then you are likely to be very disappointed from your membership. The reason is that going to the gym and doing the appropriate exercises does not automatically happen from having a membership!
Motivation, desire, and well formed habits are the key to you achieving your goals.
Home exercises are excellent if you have the aforementioned traits. The problem with exercising from home is that the same ‘gym’ mistakes are made. Making my point are the Ab Flexes, Home Gyms, and Swiss Balls gathering dust in garages around the world right now.
If you are interested in exercise from home then check out this exercise that I saw recently on Coach Dos‘ blog: a ‘Spiderman’ Push Up.
10 of those will be enough to push all but well trained individuals. For most building up to more than two will take time.
If you do find that version too difficult then try doing it without moving the starting point of your hands. If that is still too difficult then no need to raise your knee towards your elbow.
This is not to say don’t buy home exercise equipment. My point is that by doing exercises that require no equipment you can test yourself to see if exercising from home is really a good, sustainable option for you.
London Bikes
November 20, 2008Great news out today for London tourists, cyclists, and greenies. London is to follow many other cities throughout Europe, and have 6,000 bikes available for hire from 2010.
Obviously you could hire a bike in London today if you wished, but this scheme should make cycling much more accessible, cheaper, and provide increased infrastructure (bike lanes, stands, pumps etc).
We are suckers of marketing
November 13, 2008Alwyn Cosgrove wonders today what it is we will be looking back on in 10 or 20 years time with disbelief…
Could it be our desire to find the answer to obesity in a pill?
i think in 10 years we will still be looking back with disbelief on the smoking issue. The fact cigarettes/smoking is so conclusively bad, yet still “accepted” will make us shake our heads in years to come…
Eating Quickly and Until Full Triples Risk of Being Overweight
November 11, 2008Eating Quickly and Until Full Triples Risk of Being Overweight.
Title says it all really.
Makes you think about the commonly uttered words: “I feel like something else, I’m not full yet”
It’s not the eating, it’s how we’re eating
November 10, 2008In case you are reading this from outside of New Zealand, there has been a long lasting (anti-) binge drinking promotion here with the catch line: It’s not the drinking, it’s how we’re drinking.
I think a similar thing could be said about eating: It’s not the eating, it’s how we’re eating. More specifically, it is the amount we are eating, not the eating that is the main problem. And like drinking, it has a lot to do with culture.
I was reminded of this recently when I saw a man in the States had eaten a 20lb burger. The fact this is something society needs to celebrate and reward is funny for all the wrong reasons.
He won USD$400, and three t-shirts!!! Would the public tolerate drinking 2 crates of beer as we do this? I doubt it.
I am sure we have totally gorged ourselves on a food or meal that we love at one time, eating way more than we need just to satisfy our short term wants.
Feels good at the time, but soon after you get the eaters remorse! I don’t know about you but I find the marginal benefit I get from foods I love tends to decrease significantly the more I eat.
So what’s my point?
Rather than setting the totally unrealistic goal of never again eating (insert a food you love that you know is not ideal for you here) you should instead set realistic aims around exactly how much to eat. Realise that eating a smaller volume than your volume craving brain is telling you may be a good idea.
In case you are interested here are three of the ALAC ads:
The “Lisa” ad:
The “Dave” ad:
And the worst of the lot, the “Mark” ad:
Tuna Melt Recipe: Real Time Cooking Video
November 9, 2008Here is another easy, versatile meal you can prepare, clean up and eat within 30mins!
See what you think:
Part One:
Part Two:
Porridge Recipe: Real Time Cooking Video
November 8, 2008Stuck for time, or too ‘busy’ to make a decent (nutritious, tasty) breakfast?
Here is a nice easy, quick recipe for porridge. Give it a go!
