Posts Tagged ‘rantings’

Color Coded BMI Charts – Really??

Monday, September 21st, 2009

 So researchers have concluded that color coded BMI charts will improve parents understanding of the BMI measurement. 

Listen to what I had to say about this….

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Note: BMI – Body Mass Index: Pretty much a height/weight comparison to the general population. Its very outdated.

Please leave your comments below and tell me what you think!

Here’s the link I was  referring to:

 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090916090320.htm

-j

 

Get off your Arse, greatest workout tip EVER!

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

I have been around gyms for quiet a while, and I have a general observation that is just robing people of their much wanted results!

People actually spend more time resting, walking around, drinking water, talking to others, talking on the phone then they actually workout!

Think about it? If you eliminated all of the “fluff” out of your current workout… how much time would you actually be working out? 15 – 20 minutes…. PERFECT!!!

Seriously! That’s all you need! If you are tight on time, go into each workout on a mission to get it done in 20 – 30 minutes!

“I don’t have time.” This has to be the number one excuse of all the lazy arses out there!

Of all the lame excuses I get for not working out, its the time one…that drives me nuts!

Now usually when someone tells me they don’t have time I relate that to one of two things: ONE – They are afraid of a little hard work and a little sweat. TWO – They simply don’t know what to do.

No Cell Phone. No Chit Chat. No five minute rests. Just get it done!

But Joe what if I don’t know what to do?

Ok, for this I have a simple answer.

First, chose four exercises that you already know how to do.

If you don’t know four, you know how to do a push-up, squat, jumping jack, and sit-up.

For ten minutes do 15 repetitions of each exercise back to back. Try to get through the four exercises as many times as possible. That’s it. Plain and simple, no fluff.

Another solution is seek help from a trainer or a join a group exercise class like FM Bootcamps.

Either way, get off your arse and get it done!

Getting Fat in a Jiffy!

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

I like my peanut butter!

But it wasn’t until a few days ago I realized something…

My supposedly “trans fat free” peanut butter… has trans fat!

Get this… on the front of the label it says “No Trans Fat Per Serving”

However, if you read the ingredient label you will see “Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil” aka Trans Fat!

Get this junk, the FDA allows companies to label their products No Trans Fat if the Trans Fat is less then .5 grams per serving.

So as long a “serving” contains no more then .5 grams of trans fat, the food label is allowed to advertise “No Trans Fat”

So what’s the big deal?

Trans Fat is some nasty stuff. It’s being linked to increased risk of coronary heart disease. It raises your LDL Cholesterol(bad cholesterol) and lowers your HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol). In fact, the recommend amount to eat is zero grams total!

Here’s how to protect yourself.

  1. Don’t trust what is on the front of the label, read the ingredient labels
  2. If the words “Partially Hydrogenated” appear in the ingredients, it more then likely contains trans fat
  3. Eat less processed foods
  4. Shop only in the perimeter of the grocery store
  5. Include at least one vegetable and fruit in every meal

This grinds my gears!

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

The Corn Refiners Association recently have been running a national ad campaign to change the public opinion of High Fructose Corn Syrup. Look at the ingredients label on pretty much any food HFCS is in pretty much everything!!

We have become a sugar addicted society, and now according to these guys, “its ok in moderation”.

What a bunch of garbage!!