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Video update for you on food is fuel.Sugar is not fuel. You wouldn’t dump it in your Ferrari would you?

A new study suggests that at the current rate of increase, 86% of Americans will be overweight or obese by the year 2030. Are you going to join me in the other 14%?
What do you intend to do to make it happen? If you add only two pounds per year in 22 years (let me [...]

Overheard at the gym yesterday.
Trainer drinking red fluid from a plastic bottle. I think it was some sort of energy drink.
His client asks, “How much sugar is in that?”
Trainer, “Only about 15 grams, oh wait there are 2 and a half servings in here.”
So this corporation is calling 20 ounces 2 and a half servings. [...]

Here is a great article to check out.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Insurance/Advice/WhatIfNoOneWereFat.aspx

It snowed this morning again. BUT, this week the word is temps in the 50s. Whoa.
Let’s get out into the outdoors and run, jump and breathe. No more stale air and stale recession chatter. Life is good. Let’s enjoy it. See you outside.

Thanks to Haley for the tip!
An article in the NY Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/31/health/nutrition/31BEST.html?ex=1202446800&en=3bfa19fc7ea45c91&ei=5070&emc=eta1
This is something I’ve been talking about for many years based on my experience. Keep your workouts hard and intense to keep your performance high. Oh yeah, you will look younger too.
Did I mention you will keep your weight down as well?
I am talking about [...]

I have to stop reading. The New York Times has another article about the value of cola drinks. This time it’s kidney disease. I will get back to writing about exercise soon.
www.nytimes.com/2008/01/22/health/nutrition/22real.html?em&ex=1201410000&en=66790a693871559a&ei=5087%0A

I see these commercials all the time. America runs on Dunkin. The people are all very active fueled by donuts I guess. Um, no.
Wake it up people, marketers, Government.
From an article in Men’s Health, http://www.menshealth.com/16secrets/secretdunkindonuts.html

Dunkin doesn’t want you to know that each of its medium-size fruit-and-yogurt smoothies packs at least 60 grams of sugar—more than [...]

The new year has come again. Have you made some tired resolutions to improve your fitness, lose some weight or eat better? I hope it works this year…
Why are you still in need of resolutions?
You are worth taking care of. You are all you really have.
Today is the day to make the change! Not next [...]

There have been a lot of 80° days lately. You need to get outside for some interesting cardio. Get away from the treadmill. Get onto a bike. Go to the track.
Here is what to do at the track. Jog a couple of laps to warm up. Then run half the straightaway as fast as [...]