Friday, April 23, 2010
Cereal
Although I am not a fan of cold cereal for breakfast, this list is helpful to those of us who only have time for cereal. Better to eat cereal when in a rush, then nothing at all...
Monday, April 19, 2010
Don't drink all your calories!
The weather is starting to warmup, which means you will probably be spending more time outside. More outdoor happy hours, more backyard gatherings and definitely more enjoyment in the sun! What could make these social settings even more enjoyable, hmm, maybe a yummy, refreshing cocktail or two?
When it comes to summer and social settings it's easy to make one drink become two or three or...you get the point, it's a slippery slope. The more you tend to drink, the more your inhibitions go and the easier it is to not watch your nutrition.
Now, I am all for a few drinks to enjoy yourself, this goes back to that everything in moderation and those encouraged splurges! Just remember not every drink is created equal! Let's take a look at a few favorites to get an idea of just how much of our diet we may be drinking...
These are based on standard serving sizes in a restaurant:
Margaritas-375 cals
Cosmopolitian-267 cals
Bottle of beer-150 cals
Screwdriver-190cals
White Russian-360cals
Pina Colada-437cals
Rum and Coke-182 cals
Wine-127cals
Vodka and club soda-80cals
So if you are to imbibe in a libation, be safe and enjoy yourself, just make sure to be the savvy fit female/male I know you are and don't overdo it! Enjoy the nice weather!
Monday, April 12, 2010
How many reps should I do?
It has often been thought that to really lean out and get that perfect lean sculpted muscle lifting light weights with many reps will be best. More and more research is showing that lifting heavier weights with less reps is the way to achieve your most fit body!
Lifting a light weight several times will definitely increase the endurance of your muscle, but it won't make you stronger and won't make you look leaner either. Lifting heavier weights, fewer times will increase your strength and increase your metabolism, eventually decreasing your body fat surrounding the muscle, which will make you look more lean and toned.
The reason many people are fearful of lifting heavier, is they don't want to "bulk up," bulking up happens when you are lifting a heavy volume of weights, eating high calories and have the right amount of hormones (more in males then females) or use supplements. Don't be afraid to challenge your body a little more with an increase in weights! Instead of doing 15-20 reps, try 10-12, just don't do more than 3 sets of 2 different exercises for a particular muscle group if you are afraid of "bulking up!"
Please view link below, great article on lifting with different weights!
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