Archive for the 'Exercise' Category

Exercise: Critically Important

Posted on July 22, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, physical activity | View Comments

“Regular physical activity, fitness, and exercise are critically important for the health and well being of people of all ages. Research has demonstrated that virtually all individuals can benefit from regular physical activity, whether they participate in vigorous exercise or some type of moderate health-enhancing physical activity.”
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Weekend Recovery

Posted on July 19, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, healthy lifestyle | View Comments

Fun weekend full of Tepanyaki, nachos, burritos, peanut m&m’s, etc.  Needed to start the week off right.  Did 10.5 mile run through Provo this morning.  Felt so good. 
How do you recover from your sometimes not-so-healthy weekends?

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Another Reminder to Exercise

Posted on July 14, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise | View Comments

You already know this.  Find some motivation and get going. 
[Source: MedlinePlus].

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How to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease

Posted on July 9, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Exercise, Prevention, physical activity | View Comments

This isn’t new, but it’s still significant:
“Increasing total volume of activity, increasing intensity of aerobic exercise from low to moderate and from moderate to high and adding weight training to the exercise program are among the most effective strategies to reduce the risk of CHD [coronary heart disease] in men.”
— Authors of ”Exercise Type and Intensity [...]

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Drew Brees – Get Moving

Posted on July 8, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, physical activity | View Comments

Love these videos.  More info at LetsMove.gov.
[Can't see video?  Go here].

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Diet vs Exercise

Posted on July 1, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Exercise, Nutrition, healthy lifestyle | View Comments

What’s better?  Which is more important?
I get tired of these questions.  Let me make it simple for you…
You need both.  Bottom line. 
What you eat matters.  How much you eat matters.  Deal with it. 
Regular, consistent exercise (all kinds!) is just as important.  Deal with it. 
For better health (there’s more to health than just weight), you need to [...]

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Why We Get Old

Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise | View Comments

More about Dr. Cooper here.

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Provo Tri Race Report

Posted on June 30, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Triathlon | View Comments

Missed my personal best by 3 mins at oly-distance (1500 meter swim, 25 mile bike, 6.2 mile run).  Stinks because I had a really bad run… legs were shot after going too hard on the bike.  Rookie mistake. 
Still a fun event, though, as always. 

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Exercise

Posted on June 23, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | View Comments

“Other than not smoking, exercise is the single best thing you can do to get healthy or stay healthy and keep chronic diseases at bay.  Exercise is far more than merely a way to lose or control weight.”
— Walter C. Willett, M.D., chair, Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health (from Eat, Drink, [...]

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Landon Donovan

Posted on June 23, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Random | View Comments

Great win today for the USA in the World Cup.

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