Get Fit Slowly

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!My sister-in-law called the other night. “Make sure to watch NOVA this week,” she told me. “It’s about the science of marathons.” So I watched. And took notes.

NOVA’s Marathon Challenge didn’t contain a lot that was new to me. […]

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This is a guest post from greenman2001.
The Nutrition Action Healthletter is published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a non-profit group that accepts no government or industry funding and is devoted to providing consumers with information about nutrition. Its primary focus is on examining packaged food sold in supermarkets and restaurant […]

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I eat too much bread. I like honey toast, PB&J, and the occasional tuna sandwich. But I know most bread is processed crap — it’s not a good addition to my diet. I’m particularly wary of the high-fructose corn syrup most commercial breads contain.
Because I’m that kind of guy, I recently decided to find the […]

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This is part two of several posts reviewing Lisa R. Young’s, The Portion Teller: Smartsize Your Way to Permanent Weight Loss. Part one explained how to “smartsize” your meals.
One of the most practical points that I’ve taken from this book so far is this: Americans eat too much of everything. There isn’t […]

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You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.

On Sunday, I went over to a friend’s house for a marathon board-gaming session. I ate too much home-made chili (Will is from Texas) and drank too much ginger ale.
“Do you have any diet coke?” I asked before choosing the soda.
“No,” said […]

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This is part one of several upcoming posts reviewing Lisa R. Young’s, The Portion Teller: Smartsize Your Way to Permanent Weight Loss.
Everyone who’s ever been on a diet and gained all their weight back plus some knows that diets don’t work.The problem with all diets, from Atkins to South Beach to the pink grapefruit […]

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The March 2008 issue of Consumer Reports features an article describing nine ways to a longer life. I love the intro:
Following health news can be like watching a Ping-Pong match. Caffeine is bad for you; caffeine is good. Drink alcohol; don’t. Here’s our antidote: nine finding backed by such strong evidence that by following them […]

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Every gym I’ve ever been in has had one of those heart rate charts on the wall showing me where my heart rate should be depending on my goals for that exercise session. To burn fat, then my heart rate should be X beats/min, but to improve my cardiovascular abilities then it should be […]

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Last week, The New York Times featured an article on work-out music. Author Steven Kurutz writes:

Studies have shown that listening to music during exercise can improve results, both in terms of being a motivator (people exercise longer and more vigorously to music) and as a distraction from negatives like fatigue. But are certain songs more […]

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According to new research by food scientists, foods like peanut butter, avocado, eggs, coffee, and mushrooms may not be as bad for your diet as once perceived. In fact, scientists have discovered redeeming qualities in all of the aforementioned foods.
Peanut Butter
Peanut butter is fatty and high in calories, right? Right, but studies […]

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