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Interval training
Wikipedia’s definition of interval training: Interval training is broadly defined as repetitions of high-speed/intensity work followed by periods of rest or low activity. Most of Wikipedia article at this writing is a discussion of interval training as used by long … Continue reading
Posted in Fat loss, Fitness
Tagged cardio, Craig Ballantyne, interval training, Turbulence Training
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Turbulence Training
Today I learned about a good intensive exercise plan for fat loss called <a href=”http://terveys.turbulence.hop.clickbank.net/”>Turbulence Training, which combines interval training (for cardio) & weight training in workouts of about 45 minutes each, three days a week. I trust the source … Continue reading
Posted in Fat loss, Fitness
Tagged books & resources (fitness), Craig Ballantyne, interval training, strength training, Turbulence Training
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When it's real, & when it's not
Sharing Your LossBy Sally SquiresTuesday, July 18, 2006; HE01Washingtonpost.com Losing 71 pounds isn’t enough for actress Kirstie Alley: She recently announced that she plans to shed another 15 pounds by November to wear a bikini on “Oprah.” Oh boy. Can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Fat loss
Tagged in the news, weight loss fads
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Low GI in the diet
In late December I started eating low glycemically for diabetes prevention — i.e., for control of blood sugar & fat loss both (not weight loss per se — I’d like to keep & add to my lean muscle weight), as … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
Tagged glycemic index (GI), Melz health philosophy
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Nutrition or training — which is more important?
Tom Venuto’s Burn the Fat Blog today has some fine advice in answer to the question “Nutrition or training – which is more important?” Venuto writes: The first thing I would say is that you cannot separate nutrition and training. … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Nutrition
Tagged Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, cardio, Melz history, Melz state of my art (health/fitness), strength training
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High carb, low carb, or moderate carb?
The good folks at the Glycemic Index Newsletter have been engaged in some argument with low-carb proponents about whether low-carb diets are good for you. The GI people say “Slow carb not low carb”, but a fellow named James Krieger, … Continue reading
Posted in depression, Insulin resistance, Nutrition
Tagged carbohydrates, diabetes, glycemic index (GI), low vs moderate vs high carb, Richard Bernstein
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Organic hot dogs!
Happy day! Hot dogs from animals not only raised organically, but in pasture — health grass-fed animals instead of the grain-fed, feel lot, antibiotic-filled animals that most people still eat. For Natural Dogs, a Growing AppetiteBy KIM SEVERSONNew York TimesJuly … Continue reading
Coffee & diabetes prevention
Coffee Could Help Keep Diabetes Away 06.26.06, 12:00 AM ET MONDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — Drinking lots of coffee cut women’s risk of developing diabetes in an 11-year study, researchers report. But it was the antioxidants, not caffeine, in … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance, Nutrition
Tagged diabetes prevention, in the news
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Fine-tuning, part 2: Diet
I wrote in my Start Walking blog about wanting to fine-tune my fitness activities; but I also feel need to tune-up my diet. (“Diet” as in “the way I eat” — not as in “I’m going on a diet.”) I … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
Tagged books & resources (nutrition), dietary fat, Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill (book), Know Your Fats (book), Mary Enig, tweaking my diet, Udo Erasmus
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A job for the boy
Okay, so he’s a man now. Well, just as my mom would tell me I’d always her little girl, Jesse will always to me be “the boy.” Said with affection, of course. Of course. Yes. Anyway, the boy called me … Continue reading
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