How many times did you have to read that title before you actually figured it out?
A lot of food companies out there are trying to make their food sound healthy on the front of the package by using words like "low fat!" or "multi-grain" but then upon further investigation, they are telling the entire truth.
This article gives some examples of the worst offenders of trying to portray healthy food.
Remember, read the ingredients part of the package. If you see the words (High Fructose Corn Syrup, anything hydrogenated, or it claims to be whole grain but doesn't list "whole grain flour" anywhere in there, then put it back on the shelf.
www.leanbodyfitness.com
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
A-RoidGate
I had something else all set up to talk about today but, I needed to put in a few things about my favorite sport, baseball.
If you haven't heard, Sports Illustrated has reported that Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod) tested positive for steroids during the 2003 baseball season, which is also the year he was awarded the American League Most Valuable Player.
Yesterday he came out and admitted it.
One part of me doesn't feel sorry for him for the bumps on his head that he's going to take the rest of his career. It was a bad move, a bad example to young kids, and overall puts a cloud over the entire sport.
But, on the other hand, I can't help but blame the fans. Let me explain.
Back in 1994, baseball had a strike. Fans tended to look at the strike as a bunch of whiny millionaire baseball players wanting more. So attendance when the strike was over was off the high mark of the 1990s after the 1993 season.
Attendance starting shooting up again in 1998. Why then? That's when there was the big home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
Turns out, McGwire and Sosa are under (and always will be) suspicion for doing roids during that 1998 baseball season (although they deny it).
So although everyone in hindsight (players, the player's union, owners, managers, and, the fans) are ripping these guys for using steroids, the reality is that the Home Run race of 1998 is what brought fans back to the ballparks. Fans were still disgruntled about the strike years earlier but became fascinated with two guy trying to break a record that is considered one of the most sacred in sports.
I think it would be naive to think the owners, managers, and heads of Major League Baseball didn't know what was going on. But why would they blow the whistle when paying customers starting walking through the gates again?
In the end, it's a clear example of the saying "It's easier to beg for forgiveness then ask for permission." Fans want to be entertained. And baseball had a huge image problem after the strike and needed something to get people back in the seats.
I'm not suggesting in any way that taking steroids is appropriate. Absolutely not. If anything it should show the young people out there that no matter how sneaky you're trying to cheat in a game (and taking steroids IS cheating), at some point it's going to come back to haunt you.
How will A-RodGate affect baseball going forward? Who knows. But if I had to guess, people (like myself) will still file through those gates to watch the game they love.
Back to normal fitness blogging tomorrow for those that don't give a crap about baseball.
www.leanbodyfitness.com
If you haven't heard, Sports Illustrated has reported that Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod) tested positive for steroids during the 2003 baseball season, which is also the year he was awarded the American League Most Valuable Player.
Yesterday he came out and admitted it.
One part of me doesn't feel sorry for him for the bumps on his head that he's going to take the rest of his career. It was a bad move, a bad example to young kids, and overall puts a cloud over the entire sport.
But, on the other hand, I can't help but blame the fans. Let me explain.
Back in 1994, baseball had a strike. Fans tended to look at the strike as a bunch of whiny millionaire baseball players wanting more. So attendance when the strike was over was off the high mark of the 1990s after the 1993 season.
Attendance starting shooting up again in 1998. Why then? That's when there was the big home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.
Turns out, McGwire and Sosa are under (and always will be) suspicion for doing roids during that 1998 baseball season (although they deny it).
So although everyone in hindsight (players, the player's union, owners, managers, and, the fans) are ripping these guys for using steroids, the reality is that the Home Run race of 1998 is what brought fans back to the ballparks. Fans were still disgruntled about the strike years earlier but became fascinated with two guy trying to break a record that is considered one of the most sacred in sports.
I think it would be naive to think the owners, managers, and heads of Major League Baseball didn't know what was going on. But why would they blow the whistle when paying customers starting walking through the gates again?
In the end, it's a clear example of the saying "It's easier to beg for forgiveness then ask for permission." Fans want to be entertained. And baseball had a huge image problem after the strike and needed something to get people back in the seats.
I'm not suggesting in any way that taking steroids is appropriate. Absolutely not. If anything it should show the young people out there that no matter how sneaky you're trying to cheat in a game (and taking steroids IS cheating), at some point it's going to come back to haunt you.
How will A-RodGate affect baseball going forward? Who knows. But if I had to guess, people (like myself) will still file through those gates to watch the game they love.
Back to normal fitness blogging tomorrow for those that don't give a crap about baseball.
www.leanbodyfitness.com
Monday, February 9, 2009
The next twist about coffee
It seems a day doesn't go by without something new coming out asking whether coffee is good, bad, or indifferent. I'm still not quite sure but, I'm open to reading on all sides of the argument.
Mike Roussell's a pretty smart guy that wrote up a nice little summary of some of the findings here on his Naked Nutrition blog (WARNING: don't google "naked nutrition" at work or if your kids are in the room as you might find yourself staring at some search results that will open your eyes wider than that morning cup of joe...) on the benefits of drinking coffee.
But, if I have to throw my two cents into the debate....keep the intake moderate.
www.leanbodyfitness.com
Mike Roussell's a pretty smart guy that wrote up a nice little summary of some of the findings here on his Naked Nutrition blog (WARNING: don't google "naked nutrition" at work or if your kids are in the room as you might find yourself staring at some search results that will open your eyes wider than that morning cup of joe...) on the benefits of drinking coffee.
But, if I have to throw my two cents into the debate....keep the intake moderate.
www.leanbodyfitness.com
Thursday, February 5, 2009
The Skinny on the Wii Fit
I'll admit that I'm not one of the biggest tech geek (I'm still confused on what kind of iPod I should buy) but i have seen the big craze that seems to have hit the world and that is the Nintendo Wii. Along with the Wii, there's a "game" called the Wii Fit (Sorry, I know I sound like I'm explaining this to people that don't know this but it's really more of an explanation for myself for future reference...).
This article goes through and talks about how basically, it's not really working on getting people and families fit, although there's a study being conducted to verify whether that's actually the case.
But here's my favorite line of the article:
Why is that so "disingenuous?" If anything, that's the genius of it. People buy something fitness related, use it two times, and then lose interest. That's what 90% of the market is all about. Think of all the treadmills out there sitting in people's homes that have been used a half dozen times, and now it's used as a tool to hang clothes.
The vast majority of fitness plans, diet plans, fitness equipment, are designed to fail (well, except mine of course...).
There's nothing disingenuous about it, it's just what the vast majority of the industry is designed around.
LOOKING FORWARD
Right now I'm trying out a new interval workout that I built and so far, I'm hating it (read this post to understand what i mean by that..). So keep an eye out in the next few weeks for me to talk about it and lay out exactly what I'm doing.
Everyone have a nice weekend!
www.leanbodyfitness.com
This article goes through and talks about how basically, it's not really working on getting people and families fit, although there's a study being conducted to verify whether that's actually the case.
But here's my favorite line of the article:
Still, it seems a little disingenuous for Nintendo to heavily market a fitness tool that's sitting in more than a million American living rooms collecting dust.
Why is that so "disingenuous?" If anything, that's the genius of it. People buy something fitness related, use it two times, and then lose interest. That's what 90% of the market is all about. Think of all the treadmills out there sitting in people's homes that have been used a half dozen times, and now it's used as a tool to hang clothes.
The vast majority of fitness plans, diet plans, fitness equipment, are designed to fail (well, except mine of course...).
There's nothing disingenuous about it, it's just what the vast majority of the industry is designed around.
LOOKING FORWARD
Right now I'm trying out a new interval workout that I built and so far, I'm hating it (read this post to understand what i mean by that..). So keep an eye out in the next few weeks for me to talk about it and lay out exactly what I'm doing.
Everyone have a nice weekend!
www.leanbodyfitness.com
Why You Should Hate Intervals
I get questions a lot asking how fast should you begin running, cycling, etc., on the high part of an interval.
Just to recap on what intervals are and why they are so important for fat loss, here was Part I, Part II, and Part III of a series I did a long time ago in a galaxy far far away...
The simple answer is this: as hard as you can. Pretend someone is chasing you...with a knife....up the stairs...you fall and get back up....then you turn around and ask "What do you want??!!" Oh, sorry, that was just the theme to about 1,532 horror movies out there...
But seriously, it's about running for your life.
When I talk to people that have done these kind of workouts after I explain them, I ask how they liked it and the normal answer I get is "I like them." Unfortunately, that's the wrong answer. You should not like intervals. Remember this statement: If you don't hate intervals, then you're not doing them right. You need to hate them. You need to look at that treadmill before you get on it and the hair should stand up on your arm.
But realize, THEY WORK. You will hate them, but you will love the results you get by hating them.
www.leanbodyfitness.com
Just to recap on what intervals are and why they are so important for fat loss, here was Part I, Part II, and Part III of a series I did a long time ago in a galaxy far far away...
The simple answer is this: as hard as you can. Pretend someone is chasing you...with a knife....up the stairs...you fall and get back up....then you turn around and ask "What do you want??!!" Oh, sorry, that was just the theme to about 1,532 horror movies out there...
But seriously, it's about running for your life.
When I talk to people that have done these kind of workouts after I explain them, I ask how they liked it and the normal answer I get is "I like them." Unfortunately, that's the wrong answer. You should not like intervals. Remember this statement: If you don't hate intervals, then you're not doing them right. You need to hate them. You need to look at that treadmill before you get on it and the hair should stand up on your arm.
But realize, THEY WORK. You will hate them, but you will love the results you get by hating them.
www.leanbodyfitness.com
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Now the 20 Most Unhealthiest Drinks
Poor Baskin Robbins. First they get the top spot for having the worst food in America that I posted here the other day, and now they get the worst rated drink in America in this article.
I guess I've been out of the loop for awhile in the "normal unhealthy" food world but, I didn't even know they made some of those things in that list.
So I'm going to be mister obvious here....if you want to lose weight....don't eat or drink anything on those two lists....Ya, I know....It doesn't take a CSCS to figure that out.
www.leanbodyfitness.com
I guess I've been out of the loop for awhile in the "normal unhealthy" food world but, I didn't even know they made some of those things in that list.
So I'm going to be mister obvious here....if you want to lose weight....don't eat or drink anything on those two lists....Ya, I know....It doesn't take a CSCS to figure that out.
www.leanbodyfitness.com
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
What Kind of Class do YOU want?
So I'm doing some major revamps of my fitness business this year and have a TON of ideas of the kinds of group classes that I can offer. But, why should I do all the thinking? YOU know what kind of class you'd like so let's hear it.
Maybe you and some of your co-workers have an interest in fitness but don't know where to start and you'd like for there to be a class right there on your worksite.
Maybe you're going to have a baby (or you just had one) and you'd like to do your best to stay in shape while pregnant (or lose those pounds after you have the baby).
Maybe you have kids that aren't the most active and you'd like for them to get into some kind of fitness routine to get them away from that Xbox.
There's really an infinite number of options out there and with the economic hard times that are upon us, it doesn't have to be expensive.
So go ahead and shoot me an e-mail at mike@leanbodyfitness.com and let me know a suggestion on what you think I can offer you to help you with your fitness goals.
www.leanbodyfitness.com
Maybe you and some of your co-workers have an interest in fitness but don't know where to start and you'd like for there to be a class right there on your worksite.
Maybe you're going to have a baby (or you just had one) and you'd like to do your best to stay in shape while pregnant (or lose those pounds after you have the baby).
Maybe you have kids that aren't the most active and you'd like for them to get into some kind of fitness routine to get them away from that Xbox.
There's really an infinite number of options out there and with the economic hard times that are upon us, it doesn't have to be expensive.
So go ahead and shoot me an e-mail at mike@leanbodyfitness.com and let me know a suggestion on what you think I can offer you to help you with your fitness goals.
www.leanbodyfitness.com
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