Exercise Machines and Calories
I ran across this article by Julie Deardorff in the Chicago Tribune today, which discusses the accuracy of the calorie counters on cardio machines…the take home is that you may not be burning as many cals as you think you are, depending on the machine you use… “The bicycle predictions are the easiest to make, because the variation in people’s mechanical efficiency is relatively low, and it’s very easy to...
Kevin Trudeau, Makers of Lipodrene in FTC Crosshairs
The FTC’s been busy. For starters, Kevin Trudeau, author of “The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About” recently had his original, $5 million dollar fine for civil contempt upgraded to $37,616,161 – the amount of money consumers paid in response to his infomercials. Urged by both the FTC and Trudeau to reconsider aspects of its August order, on November 4 Judge Gettleman amended the judgment to $37,616,161,...
Some People Take Themselves Too Seriously…
I have to admit, I got a bit of a chuckle out of a recent article by Debora Yost, entitled “Inaugural Luncheon No Model for Healthy Eating.” Take it away, Deb… The nutritional toll per person for the three-course meal: 3,048 calories and 142 grams of fat – not including the wine and champagne that will accompany each course. That’s 42 percent of calories from fat – quite a bit higher than the 25-30 percent minimum...
Exercise Gimmicks: Vol. 4: The Wii Fit
Nintendo released the Wii in late 2006. I have two teenagers, and both are gamers, so naturally, they wanted one. We said “ok” – but there was no way to get one in time for Xmas…the consoles were “hot” and were sold out within minutes of delivery at the usual retail outlets. And “mother love” only goes so far: there was no way in Hell I was going to freeze my buns off, standing in line...
Bench Day – Update
Still working on the bench…and I was more than a bit concerned this morning, when I stepped on the scale: 123.6 lbs. That’s down, not up…and not a good sign, either. I can’t afford to let my weight slip while trying to increase my bench. But all’s well that ends well: my new 5 RM is 130 lbs. 🙂 Ten pounds to go…but I really need to watch my diet this week to make sure I stay in the 125 – 126...
CSPI Sues Coca Cola Over Vitamin Water
LOL – I’ve written about Vitamin Water before…turns out I’m not the only one who feels this way. WASHINGTON—The Coca-Cola Company has been served notice of a class action lawsuit filed over what the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) says are deceptive and unsubstantiated claims on its VitaminWater line of beverages. Coke markets VitaminWater as a healthful alternative to soda by labeling its...
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