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It has been
estimated that 1/2 kilo (1 pound) of body fat equals
around 16,000 kilojoules (or around 4,000 calories). So
to lose 1/2 kilogram of body fat each week through
exercise, we need to burn off approximately 2,500
kilojoules (600 calories) extra each day. Check out this
week's article to learn How much to exercise for
healthy Weight loss. Namita Nayyar, AFI |
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For every 10 pounds of your body weight that you support on your stair climber
handrails, you burn approximately seven percent fewer calories. The typical
health club participant supports about 30 pounds on the handrails, resulting in
20% reduction in calories burned during their stair climbing workouts. |
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It's not easy
Disciplining yourself is difficult. Being truly committed is difficult. Making
decisions is difficult. Following through on your promises is difficult. Staying
focused is difficult. Doing work is difficult. Planning, organizing, leadership,
persuasion, personal
development, learning, teaching -- they're all difficult.
The ingredients of success are difficult. They involve real effort
and sacrifice. They're often tedious and tiring. And yet,
they lead to a very positive outcome -- the achievement of something
worthwhile, the fulfillment of your possibilities, success and accomplishment.
While the requirements for success are indeed difficult, they do end in
success. The alternative is regret, and regret never ends. So today you have a
choice. You can do the difficult work, make the tough decisions, follow through
on your commitments, and by so doing you bring yourself closer to success. Or,
you can avoid all that and lead yourself down the path to never-ending regret.
When tomorrow comes, how will you look back on today -- with gratitude and
satisfaction, or with regret. The choice is yours.
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"Four steps
to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully.
Proceed positively. Pursue persistently."
- William A. Ward |
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Lentil Chili
Makes: 6 servings
Ingredients:
1 cup dried brown lentils, cleaned
2 cups vegetable broth
16 ounces unsalted tomatoes, crushed
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tablespoon garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
16 ounces unsalted tomato sauce
2 cups whole kernel corn
1 celery stalk, chopped
Direction:
Combine all of the ingredients except for the tomato sauce and corn in a
4-quart pot, and bring to a boil over high heat.
Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 25-30
minutes.
Add the tomato sauce and corn to the lentil mixture. Stir, cover, and simmer for
10-15 additional minutes. Serve hot.
Nutritive Information:
Serving size: 1 1/2 cup
Calories: 210
Fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Protein: 17 g
Carbohydrates: 35 g
Fiber: 7 g
Sodium: 200 mg |
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How much to exercise for healthy Weight loss
To answer this we first need to ask another "what is
your goal?", or more specifically, "how much weight do
you want to lose and by when?"
Once we have the answer to the second question, we can
simply calculate how much exercise is needed based on an
understanding of how much energy different exercises
burn per minute.
Here's an example of how we do this assuming that our
goal is to lose 10 kilos in 20 weeks, or 1/2 a kilo per
week:
The amount of exercise needed to lose ½ kilo of body
fat per week
It has been estimated that 1/2 kilo (1 pound) of body
fat equals around 16,000 kilojoules (or around 4,000
calories). So to lose ½ kilogram of body fat each week
through exercise, we need to burn off approximately
2,500 kilojoules (600 calories) extra each day. So based
on this figure, the answer to how much exercise is easy:
that amount of exercise which burns an extra 2,500
kilojoules (kJ) per day, or 16,000kJ per week. You can
use the energy chart provided on this website as a
guide, to learn about number of calories burned in 15,
30, 45 and 60 min of various cardio exercises.
As peoples lives are so different, weight loss can't
realistically be reduced to a simple equation like it
has been above.
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