A surprising and somewhat bemusing study out of Stanford was making the blog rounds last week, after it suggested that American weight gain over the past 30 years is linked more to exercise than to the number of calories people consumed.
The findings contradicted how most public health experts have defined and explained the country's obesity rates, which climbed robustly over the same three decades. For several years now, the bulk of the blame has fallen on calorie consumption rather than fitness. read more
"The messages can get confusing when one study comes out saying one thing and another comes out saying another," he said. "But if we can look at the big picture and use some common sense, we can acknowledge that both things matter."
TOPFIT says: If all of the contradictory advice is confusing you, contact me and let me help sort things out.
I braved the afternoon heat and headed to Upper Table Rock for a somewhat slow run (with more breaks than usual) and followed that with a workout of weighted chinups, susp. one arm pullups, susp. rear delt flyes, and hanging scapular depression/retraction in my overheated gym.
I hear a lot of people whining about it being too hot to do anything, but if you adjust your intensity level and stay hydrated, you can still stay active.
~Feelin' Alive!~
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