Cammi T
I work at a computer all day. I was thinking about hopping on an exercise bike for 5 minutes every hour. Is this pointless or a good idea?
I commute by bike (around 30 minutes each way) and go for longer rides on the weekend, so I do do more sustained cardio. I just want to know if doing this as well is pointless.
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Gee Cammi, it looks like you've got all possible choices for your answer. I also disagree with Gerda, and I both agree and disagree with Mark. Any exercise your do, provided it's done in moderation, is beneficial. That's especially true if you have a sedentary job like working at a desk all day. Studies have shown that short intense workouts, such as mark refers to, are almost as beneficial if considered cumulatively, as if done continuously. Getting up and exercising is an excellent idea. It's not only healthful, but it will actually improve your job performance. I'm an old guy who's been working out all of my life. I'm told I look 20 years younger than I am. I don't know about that, but I do know that I feel fine physically and am considering bicycling ~ 1000 miles along the southern coast of Australia this Winter. It should be fun. I cycled 4250 miles alone across the U.S. when I was 42 and I didn't walk one hill; it took me 42 days and that was on a bike weighing between 78 to 80 lbs. depending upon how much water I was carrying; my resting heart rate is ~ 49. Keep on cycling!!
Gee Cammi, it looks like you've got all possible choices for your answer. I also disagree with Gerda, and I both agree and disagree with Mark. Any exercise your do, provided it's done in moderation, is beneficial. That's especially true if you have a sedentary job like working at a desk all day. Studies have shown that short intense workouts, such as mark refers to, are almost as beneficial if considered cumulatively, as if done continuously. Getting up and exercising is an excellent idea. It's not only healthful, but it will actually improve your job performance. I'm an old guy who's been working out all of my life. I'm told I look 20 years younger than I am. I don't know about that, but I do know that I feel fine physically and am considering bicycling ~ 1000 miles along the southern coast of Australia this Winter. It should be fun. I cycled 4250 miles alone across the U.S. when I was 42 and I didn't walk one hill; it took me 42 days and that was on a bike weighing between 78 to 80 lbs. depending upon how much water I was carrying; my resting heart rate is ~ 49. Keep on cycling!!
Healthy diet and exercise plan please?
Q. My stats:
Height: 5'6"
Heighest weight: 144 lbs
Lowest weight: 115 lbs
Current weight: 134.8 lbs
Goal weight: 110 lbs
Age: 14, I start high school in September.
I don't generally eat meat on a daily basis, and I try to stay away from dairy and eggs. But I do eat chicken noodle soup once in a while, as well as eat yogurt. I have a binge eating problem so I gained about 20 lbs which I'm not happy about, so I want to lose about 25 healthily because at 115 I honestly wasn't quite as slim as I'd like to be. Also, I tend to go by RMR instead of BMR because I feel it's more accurate. At home I have a treadmill, weighted hula hoop, exercise bike and rowing machine, as well as free weights. So nothing's off limits.
To clear a few things up: I was 115 lbs in January, after losing 29. Then I couldn't stop binging, and I was eating a healthy 1200 calories a day, plus occasional exercise. I was not skipping meals. I get low sodium soup, and I said I eat it occasionally, no more than once a week. Skim milk and eggs I choose not to eat because 1) I dont like eggs and 2) I've read that the human body responds to animal products as if they were poison, and i would rather not risk that. So I generally don't eat meat, and now it makes me feel sick when I eat too much of it.
Height: 5'6"
Heighest weight: 144 lbs
Lowest weight: 115 lbs
Current weight: 134.8 lbs
Goal weight: 110 lbs
Age: 14, I start high school in September.
I don't generally eat meat on a daily basis, and I try to stay away from dairy and eggs. But I do eat chicken noodle soup once in a while, as well as eat yogurt. I have a binge eating problem so I gained about 20 lbs which I'm not happy about, so I want to lose about 25 healthily because at 115 I honestly wasn't quite as slim as I'd like to be. Also, I tend to go by RMR instead of BMR because I feel it's more accurate. At home I have a treadmill, weighted hula hoop, exercise bike and rowing machine, as well as free weights. So nothing's off limits.
To clear a few things up: I was 115 lbs in January, after losing 29. Then I couldn't stop binging, and I was eating a healthy 1200 calories a day, plus occasional exercise. I was not skipping meals. I get low sodium soup, and I said I eat it occasionally, no more than once a week. Skim milk and eggs I choose not to eat because 1) I dont like eggs and 2) I've read that the human body responds to animal products as if they were poison, and i would rather not risk that. So I generally don't eat meat, and now it makes me feel sick when I eat too much of it.
Answer
135 is definitely in a healthy weight range, and if you have an average build structure, your magic target should be 127 to 131, especially with exercise that strengthens muscles. Binge eating is typically caused by skipping meals.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsrfLEhBF9.sfMSSe1rquH_ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120114181657AA92X8l
Ideal weight as a reliable number set, foods based on DASH diet for heart health, and lookup tables and eating tips.
You can also review the glycemic index information, proven accurate independently at Duke University and in Australia.: http://www.lipid.org/education/courses/ccrr/assets/DukeLipidClinicLowGlycemicDiet.pdf
Calories burned by exercise is here:
http://www.nutristrategy.com/caloriesburned.htm
And at your weight, there should be minimal excess water, so close to 3,500 calories per pound. With an exercise plan and goal of weight loss, estimate 1400 to 1600 calories per day in a variety of food. My guess is that the weight has fluctuated, and you think back to when you were shorter, but now that you are 5'6" tall, your weight should be higher to accommodate.
Skim milk is healthy. Egg whites are healthy. Chicken noodle soup as a prepared can or packet is much too high in sodium. Fish and white meat chicken are high quality proteins. Which exercise you do is not as important as the time it is done for. Anything that is growing muscle and bone raises your weight target.
135 is definitely in a healthy weight range, and if you have an average build structure, your magic target should be 127 to 131, especially with exercise that strengthens muscles. Binge eating is typically caused by skipping meals.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsrfLEhBF9.sfMSSe1rquH_ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120114181657AA92X8l
Ideal weight as a reliable number set, foods based on DASH diet for heart health, and lookup tables and eating tips.
You can also review the glycemic index information, proven accurate independently at Duke University and in Australia.: http://www.lipid.org/education/courses/ccrr/assets/DukeLipidClinicLowGlycemicDiet.pdf
Calories burned by exercise is here:
http://www.nutristrategy.com/caloriesburned.htm
And at your weight, there should be minimal excess water, so close to 3,500 calories per pound. With an exercise plan and goal of weight loss, estimate 1400 to 1600 calories per day in a variety of food. My guess is that the weight has fluctuated, and you think back to when you were shorter, but now that you are 5'6" tall, your weight should be higher to accommodate.
Skim milk is healthy. Egg whites are healthy. Chicken noodle soup as a prepared can or packet is much too high in sodium. Fish and white meat chicken are high quality proteins. Which exercise you do is not as important as the time it is done for. Anything that is growing muscle and bone raises your weight target.
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