The Doctors on Whole Wheat

This clip is from the tv show The Doctors.  They are talking about the importances of switching to Whole Wheat - what to look for, and easy ways to switch!! Check it out.

30 Day Shred

I Love the Biggest Loser. I watch as often as possible and I think they teach some really important information on the show. I think one of the biggest flaws of the show is that they send home the people who don't lose enough weight - the people who obviously still need to be there.
I think everyone should get to stay at the ranch the entire time and then who has lost the most should win.
Anyway thats not the point of this post. The point is Jillian Michaels. She is one of the trainers on Biggest Loser. She has a huge amount of products on the market right now, one of those products is the exercise DVD 30 Day Shred.

The idea is to do 20 minutes of intense interval training every day for 30 days. And it is intense. It is a combination of full body strength exercises, isolated strength exercises, ab/core exercises and cardio. I have never done the 30 days in a row because I am always sore the next day.
Im not sure about the 20 pounds in 30 days thing. To lose 1 pound of Fat,  you need to have a calorie deficit of 3500 calories. And if you dont have that calorie deficit, you have lost water - not Fat.
But I would definitely recommend this DVD to people who are looking for a short, intense at home workout.
All you need is maybe a mat, and some 5-7.5lbs weights. It is hard work, it is effective, and it is perfect for people who don't have a ton of extra time in their days.
If you try it, let me know what you think!

tv time

the other day i read an article in basic sciences about a study that found a correlation between tv watching and reduced muscular fitness. they found that watching 2 or more hours of tv a day will decrease your muscular fitness, regardless of your physical activity.

this study supports what the american academy of pediatrics has been saying for a long time - time spent infront of the tv should be limited to less than two hours a day.

so that is my goal for this week. it might be kind of hard - i live alone and like to have the tv on for some background noise. i am going to listen to my ipod more, and watch the tv less. i will let you know how it goes

how much tv are you watching?