by Greg Landry You hear it all the time – “metabolism,” but what is it? It’s the process of converting food to energy (movement and heat). Metabolism happens in your muscles and organs and the result of it is what we commonly refer to as “burning calories.” Metabolic rate is the speed at which this process is occurring. “Basal metabolic …
Intervals for Weight Loss
by Greg Landry If you’re like most people, finding time to exercise can be a challenge, so you want to get the most out of the time you do have. Including “intervals” in your exercise routine can help you maximize your weight loss and fitness results. Intervals are brief periods (about one minute) of more intense exercise mixed into your …
Health Question and Answer
by Greg Landry Q. How many calories do I burn walking or jogging a mile?A. Caloric expenditure is 62 calories per 100 pounds body weight per mile. For example, if you weight 150 pounds, you expend 93 calories per mile walked or jogged (62 x 1.5). ——————————————————————————– Q. How much does my caloric expenditure increase when I increase the incline …
Have You Given Up on Weight Loss?
by Greg Landry I receive several email messages every day from people who have given up on weight loss. They are at wits end and they don’t know what to do. They’ve “tried it all” and they believe it’s impossible for them to lose weight. Many of them have lost weight and gained it all back, and more. Some of …
Give Your Metabolism the *Super-Boost*
by Greg Landry Lots of people want to “boost” their metabolism. I know that because I receive a few hundred email messages every month with questions about pills and other potions to boost metabolism. I think you know that those don’t work. However, the need to boost metabolism is a legitimate one. I believe that the main reason so many …
Get Fit on a Shoestring Budget
by Greg Landry Aside from all the health benefits of exercise, a good exercise program can also help you save money and possibly make more money….and you can implement an effective, comprehensive exercise program with very little expense. Research has demonstrated that people who exercise on a regular basis save thousands of dollars in medical expenses over a lifetime. Because …
Flip Your Fat-Burning Switch
by Greg Landry I’d like you to imagine that there’s a switch on your forehead. Everytime you flip that switch, it does three things: 1. It elevates several of your body’s hormones that tell your body to burn more fat. 2. It decreases hormones that tell your body to store fat. 3. It gives your metabolism (basal metabolic rate) a …
Faster Fat Loss That’s Healthy
by Greg Landry I received a telephone call from a lady last week. Her first word was “heeeelp”! She was on a weight loss program and only losing about one half pound per week. She wanted to speed things up but didn’t want to do anything that was unhealthy. Here’s what I told her: If you’re interested in losing fat, …
Elizabeth Chose A Drastic Change
by Greg Landry Research continues to indicate that Americans are becoming more sedentary.. and fatter every year. This move toward inactivity and an increase in body fat is even more pronounced in children, who don’t get out and play anymore. Instead, they sit in front of a TV or computer (perhaps like their parents) for many of their waking hours. …
Eight Hormones and Exercise
by Greg Landry There are many physical, mental, and physiological benefits to regular exercise. One category of benefits is the impact that exercise has on many of your body’s hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers within your body that affect almost all aspects of human function: 1. Growth Hormone– Stimulates protein synthesis (muscle tone/development), and strength of bones, tendons, ligaments, and …