Train Smart

Freshman 15

Like tornado clouds that lurk all day, the freshman 15 is infamous. High school students leave home and get lost in buffet lines and late night pizzas. Teach your kids how to avoid the freshman 15 by reading this article: http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Students-dont-know-fitness-ABCs-20110117.

Six easy tips for cutting calories

Making these small changes may be all that’s keeping you from losing weight. Just a little conscious effort is all you need, the rest falls into place. The Denver Atheltic Club is dedicated to your health and nutrition!

1. Downsize Your Dishes. Use smaller plates and bowls to help you eat less. We tend to fill up the dish we’re using and then eat it all. Our brains also think we are getting more when the same amount of food is placed in a smaller dish.

2. Savor Your Meals. Eating slowly helps you consume only what your body needs to feel satisfied. Eating too quickly, in less than 20 to 30 minutes, leads to overeating and feeling uncomfortably full afterwards.

3. Leave Some Food on Your Plate. This is especially important if you grew up in the “clean plate club.” By leaving even a few bites, you can focus more on your internal signals of satisfaction and less on eating food just because it is there.

4. Don’t Eat Out of a Bag or Box. When you eat out of a package, you are likely to keep eating until it’s all gone – no matter how many servings the package actually contains. Pour one serving into a small bowl.

5. Choose Your Glass Wisely. Here’s another place where our eyes play tricks on us. When glasses are short and wide, we tend to fill them with more fluid and to drink more. Use a slender glass for any beverage except water.

6. Rethink Your Drinks. High-calorie beverages like soft drinks, juice drinks, energy drinks, specialty coffees and alcohol add calories just like solid foods. Whenever possible, replace these drinks with plenty of water.

Thank you American Dietitic Association!

Exergaming

 

If that’s even a word – would mean exercising while playing arcade style games.

If the thought of another treadmill workout isn’t going to get you to the gym today, then consider these fun, interactive options. They’re also great to use as a family.

The Denver Athletic Club has an entire area dedicated to these toys – dedicated to the kid in all of us. Call today for more information: 303.534.1211.

Kangoo Jump at The DAC

The new Kangoo Jumps have been scientifically tested for 10 years now and offer a tremendous amount of benefits:

-Joint Protection

-Injury Prevention

-Recovery Time

-Weight Loss

-Endurance

-Cardiovascular

-Energy

-Face Lift

-Health

-Bone Mass

-Spine

-Stress

-Posture

And these are just to name a few. Stop in to The DAC to find out more information and sign up for a class. You can check out their website as well.

New research re exercise adherence

New research (via ACSM) says real-time feedback helps adults stick with exercise. Check it out.