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February 6th, 2010 
admin In reviewing for a fitness recertification, I came across some information that answered a question I am often questioned, apart from I wasn’t really certain it did answer the question.
Since then I have been trying to track down some of the many other things that I have peruse and now I feel like I squandered 30 minutes absent when I fair should have been blogging outright.
The questions I am often questioned are what burns the maximum calories, when does stout get burned and what should one eat to fuel their workouts. A lot of that was addressed in theIFA training manual.
At the same time, our national physical activity guidelines tell us fair to get moving, any quantity, any activity, fair go. And that is still right. But, there is a difference between training for optimal performance and fitness and being active to reduce your risk of chronic sickness. The latter category will be the one that is addressed by 30 minutes of activity 5 days of week, in any block of time you can achieve. Ten minutes – three times a day, will work. And recollect,sitting all day, regardless of your regular exercise routines, is NOT a excellent thought and could have adverse health outcomes.
Otherwise I will tell you this. Within the first 15 minutes of aerobic exercise (where the body uses oxygen to burn energy – running, walking, step, rowing, swimming, hiking, etc) the body is using the glycogen or carbohydrate stored in your muscles. After that sustained 15 minutes, the body will be see for stout to burn as energy. As a matter of fact, the stout is burned the maximum during that first hour and not much more so whether you exercise longer.
Recollect, we are seeking one or two things with this level of activity, to burn stout (calories) and to improve our cardio-respiratory fitness – the ability of our heart and lungs to use oxygen efficiently. So what should you fuel your body with whether you are taking an aerobics course, going for a walk or run, or using the gym cardio equipment? Not sugar! And not sports drinks. Whether you have those thing
By noreply@blogger.com (Deirdre Dingman, MPH, CTTS, CHES, PAPHS)
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