Archives for "March, 2010"

Posted by Jim on 30th March 2010

Weight Loss Myth 7 of 14 from Runner’s World Magazine

Myths to be covered – (Topics already covered are in bold)

To lose weight cut carbs or fat
Exercise in the fat-burning zone
Mini-meals are better than three hearty ones
Lift less weight with more reps to get toned
You can “make up” weekend splurges
You have to ban “bad” foods
Eating at night causes weight gain
Low-fat foods are a healthy choice
Weight [...]

Posted by Jim on 29th March 2010

Weight Loss Myth 6 of 14 from Runner’s World Magazine

Myths to be covered – (Topics already covered are in bold)

To lose weight cut carbs or fat
Exercise in the fat-burning zone
Mini-meals are better than three hearty ones
Lift less weight with more reps to get toned
You can “make up” weekend splurges
You have to ban “bad” foods
Eating at night causes weight gain
Low-fat foods are a healthy choice
Weight [...]

Posted by Jim on 29th March 2010

The road to the Ironman – I have met a legend in this sport.

Let me say this first, sometimes it takes me awhile to put two and two together to get the answer, but when I get it I get it.
There have been a few times on this site I have reported on George Hood, the gentlemen going for the world record in spinning at 300 hours or [...]

Posted by Jim on 28th March 2010

Weight loss Myth #5 of 14 from Runner’s World Magazine

Myths to be covered – (Topics already covered are in bold)

To lose weight cut carbs or fat
Exercise in the fat-burning zone
Mini-meals are better than three hearty ones
Lift less weight with more reps to get toned
You can “make up” weekend splurges
You have to ban “bad” foods
Eating at night causes weight gain
Low-fat foods are a healthy choice
Weight [...]

Posted by Jim on 26th March 2010

Weight Loss Myth 4 of 14 from Runner’s World Magazine

Myths to be covered – (Topics already covered are in bold)

To lose weight cut carbs or fat
Exercise in the fat-burning zone
Mini-meals are better than three hearty ones
Lift less weight with more reps to get toned
You can “make up” weekend splurges
You have to ban “bad” foods
Eating at night causes weight gain
Low-fat foods are a healthy choice
Weight [...]

Posted by Jim on 26th March 2010

Weight Loss Myth 3 of 14 from Runner’s World Magazine

Hello all once again,
This is the third installment of the article I have been reading in the April 2010 issue of Runner’s World Magazine. So far the first two myths covered the topics of those wonderful diets that cut out a specific nutrient like carbs or fat and exercising in the fat burning zone.
So today’s [...]

Posted by Jim on 24th March 2010

Weight loss myths from Runner’s World 2 of 14

Hello all today I am coming to you from my trainer. Yep I am sitting on top of my bike spinning away like a little hampster. So if I mispell something please understand, I at times may lose a little focus. I plan on going as long as I can and I thought writing a [...]

Posted by Jim on 23rd March 2010

The Road to the Ironman – The Shamrock Shuffle

Hello all,
The unofficial start to the Chicago running season happened this past weekend. The annual 8k Shamrock Shuffle in downtown Chicago (8K =4.98 miles). This is where 36,000 brave souls state enough with winter and let’s get onto bigger and better things. I have lost count how many Shuffle’s I have done over the years, [...]