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It has been a long time since I threw out a fitness and health quiz out there, so here it goes.

1. Cardio burns ore calories than strength training.
2. You can reduce cellulite through exercise.
3. Crunches are one of the best moves to target your abs.
4. Exercise immediately improve your ability to learn.
5. The morning is the best time of the day to exercise.
6. Running a marathon increases your risk of a heart attack.
7. Lift weights quickly to increase the burn.
8. Stretch before you run.
9. Skinny people are always healthier than overweight people.

I will give the answers in a few days.

Until next time… Your Fitness Buddy

No one what’s to take a stab at the quiz?

I recently walked through a Sam’s Club, what an interesting place. Where else can you pick up a set of four tires, a gallon peanut butter and a fireman’s hose nossel for your garden hose? The real interesting part of the club is the food section.

Remember 66% of American are overweight and 33% of those are obese. Seeing the size of the food portions it is easy to understand why…I mean it is scary. A gallon of this, 196 oz. of that and frozen food packages the size of a pillow, made me think why do we need such quantities?

On to the quiz.

The answer is 18,000 calories…

What is the question?

Starbucks Espresso Hot Grande (16oz for us non-Starbucks people) White Chocolate Mocha with Whole Milk

or

Dairy Queen Chocolate Dipped Cone (Regular Size)

What do I mean when I say worse? Think the usual calories, but also fat and carbs, too.

The answer is in a couple of days.

What is the answer to this number…127 million.

Ok the last quiz question was the following -

How much will you save over 40 years by going from obese to your ideal weight?

a. $10,000

b. $100,000

c, $1,000,000

The answer is c. $1,000,000. Just the savings on possible health costs alone this number is not too surprising. But looking into the first 4 questions and combining them into one story it is easier to see the savings if you would just live healthier and fitter. These questions came for the TV show The Biggest Loser. Yes it is a TV show and the thrive on the WOW factor, but even being overweight you can scale the numbers back but they are still impressive. So being obese or overweight are ugly words to me. I have never been obese so I can only imagine the difficulties life throws at you every day. I have been overweight and can easily understand it from that point of view. The frustration, the sense of fighting this alone or it is out of my control. I been there and I am here to say you are not alone! Creating The Fitness Buddy was the result of my journey through these issues.

Thanks for taking the time and going through these quiz questions. I found them interesting, I hope you found them the same. Unlock your potential!

Sorry as I was cleaning up my posts I don’t see an answer to question #1, so here is a reminder.

How much less do obese employees make in one year?

a. $700

b. $7,000

c. $17,000

The answer is b. $7,000. Not you can call it unfair, discrimination or whatever but being obese there is a very likely chance you are making less than your fit counterparts. On average obese employees cost their employers in higher health care costs, maybe sick more often and sad to say they may not be as efficient at their jobs. Now this doesn’t mean everyone is this way, but just by being obese you are probably placed in this group fairly or unfairly.

OK here is question #3

How much do Americans spend on gastric bypass surgery every year?

a. $44 million

b. $440 million

c. $4.4 billion

The answer will be posted tomorrow.

Well saving money is important to all of us so this last question should be an eye opener.

How much will you save over 40 years by going from an obese weight to your ideal weight?

a. $10,000

b. $100,000

c. $1,000,000

The question will be answered tomorrow.