Study: Ephedra-Free Weight Loss Products May Pose Risk (Healthday)
Two "ephedra-free" over-the-counter dietary supplements containing bitter orange extract could pose health dangers of their own, a new study suggests. (more…)
Website Update: Weight Loss and Parenting News
I wanted to let everyone know that Teen Diet Online has been updated with up-to-the-minute news articles on weight loss and parenting. This way you can have access to the top headlines and latest information as soon as its published. Visit http://teendietonline.com/news.htm to start reading the articles right away… (more…)
Website Update: Weight Loss and Parenting News
I wanted to let everyone know that Teen Diet Online has been updated with up-to-the-minute news articles on weight loss and parenting. This way you can have access to the top headlines and latest information as soon as its published. Visit http://teendietonline.com/news.htm to start reading the articles right away… (more…)
Time To Head For The Great Outdoors
I’ve just learnt July is Parks and Recreation Month. It made be realize that I’ve got into the habit of doing my aerobic exercise on the treadmill even when the weather is nice. I’m going to make a real effort to go power walking or hiking in the fresh air more.
Getting exercise outdoors in […] (more…)
Differences in oxygen uptake but equivalent energy expenditure between a brief bout of cycling and running
Background, We examined aerobic and anaerobic exercise energy expenditure and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) between a 250 Watt, 1-minute bout of cycling and uphill treadmill running. Methods, Fourteen active to well-trained subjects volunteered for the investigation (VO2max: 57.0 +/- 12.9 ml . kg . min-1 cycle; 59.3 +/- 13.7 ml . kg . min-1 run; p = 0.44). Anaerobic energy expenditure was estimated from [increment]blood lactate. Statistical analysis was completed using a paired t-test (mean +/- SD). Results, Perceived exertion did not differ between exercise bouts (14.0 +/- 2.3 cycle; 13.2 +/- 2.1 run; p = 0.29). Exercise oxygen uptake was significantly greater for running (41.4 +/- 6.9 kJ) compared to cycling (31.7 +/- 7.7 kJ) (p = 0.0001). EPOC was not different between cycling and running (p = 0.21) so that exercise oxygen uptake + EPOC was greater for running (103.0 +/- 13.5 kJ) as compared to cycling (85.4 +/- 20.2 kJ; p = 0.008). Anaerobic energy expenditure was significantly greater for cycling (32.7 +/- 8.9 kJ) versus running (22.5 +/- 11.1 kJ) (p = 0.009). Aerobic + anaerobic exercise energy expenditure (cycle 64.3 +/- 12.2 kJ; run 63.9 +/- 10.1 kJ) (p = 0.90) and total energy expenditure (including EPOC; cycle 118.0 +/- 21.8 kJ; run 125.4 +/- 19.1 kJ; p = 0.36) were similar for cycling and running. Conclusions, Oxygen-only measures reveal discrepancy in energy expenditure between cycling and uphill running. Measurements of exercise oxygen uptake, [increment]blood lactate and a modified EPOC promote the hypothesis of a similarity in exercise and total energy expenditure between 1-minute work-equivalent bouts of cycling and uphill running. (more…)
Recipe for Crunchy Breakfast Oats
If you are on a weight loss campaign, you must always make time to have a healthy breakfast. Skip breakfast and you only eat the wrong foods later in the day - you are sabotaging your weight loss program.
This is one of my favorite breakfast dishes. It’s nutritious, has a low glycemic load (GL) and […] (more…)