All Dressed Up for Sitting DownWritten by Sherri L. Dodd
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American Council on Exercise decided to study activities of employees and their activity levels based on daily attire. The findings were relevant to expectation – an eight percent increase in caloric expenditure in subjects that wore casual and comfortable clothing. These casually-dressed participants took more steps throughout day, including stairs over elevators, and subsequently, more calories were burned. This was solely based on time in office and does not include a visit to gym. In addition, this study was conducted in colder seasons. The researchers agree that there could be as much as a 15-20% increase in steps taken in warmer months, which would equal a total of 23-28% increase in activity of those that dress casually to work. While studied percentage may seem insignificant, it does offsets nation’s average annual weight gain of .4 to 1.8 pounds. If this does not encourage you to seek out better means of your professional presentation, you may want to also consider less foot trauma and decline of irregular inner thigh contractions from putting off that lingering urge to visit ladies room.
Sherri Dodd is the creator and author of Mom Looks Great - The Fitness Program for Moms. She is also an ACE-certified Personal Trainer and a Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant with over fifteen years of exercise experience. She is dedicated to a life of fitness as well as encouraging others to establish healthy habits and a better quality of life.
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Cut down on mayo. I would suggest that you cut this completely out. I know some guys who put so much mayo on their sandwiches, I can't see how they eat them. I can't see how they can taste anything but mayo. A good suggestion to do it, sprinkle a little of Italian dressing on sandwich. Just enough so you can taste it. This will really cut down on fat. Also, if you make your own, you can control how much oil is in dressing. Cut down on bread. If you are going out to eat and waiter drops a bread basket on table, push it away. Don't eat bread. The more carbs you can get away from better. Cut out silly snacks. Don't fill up on potato chips between meals. Instead grab an apple or some veggie sticks. You will be amazed at how good they are once you give them a chance. I love green peppers sprinkled with a little salt. I will take these any day over potato chips. Stay away from fatty cuts of meat. Don't go to store and buy most fatty cuts of pork you can get. Take it home and trim fat off of it if you have to. There are tons of ways you can cook lean meat so that it isn't dry. That is why most people like fat in meat, it adds juice. Also with spices, you can fix problem of not having flavor that fat adds. Stay away from too much dairy. No need to get full of ice cream that is full of fat. Instead if you must consume it, go for low fat versions. Try to get flavors with a lot of fruit in them or add your own fruit. You won't notice missing fat if you add some flavor to it. Avoid frying stuff. Learn how to bake, broil and steam your foods. You will be surprised at how much fat frying adds to dish. Sure it tastes better, but it won't help your waist any. There you have it. Those don't sound too hard do they? I'm sure after you repeat them after awhile, they will get easy to do. If you are having trouble losing weight, please visit www.natural-stamina.com/LoseThatWeightFast.html for further articles.
Alex Sharp is CEO of Natural-Stamina.com a program helping men with all issues of their health and sex lives.
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