Arizona Doctor Discovers Triathlons as the Ultimate Weight Loss Program - Loses Sixty Pounds.

Written by Dr. Jeffrey Banas


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Arizona Doctor Discovers Triathlons asrepparttar Ultimate Weight Loss Program - Loses Sixty Pounds.

I never intended to get fat! I am not exactly sure how it happened, but there I was a 6’2” thirty-four year old pushing close to 270 pounds. My cholesterol was high, my triclecrides were high, and my blood pressure was high. I was on a direct course for developing diabetes, increased risk of heart disease, increased risk of cancer, and a ton of other diseases related to obesity.

It gets worse. I am a doctor, a sports chiropractor to be exact and my office is located inside a health club. Unfortunately, like many other doctors and other health professional out there, I was not practicing what I was preaching.

Living in sunny Arizona, land ofrepparttar 133254 endless summer, sooner or later you have to go torepparttar 133255 lake,repparttar 133256 water park, or you are invited to a cookout and pool party. That is when all my excuses caught up to me. Despite knowingrepparttar 133257 health risks associated with being overweight, it wasrepparttar 133258 feeling of low self-esteem and embarrassment that finally drove me to action.

So there I was, a doctor, ready to getrepparttar 133259 weight off. I hate to admit it; I tried some of those quick fix gimmick supplements. I tried a bunch ofrepparttar 133260 fad diets. I bought a bunch of books from allrepparttar 133261 “weight loss experts”. Sure I would lose a little weight, but I could never stick withrepparttar 133262 diet for any length of time. When I went offrepparttar 133263 diet I would gainrepparttar 133264 weight right back. Then tried working my butt off inrepparttar 133265 gym, running almost every day. That got real boring, and I found that running everyday is notrepparttar 133266 best thing to do when you weigh close to 270 pounds.

There I was again, still no direction, no focus, no drive, nothing to guide me. Frustrated about not getting any results and what to do, I thought I was just going to have to accept that I was overweight and deal with it. I gave it a real effort and it did not work.

During all of this,repparttar 133267 chiropractor that I bought my office from mentioned that he was beginning a weight loss program at his office, which was based on his experience with triathlon training. That got my attention. I really wanted to giverepparttar 133268 program a try, but I lived too far from his office to come in on a regular basis. So I began researchingrepparttar 133269 sport onrepparttar 133270 Internet.

The more I read about triathlons and triathlon training,repparttar 133271 more sense it made to me as a way to help me lose weight. If you are going to do an event that involves swimming, cycling, and running you obviously are going to have to train that way. The idea about jumping intorepparttar 133272 pool for an exercise swim was not something I was looking forward to, andrepparttar 133273 last thing I wanted to do was to put on a swimsuit and workout. Then I remembered how painful my knees were from running around, and swimming would be easier on my joints.

I also began reading about using heart rate monitors andrepparttar 133274 affects of exercising at different heart rates. Many ofrepparttar 133275 authors ofrepparttar 133276 books on heart zone training were triathletes themselves, and they gave numerous examples on how using heart zone training you can track your progress and maximize your exercise program.

The more I searchedrepparttar 133277 triathlon Internet sites,repparttar 133278 more I became interested inrepparttar 133279 sport. The people who competed in triathlons looked really fit, it was inspiring. That is when I decided to take my commitment to losing weight torepparttar 133280 next level. Weighing close to 270 pounds, I signed up for my first triathlon. Five months away, I was going to do a sprint race, which was a 500m swim, a 15-mile bike, then and a 3-mile run. This was a much shorter distance than many triathlon races, however atrepparttar 133281 time I could not do even one ofrepparttar 133282 events let alone all of them back-to-back.

Using a combination of what I learned about heart zone training and fromrepparttar 133283 triathlon Internet sites, I started my program. I my alternated exercise sessions between swimming, cycling, and running. I also did about an hour of weight training a week. This really added a variety torepparttar 133284 exercise program, and it never got boring. One day I would just bike, then next maybe run 10 minutes, do a weight session, then bike for 25 minutes. Thenrepparttar 133285 next day I would just swim. The next day I would swim then follow it up with a run. My knees were holding up very well with little, if any pain. Atrepparttar 133286 same time I started eating better, no real diet, just common sense stuff, avoidingrepparttar 133287 sugars and white breads.

Controlled Body Movement: The Key Essential For Your Golf Game

Written by Glen Osborne


Basic body movement is essential in any sport. Of course it is also essential for any type of physical activity we do.

As parents, we teach little children how to dorepparttar simplest of things. This includes how to move and how to control movements for precision and safety.

Basic body movement also means limiting movement torepparttar 133253 essential movement for what you want to do. We controlrepparttar 133254 desired movement. And, we prevent unwanted movement. We learn to keep our movements just firm enough to be coordinated. We also learn to allow just enough relaxation sorepparttar 133255 movements can flow through their proper range withrepparttar 133256 most comfort.

For many golfers, if you think about your hands doing something or even have much of your focus on your hands then, usually, you will do something incorrect with your hands.

Basic body movement, under control, is to be your main focus. When you become good at this part of your golf swing then can you try advanced hand movements. But, any of these hand movements should only be done in harmony withrepparttar 133257 dominant body and upper arm movements.

Even your arm movements need more focus inrepparttar 133258 early learning stages than any perceived hand movements. And, these arm movements should focus on movements generated inrepparttar 133259 upper arms which are as close to your body as possible.

A Special Lesson With A Good Golfer

A few years ago I did 2 golf lessons with a man who stood a little over 6 feet tall. He was having trouble spraying his hits with his mid-irons to his woods. I asked him to hit a ball with a wedge. He chose his 64 degree lob wedge and promptly hit a high, 95 yard hit.

What was he doing wanting a lesson from anyone? Answer: He had one wrong move that he wasn't aware he was doing.

I used my interpretation of Fred Couples' looping swing to guide him torepparttar 133260 correct arm movement. When he tried my idea of Fred's swing Andy hitrepparttar 133261 ball higher and 15 yards farther.

He did not want to develop that move but he understood how to correct his error withrepparttar 133262 proper movement. He hit a lot of good golf balls afterwards and knew why he did so.

Andy's other problem involved chipping. He had a good hand movement in his chipping effort. He had no idea how to use that good movement withrepparttar 133263 movements of his body. As well, he had no idea ofrepparttar 133264 importance of his body activity during his chipping.

A few minutes intorepparttar 133265 2nd lesson he had learned how to time his hand movements with his body movements. He also learned where his hands should be in relation to his spine as he didrepparttar 133266 hand movements that he wanted.

His chipping improved dramatically withinrepparttar 133267 lesson. His confidence was as high as possible that he could land a golf ball where he wanted. And, all it took was understanding how his arms and hands were to move in harmony with his body and also in relationship to his body position.

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