Calorie Burning 101Written by © Carole Pagan, 2004
You know formula for losing weight, right? Burn more than you take in. So say you're like me, and you eat an average of 2000 calories a day. Yep, I love my food. But I also have to eat that much just to maintain my weight. How heck can I burn all that off? First off, you burn calories just by gracing earth with your presence. That's right. Everything about you burns calories- breathing, heartbeat, digesting your food, even reading this article. You knew this was good for you, right? :) So what did you do today? Slept, say 7 hours- 420 calories Took a shower - 65 calories Ate Breakfast - 35 calories Drove an hour to work - 120 calories Ate Lunch - 35 calories Took a 20 minute walk - 90 calories Worked an office job all day - 800 calories Drove an hour home - 120 calories Stopped at grocery store - 70 calories Made dinner - 50 calories Washed dishes - 45 calories Cleaned a room - 70 calories Sat and vegged in front of TV - 2 hours - 150 calories You burned 2040 calories. In other words, you would maintain same weight you are at. 2000 in, 2000 out. But there is an extra 40 calories in burn column. If you were to keep that up, you would lose a pound in 88 days. Oh my gosh, did I hear some light bulbs going off? But Caaaarole, I didn't feeeeel like going to store and making dinner. I ran through McDonalds drive-thru
| | Five Tips to Reduce Environmental StressWritten by Ed Sykes
Five Tips to Reduce Environmental Stress By Ed SykesLife is stressful enough without allowing physical environment - air quality, lighting, noise, and other controllable factors - to intensify day-to-day stress. Especially in Fall and Winter is where you experience less daylight and more mood swings. The great thing about environmental stress is that in most cases we can control what is in our environment that is causing stress. Take these five steps to eliminate environmental stressors that might cause stress and tension in your work and home life. 1. Increase your activities during natural light. Natural light elevates mood and helps maintain a regular internal body "clock". Especially during fall and winter we experience a substantial decrease in natural daylight. If you're indoors, try working next to a window and allow as much sunlight as possible to enter your space. If you work in an office without windows try buying a natural sunlight lamp (http://www.wackyplanet.com/natsunlam.html). These lamps can help with Seasonal Affective Disorders as they provide a natural sunlight spectrum for health and well being. Prolonged exposure to artificial lighting in any setting can be an environmental stressor. 2. Ban tobacco smoke. Constant exposure to tobacco smoke and its toxins can be a persistent environmental stressor and lead to respiratory problems and other symptoms. 3. Evaluate your furniture arrangement. Arrange your furniture so that you don't feel cramped. Remember you are more productive in a relaxed environment. Also, is your furniture arranged so that you inviting constant interruptions from visitors? If you can, move your furniture from line of sight of potential visitors so that you can focus better, accomplish your goals, and decrease stress.
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