Archive for January, 2008
« Previous EntriesReader Question: Heart rate parameters with a heart rate monitor
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
Today’s update will include a reader question regarding setting up a heart rate monitor. I found the research I found to be pretty valuable, even for those readers without their own personal system.-
I recently bought a Polar heart monitor watch. I guess I do not have it set right because [...]
Vegan Protein by Cafe Physique
Submitted by Café Physique Blog
Getting Protein on a Vegan or Vegetarian Diet
Appetizer
Build muscle without touching an animal product.
Main Course
If you are doing any amount of resistance training, you should definitely keep an eye on your protein intake. Without sufficient protein, it will take a lot longer to build muscle and get that “tone” [...]
Alcohol + Exercising = Benefits
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
Earlier this month I found an interesting article about the use of alcohol and exercise in daily routine. Interestingly, doctors have found that drinking moderately complied with a daily workout is the best way to fight heart disease.
It also surprises me, after years of [...]
German Wine - How to Recognize Quality
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy Blog
There are two broad quality categories of wine in the European Union: table wine and quality wine. On average, less than five percent of an annual German wine harvest goes into table wine production.
The quality wines from the 13 German wine-growing regions are [...]
Grand daddy of calorie burning sites
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
I’ve posted before about different activities to burn calories besides heading to the gym, but I recently found a more impressive site for calorie burning. This site takes into account your weight and length of activity and then lists the amount of calories you would [...]
Recovery Day Exercises
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
While home for the holidays, I extended an offer to my sister, who does a lot of work with book editing and is quite if not more involved with exercise than myself, to write a guest post. Here’s her post on recovery exercises; great to incorporate into your routine after [...]
Greek Roast Salad
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy Blog
Here’s an idea for a change of scenery rather than just eating the usual salad. It’s from Greece and you can add that Mediterranean atmosphere to your meal for a pleasant evening in.
You can serve this dish Hot or Cold, and it is [...]
Video: Exercise injuries
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
The more active you are, the greater ability you have to fight off illness, diseases and cancers. However, active lifestyles increase the odds that you may pull a muscle, or form a exercise related injury. Injuries can keep you off your feet for a few days up to a few [...]
The Better Breakfast
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy Blog
I was reading another article recently about the importance of having a good breakfast, and eating these foods at breakfast is being promoted as a good immune and metabolism boost.
You start with a small bowl of porridge with milk and blueberries. The porridge gives you some good carbohydrates [...]
Health Benefits of Garlic
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
In Mid-December, in one of my favorite links posts I mentioned a site that listed the health benefits of garlic. After finding a new site that looked at the benefits a little more extensively, I couldn’t refuse giving the cloves their own post. Garlic is a major staple in my [...]
Reader Question: quiet, little equipment workouts
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
I recently got an email from a reader interested in incorporating some quick quiet workouts into her day-
I have a very small living space (row house) with absolutely no space for any machines. But I do want to start exercising more while my kids are sleeping. The trainer at my [...]
Nutrition on a budget project: soups
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
As part of my quest to share with readers budget friendly ways to eat healthy, I’ll be randomly posting for A Sizable Apple’s nutrition on a budget project.
One of my favorite healthy tips is with soups. You can find some inexpensive healthy options like Progresso 99% [...]
Fast Food Isn’t Necessarily Evil
Submitted by Café Physique Blog
Appetizer
Fast food doesn’t have to equal unhealthy food.
Main Course
It’s sometimes very hard to lead a busy lifestyle and eat right at the same time. If you find yourself ordering drive-through more than you’d like but still want to stay true to your fitness plan, stick to these options from some popular [...]
Caution With Cranberries
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy Blog
Cranberries are probably most well known by being served at Christmas with Turkey, however because they are tart, even if sweetened they provide a great compliment to pork and poultry.
Cranberries contain bioflavonoids which help in the fight against cancer and heart [...]
Favorite Links
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
Facts on Cinnamon
I never really thought of cinnamon as anything more than a way to spice up an apple dessert, but this site proved me wrong. The benefits to a little cinnamon a day are outstanding, and adding a little pinch to your breakfast or snack.
ABCs of fitness
Women’s Health Magazine [...]
10 best food you’re not eating
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
My brother told me about an article he saw about the 10 best foods you may or may not be eating. I thought it was pretty interesting and decided to poke around and see if I could find the original article.
More so, I was [...]
5 a Day
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy Blog
by Rebecca Burn Dip RNT, MBANT
Fruit and vegetables are fantastic providers of key vitamins and minerals necessary for all aspects of health. Not only this, fruit and vegetables provide fibre which is necessary for healthy digestion, and antioxidants which may help to prevent damage caused by free radicals [...]
Lack of activity more life threatening than obesity
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
I found a great article on CNN health a few weeks ago with a similar headline as this post. It talked about the danger of being idle, and the benefits of activity for all of your organs. I found it interesting, especially since we hear so much about the health [...]
Things You Thought Were Good for You
Submitted by Café Physique
Appetizer
Conventional wisdom isn’t always so wise.
Main Course
Fruit Juice
Go to your refrigerator and look at the sugar content on your orange juice. I’m guessing it’s going to be somewhere in the neighborhood of twenty to thirty grams in a single glass, the equivalent to downing about four tablespoons of pure sugar. And as [...]
Think Before You Pink
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
Although National Breast Cancer Awareness Month was in October, the pink ribbon, breast cancer support campaign is still in swing. From buying a pink blender to your normal cup of coffee, hundreds of companies are donating proceeds towards breast cancer research. However, as the pink craze continues, more and more [...]
Blue Cheese Omnivorous
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy Blog
By Bryan Applegate
Ingredients
Romaine Lettuce (head $1.29)
1 pound of steak ($10 per pound)
1 box of colorful pasta ($1.03 Blue’s Clues because my inner child sways me at times.)
1 red pepper ($2.62)
Blue Cheese dressing ($2.43)
½ pound block of blue cheese($3.79 optional ingredient)
*Save money everywhere but in buying the meat. Cheap [...]
Favorite Links
Submitted by A Sizable Apple Blog
Green Cleaning
Michelle over at her Quasifictional blog posted a great review on some of the green cleaning ideas. The link above has a feature on her experience cleaning a shower with half a lemon and some other simple products.
Worrying About Weights
Amber posted a great article about women fearing weights and [...]
Nectarines
Submitted by Healthy Foods and Eating Healthy Blog
Nectarines were named after the Greek god Nektar, and this is how the drink of the gods, ‘nectar’ originated. The nectar was simply the juice of the nectarine.
It looks like a peach except doesn’t have the furry skin, and it is sweeter and more nutritious. The flesh of [...]
Gym Etiquette
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
Part of the joy of being around my family is hearing stories of their latest gym escapades. My family is very athletic and at any given time someone is usually working out, or being annoyed by others who are not hip to the workout room traditions my parents are use to. [...]
Nutrition on a budget project
Submitted by A Sizable Apple
A recent New York Times article took a look at the rising price of health food. The national need for altered diet options has allowed many companies to cash in on product promises. From weight loss supplements, exercise programs and food, health companies are raking in the money we eagerly through [...]
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