Bowling 145 per hour Household Chores (vacuuming or scrubbing) 225 per hour Yoga (breaking a sweat) 230 per hour Walking 230 per hour Gardening 230 per hour Brisk Walking 250 per hour Playing Golf (riding in a golf cart) 250 per hour Softball 260 per hour Dancing 270 per hour Skateboarding 275 per hour Mowing the lawn … [Read more...] about Pick Your Burn…and Bally Update
Fitness
Inspiration, Motivation and Definitely A lot of Perspiration!
Congratulations are definitely in order for the 47,000 people that entered the ING NYC marathon this past Sunday. Since the first one in 1970, with just 127 runners, this racing event certainly has grown up. From my childhood friend, Fred, who dedicated his run to raising money for the fight against Alzheimer's, to those who ran in memory of Nicole Pisani Frame and her … [Read more...] about Inspiration, Motivation and Definitely A lot of Perspiration!
Hoops, Apples and Happiness
Some tidbits I found in Men's Health Magazine: EXTRA SLEEP CAN IMPROVE BASKETBALL GAME-- A study done at Standford University found that sleeping an extra 2 hours a night for 7 weeks can improve shooting accuracy by about 9%. Hope our dream team read that, too. THE NEWEST MUSCLE FOOD -- An apple a day may bring more muscle your way. While studying muscle atrophy at the … [Read more...] about Hoops, Apples and Happiness
Is Facebook Making us Fat?
FACT: According to a recent study in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, JUST 15 minutes of resistance training can elevate your resting heart rate for a full 72 hours after exercise. This means if you actually set aside 15 minutes a day to workout, you can help burn off your gut AND build muscle faster than we ever thought possible. This is such incredibly … [Read more...] about Is Facebook Making us Fat?
Whole Lotta Love
Tuesday Mitch and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary and had the pleasure of having lunch at Season's 52, in Boca Raton and I LOVED it. Mitch has been there several times before, but I don't get out of my 3 mile radius much (seriously) so this was a treat for me. I ordered their farmer's market vegetable platter and it was fabulous. It came with a small (really small) … [Read more...] about Whole Lotta Love