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Ok, who saw Shaq's new reality show? I got sucked in and he deserves a big high five for taking on this challenge. I also saw that Dan touched on it this week but I was so impressed with Shaq's passion to help these kids I thought it deserved a little more coverage. The show is worth watching because it again illustrates the complete disconnect bewteen weight gain and reality. I found it fascinating that the kids actually knew how much they weighed...mostly over 200 lbs as pre-teens, yet they didn't consider themselves obese....huh? They were just going about life while this weight was essentially killing them slowly. Now here's the thing that gets me. It's the parents fault! In many of the scenes, the parents were the enablers feeding their kid's faces with high fat, high calorie foods that of course are going to result in weight gain. The contradiction was shocking when the parents would say, 'I just want them to be happy and be able to do what other kids do'. Yet in the very next segment they are taking them to antoher fast food meal. WAKE UP PARENTS! The one parent even said, 'I guess I'm partially to blame for my daughters weight'...partially? You are completetly to blame and if we don't start being more honest with ourselves as a country the trend is only going to continue. I really hope Shaq and his team use some tough love on these parents as well as the kids. Sorry, I'm passionate about this topic. Check out the show and you'll see my point. Shaq brings an inspiring level of positive energy to these kids and never even thinks about the concept of quiting....Go get em' Shaq! Healthy Jumping... |
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Your Most Loveable Free Weight...Your Kids |
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My wife and I were talking about how both of our shoulders and back muscles really felt stronger. We quickly attributed it to our 2 little girls with all the lugging in and out of the house to the car seat to the stroller and out of the stroller and the occassional, 'up please'. Since they are your kids, you probably don't think about how much you pick them up and carry them throughout the day. My oldest daughter is now 25 lbs and loves to walk. We live about 1 mile from town where we walk almost daily for coffee or sandwiches or simply to feed the ducks at the City Dock. What I've been doing lately is embracing the fact that she'll want to walk with the understanding she won't have enough gas in the tank to make it both ways....enter Dad. This past weekend, we took a family stroll for sandwiches and Susan and I consciously looked at one another and decided against bringing Cate's stroller. We knew we would have to carry her at some point but figured it would be a good workout and we could trade off to share the workout. The theory works the same way with Emily who is still in the detachable car seat. She weighs 14 lbs and the car seat probably adds another 5 or 6 lbs. Like any workout involving free weights you'll want to focus on form, bending at the knees and proper rest between lifts. This might sound a little crazy but it's just another example of looking around your everyday world to seek out alternative ways to exercise....why not? Healthy Jumping... |
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Plan Ahead With Healthier Foods When Traveling |
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I'm back on the train headed home after an incredible weekend of sailing with my good friend Kurt who lives up in Fairfield Connecticut. The conditions were perfect with consistent winds blowing 15 - 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots across the Long Island Sound....about as good as it gets. Sorry, I get carried away after enjoying conditions like that, back to my point. When I left Annapolis yesterday, I took an 11am train which was scheduled to arrive in Stamford at 3pm. I'm not sure if you've been on an Amtrak train in awhile but they are not known for their cuisine. I think the choices are some sort of microwaved corn dog or microwaved pizza which I'm sure is loadaed with nutritional value. Realizing I would miss lunch, I made a stop at Royal Farm near the train station and picked up a turkey sandwich and an apple. That way , at about noon when I was hungry I simply grabbed it out of my bag and avoided the temptation of eating something lousy. What I think is important to stress is that Subway or your favorite sandwich shop are geographically convenient and I'm not asking you to eat a tofu salad or something unrealistic....turkey sub (no mayo). I also highly recommend just about any Kashi product and I'm addicted to their new Crunchy bars for a snack. These things taste fantastic, have 9 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber to keep you feeling full and they are only 180 calories. Additionally they only have 12 grams of sugar which can often be twice that in some of these 'health bars'. 
Another great snack is almonds and peanuts. Again, lots of protein which keeps you feeling full. Naturally you should bring your own water to stay hydrated or in the case of airports, make that your first purchase after clearing security. Healthy Jumping... |
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Video Review of JS from Exercise Equipment Expert |
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Check it out! Here's a video posted on YouTube by the Exercise Equipment Expert. It's a pretty cool resource for evaluating various fitness equipment in the market. He also makes it easy to ask questions about fitness. Enjoy http://www.exerciseequipmentexpert.com/blog/7/jumpsnap-jumprope-review/ Healthy Jumping... |
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I really don't watch that much TV but almost feel obligated to write about TLC's Honey We're killing The Kids which was on last night. I mean, what a great title for a show. I applaud the in-your-face wake up call some of these parents need to get them to change their habits. Although I didn't watch all of last night's show, I have seen previous season's and the show is well done. During the intro of the family they introduce the parents and do a pretty cool computer generated fast forward of how their kids are going to look in the future if they stay on their current path. Talk about a wake up call, wow! Specifc to last night's show, the host said let's look at your 2 boys when they are 30, 40 and 50. This might have been a first because when the screen went dark on year 50 it was because they were not predicted to live that long...holy $%&*! Could you imagine teaching your kids habits that would ultimately kill them? That's pretty powerful stuff. The other thing that amazed me with this particular family is that in the first segment they were supposed to remove the bad food in their house to avoid temptation. Antoher first I think becasue they had to order a commercial dumpster because they had freezer upon freezer of crap. I equate it to an alcoholic filling their cabinets with nothing but vodka bottles. Check it out and let me know your thoughts. Healthy Jumping... |
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