Tuesday, May 13, 2008

How much exercise does it take to see the benefit

I feel that most of us don't accurately know what a portion is or what kind of work it really takes to burn the calories we consume. I am a big offender of feeling like my 30 minute walk makes a piece of cake a wash. It doesn't. Oh those are harsh words!

MSN highlighted some reality today -

To burn off a 6-oz. bag of vegetable chips, a 180-pound man would have to:
Run 55 min
Swim 65 min
Bike 70 min
Row 70 min
Lift weights 1 hour, 45 min
Golf 2 hours, 20 min
Shop 4 hours, 30 min
Do desk work 7 hours

Not pretty, who would think vegetable chips would require so much work? Turns out it is, of course, better to eat the veggies. I think it is going to be essential to keep the active lifestyle going in addition to serious workouts.

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