Blog Archives / April 2009

                        As you can see I'm behind after taking yesterday off. I'll make it up as the week goes by. MikeZ_154 miles left with 22 days left   Please consult your physician before starting any exercise or weight loss program. Your physician is your very best resource.


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I've been going to the dermatologist for years now because a friend of mine, a dermatologist, scared the you-know-what out of me and I had a bump on my arm checked out. The one thing I know for sure is wear sunscreen. Over at the Daily Dose at Women's Health they have a great article called "Save Your Skin." Scientists at Britain's Institute of Cancer Research have identified a gene that triggers cells to become cancerous after exposure to the sun.  The discovery could lead to better skin cancer treatments, with the ultimate goal of developing targeted drugs that can fix the damaged genes.  Great...


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Who doesn't love a good salad. Well, there is my six year old, who thinks salads are poisonous and should be avoided at all cost. Me, I love a good salad, so I present you, "Salads that Satisfy," these salads are not just a bunch of lettuce, they are 'tasty culinary go-green art' from Self magazine penned by Jennifer Iserioh and masterful recipes created by Burcu Avascar. Chilled Shrimp Salad This protein-rich dish virtually swims in antioxidants and niacin, which keeps skin healthy. Read the recipe and make it at home. Udon Noodle Salad Forget deep-fried noodles: Miso...


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I'm not anti-running at all, I say, do what you love. I'm going to settle the long standing argument regarding calories burned when running vs. walking. Check this out. Question: Please settle a discussion between an acquaintance and me.  I walk 9.2 miles frequently for exercise – I do this in about two and a half hours.  I contend that this is roughly equivalent to running the same distance as far as calories expended and exercise benefit - it just  takes longer than running the same distance.  He disagrees and says that there would be more exercise benefit to running a mile...


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  Was it one small step man, one giant step for mankind? Whatever. This is about you and making a small change in eating habits, not changing everything all at once. Take it slow and make subtle changes that can be maintained. At Self.com they're thinking along the same lines in, "One Small Change" by Liz Plosser. Here's some serious slimspiration for you: Doing only one thing differently can be all it takes to lose weight and improve your life in surprising, healthy ways. We found six women who each flipped a simple dietary switch that set off a chain reaction of positive effects, from...


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  Sometimes, I just have trouble walking in the drive position (forward). Try mixing it up with a little reverse walking (backwards) for an exercise boost and some more muscle stimulation.   "Walk This Way!," posted by Erin Kurdyla at Self.com writes that the "backwards thing can be a little tricky at first, I started out with a warm up at a slow pace" Ahhh, this is the first time all day that I'm sitting down. I didn't want to waste a nice day so the gang and I were non-stop. We played frisbee, rode bikes, played on the swings, and even had a picnic dinner on the back porch....


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  We live like crazy people, going non-stop everyday including Sundays. Sometimes you should forget the world and get some stress relief.  Dr. Oz and psychologist Dr. Erin Olivo suggest simple ways to relieve anxiety and improve your overall health at Oprah.com.   Stress is everywhere around us. Work woes…financial losses…in-laws. But the problem isn't so much the stressors themselves—it's how we respond to stress that can have negative consequences. Progressive Muscle Relaxation While sitting or lying down in a relaxed position, tense the muscles of your feet as much as you can and then...


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ZumeWalked 10.86 miles today of my 200 mile goal, 159.40 miles left and 23 days to do it in.  Got a goal of your own? Join me and give me a shout. MikeZ_it's my birthday!                               Please consult your physician before starting any exercise or weight loss program. Your physician is your very best resource.


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  You may have heard the news that women need to exercise an hour a day, five days a week to keep post-diet weight loss from coming back. And you may have been tempted—like I was—to mentally file it under Super Depressing Health News That Must Be Ignored.  Who has time for five hours of exercise a week? The current recommendation is 30 minutes a day, five days a week, and I don’t even get close to that. If you have kids, a job, or a life, an hour of daily exercise can seem like a luxury reserved for tennis-playing socialites. So I talked to the lead researcher, John Jakicic,...


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  The door is open for each of us, choose to walk through it and realize your dreams.   I don't believe you're ever to young or old to start, to dream. Look at all the people, that have achieved their dreams at a very young age or at a later stage in life. Don't quit, see your life, dream it and take one step at a time to achieve it. I believe that we are who we dream we are, you've just got to start. Begin. Don't quit. Believe and never stop believing. Check out this story. An Idea Can Start at Any Age Never quit on your dream, it's what make's it worth getting up in the morning...


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