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Thursday, April 22, 2010

TOTD

Nutrition Tip of the Day
Meal Planning is Essential
Since Thursdays are the day that I post my meal plan for the following week (I will be posting that later this evening), I thought it would be the perfect time to discuss planning meals. I have found that planning my meals in advance not only insures that I do not fall in to temptations to grab fast food, but it also helps me save money when shopping.

Planning meals in advance takes a little time and creativity (I am known to get in to a rut!), but in the long run it really pays off. I place my meal plan on the side of the fridge and mark what I need to buy next to each meal so that way when I go to the store I know exactly what I need! Plus, I don't find myself going to the store every night for one ingredient I forgot!

Exercise Tip of the Day

Try Interval Training
A few days ago I mentioned how necessary it is to get your heartrate in to the your "fat burning zone." During interval training, you vary the intensity of your workout. By going at various speeds (always begin with a warm-up), you will help to keep your heartrate within the fat burning zone. For example, by doing a very high intensity your heartrate will reach the upperlimits of your fat burning zone, and then by decreasing intensity (just a little) your heartrate will stay within the lower limits of the fat burning zone.

The advantage of doing interval training is that it keeps workouts from being too boring, and too overwhelming! By varying intensity it keeps the workout new and fun. And by doing interval training, what seems like a daunting task (keeping your heartrate at the upper end of your fat burning zone), isn't quite so daunting because you are doing it in intervals instead of all at one time.

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