| This week I was asked an interesting question | | | | |
| concerning drinking beer and exercising. It | | | | If you can add exercise into your schedule |
| seems that a former Navy Radioman has | | | | for 20-30 minutes a day, your daily |
| developed quite a gut since retiring, and was | | | | consumption of alcohol (1-2 beers) will not |
| curious about whether he should give up his | | | | have any additional impact on your gut. To |
| beer to lose weight? Not only does the | | | | lose your beer belly, you REALLY have to |
| gentleman enjoy drinking about 2-4 beers | | | | watch your food and beverage intake, drink |
| daily, he also has quit exercising. Moderate | | | | 2-4 quarts of water a day, AND fit fitness |
| beer consumption is actually healthy, so I | | | | into your world. THERE IS NO OTHER HEALTHY |
| set out to define "moderate" as well as | | | | ANSWER! The exercise and workout ideas below |
| educate on the basics of caloric intake and | | | | can get you started on your calorie burning |
| caloric expenditure. The radioman is not | | | | plan: |
| suffering from a beer belly but an INACTIVITY | | | | |
| BELLY! Yes, you can still drink beer and be | | | | Workout #1: This is a great full body calorie |
| very fit. | | | | burner: |
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| Over 90 million Americans enjoy drinking | | | | Repeat 3-5 times |
| beer! Drinking moderately has been proven by | | | | |
| many doctors, as well as the New England | | | | Walk, run or bike 5:00 |
| Journal of Medicine, to be a healthy | | | | |
| component of longevity. In fact, moderate | | | | Squats - 20 |
| consumption of alcohol, including beer, has | | | | |
| been proven to reduce the effects of high | | | | Pushups - 10-20 |
| cholesterol, heart disease, some forms of | | | | |
| cancer and even impotence. | | | | Situps or Crunches - 20 |
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| Anything done in excess is naturally | | | | Workout #2: Swimming and elliptical gliding |
| unhealthy. "Moderation" is defined by most | | | | (cross country skiing) burn the most calories |
| doctors as 1-2 beers a day. And NO, you | | | | per hour (This workout can burn up to 1000 |
| cannot save up through the week and catch up | | | | calories in one hour!) |
| on the weekend drinking 10-12 beers in an | | | | |
| evening. That is NOT moderation. There is | | | | Swim 20-30 minutes non-stop |
| even a US Beer Drinking Team that links beer | | | | |
| enthusiasts and promotes moderation, | | | | Elliptical Glide 20-30 minutes |
| responsibility, and healthy living. | | | | |
| | | | There is no reason why you cannot have "six |
| The average can of beer has over 100 | | | | pack abs" and still drink a six pack a week. |
| calories. Drinking one beer is equivalent to | | | | Once again, excessive beer drinking is not |
| eating a chocolate chip cookie. Drinking four | | | | recommended by anyone in the health industry. |
| is equal to eating a Big Mac Hamburger. In | | | | If you simply enjoy drinking beer and are |
| order to lose weight, you have to burn off | | | | serious about your health, moderation in |
| these extra calories as well as the other | | | | drinking alcohol and eating foods high in |
| calories that you ate for breakfast, lunch | | | | calories, combined with habitual daily |
| and dinner. Even the lightest of beers has | | | | exercise is your ticket to reaching your |
| the empty calories of alcohol, which is the | | | | goals. I now have a series of Workout plans |
| cause of poor health if done in excess and | | | | that cater to all levels of fitness and can |
| without a regular exercise routine. | | | | help you with developing a healthy diet with |
| Unfortunately, too many Americans live under | | | | proper food choices - the Beginner, |
| one of the worst stereotypes placed on a | | | | Intermediate, and Advanced 45 Day plans sold |
| human being - the BEER BELLY, or as I call | | | | on Store. For those who are into strength |
| it, the inactivity belly. | | | | training, I have recently developed a weight |
| | | | training plan called "Beer and Barbells" that |
| The "inactivity" belly is caused by excess | | | | allows you to use the additional calories of |
| calories in your diet AND lack of activity to | | | | beer, or milk shakes if you are under 21, to |
| burn the extra calories. The solution to lose | | | | gain mass and strength. |
| your beer belly is as simple as calories in | | | | |
| must be less than calories out (or expended | | | | Adding exercise daily and observing the |
| through exercise). | | | | dietary recommendations in these eBooks will |
| | | | enable you to be the person you were |
| Calories IN < Calories Out (burned) = Weight | | | | yesterday without changing who you are today. |
| Loss | | | | |