Sunday, November 15, 2009

How to eat a slice of cake with no regrets!


Tired of playing "Diet Deal or No Deal" with yourself as a delicious chocolate cake practically dances before your eyes?
Here's how to decide whether to pass up a temptation or enjoy it with no regrets: Put a fitness price tag on your favourite indulgence that shows how much extra workout time it will take to burn off its calories. For example:
Enjoying an occasional cheesy slice of pizza may be well worth the price -- adding 36 minutes to your regular brisk walk, 20 to a bike ride, or only 15 on the stair-step machine. Boom! Just like that, those calories are gone. But do you also have 60 more minutes to spare to walk off that chocolate cake?
I found this chart on the internet and found it very resourceful and thought I would share. There is also a bonus; exercising regularly expanding at least 3,500 calories of energy a week can make your real age 3.4 years younger. Although I don’t need to look younger at my age, I thought it would help others, perhaps my English teacher!

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