Article written by Judy Siegel, Ph.D, Avon, CT Longevity Training Center HOW TO BURN CALORIES SIT THERE! THAT’S IT. ABOUT 75% OF THE CALORIES YOU WILL BURN IN A DAY ARE BURNED VERY QUIETLY, JUST KEEPING YOUR SYSTEMS GOING—THE BRAIN THINKING HEART PUMPING, LUNGS TRADING OXYGEN FOR CARBON DIOXIDE, THE USUAL STUFF. BY QUIETLY, I MEAN READING, WATCHING TV, CONTEMPLATING DINNER. AND MOST OF THOSE CALORIES WILL BE BURNED FROM FATS. THAT IS, IF YOU HAVE KEPT YOUR WEIGHT, BMI, WITHIN NORMAL RANGE, UNDER 24.9. IF YOU HAVE LET YOUR WEIGHT CREEP UP TO OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE LEVELS YOU MAY BE BURNING A LOT OF CARBOHYDRATES. NO WONDER YOU CRAVE THEM. ABOUT 10% OF YOUR DAILY CALORIE EXPENDITURE WILL BE BURN WITH ADL, ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING—BRUSHING YOUR TEETH, FINDING THE CAR KEYS, MAKING LISTS, REMINDING CHILDREN TO BRUSH THEIR TEETH, AND ON AND ON AND ON. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE PRETTY HABITUAL, SAME CALORIES BURNED EVERY DAY. THIS IS THE AREA WHERE YOU COULD ADD A FEW EXTRA KCAL BY PARKING FURTHER AWAY FROM THE SUPERMARKET, TAKING THE STEPS INSTEAD OF THE ELEVATOR, ETC. ANOTHER APPROXIMATELY 10% OF YOUR DAILY CALORIES WILL BE CHEWED UP EATING—CHEWING, SWALLOWING, DIGESTING AND TRANSPORTING FOOD MOLECULES. YOU CAN’T INCREASE THIS CATEGORY WITHOUT OVEREATING. THE BIG VARIABLE PERSON TO PERSON? EXERCISE! FIGURE ABOUT 100 KCAL PER MILE, MORE IF YOU ARE OVERWEIGHT. (YOU HAVE TO CARRY THAT EXTRA WEIGHT WITH YOU, BUT THE MILE IS HARDER, AND SLOWER. WITH ALL THIS USELESS INFORMATION, HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY GUESS HOW MANY CALORIES YOU BURN IN A DAY, AT REST, ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING, EATING RELATYED CALORIES? I DON’T KNOW EITHER, HERE’S A HINT. THE MORE MUSCLE YOU HAVE, THE MORE CALORIES YOU BURN, PARTICULARLY AT REST. THE NFL PLAYERS CAN PROBABLY OUT-EAT EVERYONE READING THIS AND NOT GAIN EXTRA WEIGHT. ME? I HAVE TO WATCH IT.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 00:16:09 +0000