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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Thin People Make Babies Better!
Here's another reason to stay fit (reason #2,064, I think. I lost count):
Thin People Make Babies Better!
Notice I didn't say make better babies, I said make babies better. It's like the old Starkist commercials where Charlie Tuna is playing the violin in his tuxedo and they tell him, "Starkist doesn't want tuna with good taste, Starkist wants tuna that tastes good!"
Here's The Fit Doc scoop:
Researcher report in the Feb 2008 edition of the journal Human Reproduction that a woman's chance of getting pregnant goes down as her weight goes up.
They looked at over 3000 women and their partners with no obvious reason for infertility, and who have spent a year or more without contraception and without getting pregnant. The researchers followed them for another year, or until they became pregnant or started fertility treatments. They found that obese women (BMI >30) had a 4% drop in their chance of getting pregnant for each 1 point increase in BMI. For very obese women (BMI 35-40) the probability of pregnancy was between 26 and 43% lower than for normal weight women (BMI 21-29).
Obesity is known to be a risk factor for low fertility due to anovulation. This, however is the first study to look at obesity and fertility in women who are ovulating normally, but are subfertile.
According to lead author Dr. J W Van Der Steeg, "Owing to the fact that more women of child-bearing age are becoming overweight and obese, this is a worrying finding." Since women in developed countries are putting off childbirth at the same time they are putting on weight, the two factors combine to lower fertility even more than either one alone.
The cause for the relationship between lower fertiltiy rate in obese women is unknown, but Dr Van Der Steeg thinks it may be related to the hormone leptin. Leptin is secreted by fatty tissue and is know to regulate appetite. Like many hormones, leptin may have additional effects in different parts of the body. "There is evidence that leptin may influence the process of steroid production by the ovaries'" he stated. "It is possible that obese women may have disturbed hormone levels, which decrease the chances of successful fertilization and implantaion."
"Although this study does not show whether women's chances of conceiving rise if they lose weight, because of the size of the cohort, with comparable women in different weight groups, we hypothesize that losing weight will increase the chance to conceive without treatment. Therefore, we would advise women to lose weight. Although the effect on better fertility is not proven, it is shown that the chance of a serious complication during pregnacy and labor is reduced (with weight loss)."
Thin People Make Babies Better!
Notice I didn't say make better babies, I said make babies better. It's like the old Starkist commercials where Charlie Tuna is playing the violin in his tuxedo and they tell him, "Starkist doesn't want tuna with good taste, Starkist wants tuna that tastes good!"
Here's The Fit Doc scoop:
Researcher report in the Feb 2008 edition of the journal Human Reproduction that a woman's chance of getting pregnant goes down as her weight goes up.
They looked at over 3000 women and their partners with no obvious reason for infertility, and who have spent a year or more without contraception and without getting pregnant. The researchers followed them for another year, or until they became pregnant or started fertility treatments. They found that obese women (BMI >30) had a 4% drop in their chance of getting pregnant for each 1 point increase in BMI. For very obese women (BMI 35-40) the probability of pregnancy was between 26 and 43% lower than for normal weight women (BMI 21-29).
Obesity is known to be a risk factor for low fertility due to anovulation. This, however is the first study to look at obesity and fertility in women who are ovulating normally, but are subfertile.
According to lead author Dr. J W Van Der Steeg, "Owing to the fact that more women of child-bearing age are becoming overweight and obese, this is a worrying finding." Since women in developed countries are putting off childbirth at the same time they are putting on weight, the two factors combine to lower fertility even more than either one alone.
The cause for the relationship between lower fertiltiy rate in obese women is unknown, but Dr Van Der Steeg thinks it may be related to the hormone leptin. Leptin is secreted by fatty tissue and is know to regulate appetite. Like many hormones, leptin may have additional effects in different parts of the body. "There is evidence that leptin may influence the process of steroid production by the ovaries'" he stated. "It is possible that obese women may have disturbed hormone levels, which decrease the chances of successful fertilization and implantaion."
"Although this study does not show whether women's chances of conceiving rise if they lose weight, because of the size of the cohort, with comparable women in different weight groups, we hypothesize that losing weight will increase the chance to conceive without treatment. Therefore, we would advise women to lose weight. Although the effect on better fertility is not proven, it is shown that the chance of a serious complication during pregnacy and labor is reduced (with weight loss)."
Thursday, January 3, 2008
When Does 1+1=3?
I read a great story this morning about how helping people out makes us all better.
From The Education of an Accidental CEO, by David Novak.
Back in 1991, when Novak was the president (I think) of Pepsi, he had a meeting with Magic Johnson.
Novak writes:
I asked Magic if he had always been a superstar, if he was always that much better than everyone else growing up.
"You know," Magic said, "I learned a lot back when I was in the junior leagues. My team would win, like, eighty to twenty every time, and I would score maybe seventy of those points. But at the end of the game, everyone was always angry. Not just the other team, but my teammates and their parents. I monopolized the ball so much that nobody else got to shoot, so no one was having any fun.
"I realized that I was going to have to get more people involved or no one was ever going to like me. That was when I decided I was going to learn how to become a great passer. We still won eighty to twenty, bt I'd only score maybe twenty points and the rest of the team would score the rest. The parents liked me, my teammates were happy, everyone was working together. I had learned how to go from 'me' to 'we.'
"Later," Magic continued, "when I got to the Lakers, I told my teammate Byron Scott that I was going to help take him to another level, that he was going to make the All-star team, and he did. I told Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that he was going to score more points than anyone in NBA history because I was going to throw him the passes that would get him there. When Kareem broke the record...the first thing he did was come over and give me a hug and tell me, 'I owe this to you.'"
That really drove home tho me this whole idea of synergy, of one plus one equaling three. If everyone knew his role and fulfilled it to the best of his abilities, than the whole would invariably be greater than the sum of its parts.
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Here's to all of you in the MDB health and fitness community who are helping to make the other guys all-stars, too!
Kevin
From The Education of an Accidental CEO, by David Novak.
Back in 1991, when Novak was the president (I think) of Pepsi, he had a meeting with Magic Johnson.
Novak writes:
I asked Magic if he had always been a superstar, if he was always that much better than everyone else growing up.
"You know," Magic said, "I learned a lot back when I was in the junior leagues. My team would win, like, eighty to twenty every time, and I would score maybe seventy of those points. But at the end of the game, everyone was always angry. Not just the other team, but my teammates and their parents. I monopolized the ball so much that nobody else got to shoot, so no one was having any fun.
"I realized that I was going to have to get more people involved or no one was ever going to like me. That was when I decided I was going to learn how to become a great passer. We still won eighty to twenty, bt I'd only score maybe twenty points and the rest of the team would score the rest. The parents liked me, my teammates were happy, everyone was working together. I had learned how to go from 'me' to 'we.'
"Later," Magic continued, "when I got to the Lakers, I told my teammate Byron Scott that I was going to help take him to another level, that he was going to make the All-star team, and he did. I told Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that he was going to score more points than anyone in NBA history because I was going to throw him the passes that would get him there. When Kareem broke the record...the first thing he did was come over and give me a hug and tell me, 'I owe this to you.'"
That really drove home tho me this whole idea of synergy, of one plus one equaling three. If everyone knew his role and fulfilled it to the best of his abilities, than the whole would invariably be greater than the sum of its parts.
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Here's to all of you in the MDB health and fitness community who are helping to make the other guys all-stars, too!
Kevin
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Eating for Two: Not Just for Pregnancy Anymore!
New news from the US Census Bureau today. It sheds a bright light on Americans' habits, behaviors...and out waistlines.
Every year since 1878, the bureau publishes its Statistical Abstract of the United States. It is almost 1000 pages of facts and figures that gives a yearly snapshot of the "social, political and economic organization of the United States." They say numbers don't lie and these numbers dig deeply into the ways that Americans live. (They also say something about "lies, damn lies, and statistics" but that doesn't help my case. In fact I shouldn't even have written that. Strike it from the record!)
Here's a statistic that has nothing to do with anything:
"The average human has one breast and one testicle." ~Des McHale
Just thought I'd add that 'cuz it is true.
Back to the thought at hand.
This year's report contains this excellent morsel: In 2004, the average American consumed 3900 calories per day! This is up 22% from the 3200 average daily intake in the 1970's.
3900 calories per day. Is that a lot? You bet your wide ride it is! If the average American (the one with one breast and one testicle) was 5'9 and weighed 200 pounds, and he wanted simply to maintain his weight, he should take in no more than 2200 calories per day. If he were a she, she should take in no more than 1900 calories! We are eating about twice our caloric needs every day! Honestly, I'm stunned that we are not much fatter as a country.
It is clear that we are quickly getting to the point where the support under America will give way and we'll create the world's largest sinkhole. Canada is going to have to throw us a giant rope and pull like heck to get us all out!
Instead of being so concerned about global warming, the weak dollar, and the national deficit it is time to address global super-sizing, weak will-power, and creation of a calorie deficit! I hereby call for the first Kyoto Summit on Portion Control! The Fit Doc for president!! (Sorry, got a little carried away there.)
I'll leave you today with another quote about statistics. It has nothing to do with the above, but it made me smile.
"I always find that statistics are hard to swallow and impossible to digest. The only one I can ever remember is that if all the people who go to sleep in church were laid end to end they would be a lot more comfortable." ~Mrs. Robert A. Taft
Every year since 1878, the bureau publishes its Statistical Abstract of the United States. It is almost 1000 pages of facts and figures that gives a yearly snapshot of the "social, political and economic organization of the United States." They say numbers don't lie and these numbers dig deeply into the ways that Americans live. (They also say something about "lies, damn lies, and statistics" but that doesn't help my case. In fact I shouldn't even have written that. Strike it from the record!)
Here's a statistic that has nothing to do with anything:
"The average human has one breast and one testicle." ~Des McHale
Just thought I'd add that 'cuz it is true.
Back to the thought at hand.
This year's report contains this excellent morsel: In 2004, the average American consumed 3900 calories per day! This is up 22% from the 3200 average daily intake in the 1970's.
3900 calories per day. Is that a lot? You bet your wide ride it is! If the average American (the one with one breast and one testicle) was 5'9 and weighed 200 pounds, and he wanted simply to maintain his weight, he should take in no more than 2200 calories per day. If he were a she, she should take in no more than 1900 calories! We are eating about twice our caloric needs every day! Honestly, I'm stunned that we are not much fatter as a country.
It is clear that we are quickly getting to the point where the support under America will give way and we'll create the world's largest sinkhole. Canada is going to have to throw us a giant rope and pull like heck to get us all out!
Instead of being so concerned about global warming, the weak dollar, and the national deficit it is time to address global super-sizing, weak will-power, and creation of a calorie deficit! I hereby call for the first Kyoto Summit on Portion Control! The Fit Doc for president!! (Sorry, got a little carried away there.)
I'll leave you today with another quote about statistics. It has nothing to do with the above, but it made me smile.
"I always find that statistics are hard to swallow and impossible to digest. The only one I can ever remember is that if all the people who go to sleep in church were laid end to end they would be a lot more comfortable." ~Mrs. Robert A. Taft
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Use it or lose it.
Get off your couch and into the garden
Here's one from ScienceDaily (Nov. 29, 2007) — Researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, UK, have found a direct link between levels of physical activity in middle age and physical ability later in life.
They followed 10,000 people aged 50 to 69 over 6 years looking at activity levels and later disabilities.
Here's what they found:
Middle-aged people who kept up a reasonable level of physical activity were more likely be able to walk distances, climb stairs, maintain their sense of balance, stand from a seated position with their arms folded, or sustain their hand grip as they get older. Of sedentary people, 24% developed one of these disabilities over the 6 year peoriod! That's huge! Difficulty standing up and climbing stairs. Come on! What kind of quality of life will you have if you have trouble doing these? 24% developed problems in just 6 years! Think about what else you won't be able to do. Let's see.... how about.... everything!
The active group had half the disability rate. How active were these people? Elite athletes? Marathon runners? Fitness freaks? No. They did stuff like gardening, sports, physically active job, or heavy housework 3 times a week.
A little activity goes a long way.
So roll off your couch and move, people!! You'll get out of your chair by yourself to thank me in six years!
read full article
Monday, December 10, 2007
Look Great in 2008: The Fit Doc's home workout prescription
These are the best home exercise programs on the planet! Pick one to make this New Year's Resolution the one that changes your life!
If you are looking to workout at home, here are the programs I recommend. They all work great, so pick the one that looks best to you. Start with me January 1st. I'll be doing Power 90!
To order any of these programs, click the "as seen on TV" button below.
Tony Horton from Power 90 is trainer to Sean Connery, Billy Idol, Annie Lennox, and Tom Petty. He's a goof, but gets results. It is a solid, fun, well rounded program that is finished in 35 - 45 minutes a day. Great mix of resistance and cardio training.
Slim in 6 combines cardio and light resistance. It uses simple moves to work everything in 45 min to 1 hour. It really works the legs and thighs!
Turbo Jam is a super high-energy cardio-kick boxing workout that can be done in 20-45 minutes a day. Its so much fun you won't even know you are sweating.
I've actually tried a couple of HHA workouts. I don't mean to brag, but for a 40 year old guy I can still bust a move. (Actually I'm sure I looked hilarious. It was a lot of fun, though. If you want to tear up the dancefloor by the next Christmas party, pick this one.) 25-45 minutes.
To buy any of these videos, click the "as seen on TV" logo below to go to the Million Dollar Body store.
(When they ask for your coach, put Kevin Kane or my screen-name, TheFitDoc.)
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Speed up your workout!
This is Hilarious!
You may have heard of "Power Half Hour" or "6-Minute Abs." This shows how to to a complete full body workout in less than seven minutes. Incredible!
Hint: FF to the one minute mark for the music to kick in!
You may have heard of "Power Half Hour" or "6-Minute Abs." This shows how to to a complete full body workout in less than seven minutes. Incredible!
Hint: FF to the one minute mark for the music to kick in!
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