Fat 2 Fit Show #55 – Crossfit
TweetWritten on February 7, 2009 – 11:56 pm | by Russ Turley
An encounter on a golf weekend, watching a buddy do burpees caused Jeff to check into the fitness craze called Crossfit. It’s a stripped down way of exercising that uses simple exercises but they’re done in an uber intense fashion. We give you the skinny on this new workout technique. Be sure to check out the link below for a video of three woman doing a crossfit workout. It’s eye opening.
In the e-mail and comments section this week, we received multiple additions and clarifications to our recent episode on artificial sweeteners. You can look forward to a couple products in the near future that will be sweetened with Stevia. In December of 2008, it was approved by the FDA for use as a sweetener. Also we field an e-mail from Robert in Ohio. He shares a story of weight loss and of falling off the wagon in a big way. There are multiple lessons to learn from this one e-mail.
Eat sugar to lose weight? If you were around in the 50′s then that was the idea behind an ad campaign for the sugar industry. And we highlight 3 things you might not know about weight loss, but should.
Links Mentioned in the Show:
Vintage ad to lose weight with sugar
3 Things I Bet You Didn’t Know About Weight Loss
Main Crossfit Website
Crossfit Video
Recipe of the Week:
Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
Homework:
This week’s homework isn’t just for this week; hopefully you can incorporate this into the rest of your life from now on. Its called the 2-3 rule and is a rule of thumb regarding taking the stairs or using an elevator. Its very simple, you always walk up 2 flights or walk down 3 flights of stairs instead of taking an elevator. These are the little things that people who live a truly healthy lifestyle do.
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One Response to “Fat 2 Fit Show #55 – Crossfit”
By Skull Shirt on May 28, 2009 | Reply
Eat sugar to lose weight! …almost as ridiculous as following the food pyramid to lose weight!