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50-Shocking Facts

Continuing with the Channel 5 countdown about the Fitness Industry, we go from 40 to 36.

The Countdown

40. Skimmed Milk

The common ties between skimmed milk and paint is Titanium Dioxide which is added to colour them white, otherwise skimmed milk would have a blue-ish tinge.

• Toothpaste
• Sweets
• Cottage cheese
• Coating on Paracetamol tablets

Think this one probably needs looking into in a post of it’s own, as that may sound scarier than it is. However what Wiki does reveal is that Titania (another of it’s names does contain E-number E171 which that link shows even more uses but concludes No Adverse Effects Are Known.

39. No-Pain-No-Gain

This harks back to the days of the Jane Fonda workout … and her catch-phrase no-pain-no-gain-no-guts-no-glory, encouraging us to really go for it. Mar (who I’ve had the privilege of meeting) reveals she worked for Jane Fonda in the 1980’s.

In hindsight it’s better understood that tuning into your own body, rather than your neighbour’s antics in the Fitness Studio, has far more importance and is much less likely to lead to injury and the physiotherapist’s clinic, because outdoing yourself can lead to:

• Torn ligaments
• Stress fractures
• Heart attack

Unfortunately this mantra still exists in some classes, but the current advice (and I know this one from personal experience) is to listen to your body first and foremost.

To differentiate between the two types of pain, Colin Gentry a Fitness Writer advises:

• Good Pain = you should feel a rising, burning sensation in the muscle you are working on
• Bad Pain = a lightening bold of pain shooting through the muscle, a tear, or a pain in the joints

38. Skipping Breakfast

The myth that missing breakfast is one less meal, and one less amount of food going into the system is contrary to what is really going on. Hear this:

Missing breakfast can make you FAT!

You need fuel in the body to go into the day, and the first food intake kick-starts the metabolism, so the body doesn’t actually start burning fat until this has happened.

According to Wikipedia that according to the experts there are conflicting reports on the effects of having a breakfast first thing:

Nutritional experts have referred to breakfast as the most important meal of the day, citing studies that find that people who skip breakfast are disproportionately likely to have problems with concentration, metabolism, and weight.

Other nutrition experts believe the claimed metabolic benefits are a common myth, noting the impact on cognition has been found among children, but not among adults, explaining the connection with increased weight is more likely to be a behavioural issue where people compensate their hunger with snacks and/or eating more later, which is therefore not inevitable.

Nutritional therapist, Stephanie Moore states that going without breakfast means the blood-sugar will drop to a critical point, the brain panics, because it needs lots of glucose, and this kick-starts the craving for high sugar, sweetest, most carb-laden foods. She goes on to say there’s nothing wrong with the occasional fry-up, I concur.

37. Laxatives

It shows there is a misconception that laxatives speed up the transition of food through the system. Because laxatives work on the Large Intestine, where water gets reabsorbed. By taking laxatives you lose water, as well as electrolytes, salts and unabsorbable things like fibre and this is the weight you would lose, but this wouldn’t necessarily affect fat loss, so won’t affect your body shape.

Over time laxative abuse can lead to an electrolyte imbalance, where the minerals go out of sync, which can result in heart problems. You can become dehydrated, which affects brain function and energy levels.

The colon gets used to the stimulus and becomes lazy, which can lead to colon cancer.

Colonic irrigation was mentioned as a no-no for weight loss and bloating. The doctors, stated that it gets rid of the friendly bacteria in your gut is a bad idea, and that there is a risk of perforating the bowel and that it can alter certain minerals which can lead to less potassium in the blood, which leads to it’s own problems.

Having had this treatment myself, with a very experienced and responsible hydro-therapist, who positively discourages people coming to her for weight loss. She encourages it more when accompanied by changing eating habits, when embarking on an alkaline eating programme. I had very positive experiences, so maybe I can get Kelly to do an interview sometime to flesh out the topic, as there isn’t that much information around about the health benefits, because it’s an embarrassing topic.

36. Personal Trainers Hidden Income

Because the Personal Training industry doesn’t pay as well as people think, and know this from a local (non-porn lol) friend who said what she’d earned working in market leading Health Clubs and I was surprised, considering all the body science they need to learn.

The programme went on to mention all the areas that Personal Trainers spill over into:

• Escort work
• Glamour modelling
• Stripping
• Porn

Surprising eh! I don’t know about you but changing the body shape to the extent where the muscles are over-developed is a bit of a turn-off. But a healthy physique is more easily achievable form less extreme measures.

Tuning In

As the above low-down has clearly demonstrated tuning into your body is an incredibly important factor when it comes to achieving your long-term health goals, and some of the above highlights may take you closer to what you do want, as you get clearer about what you don’t.

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Until next time when we’ll check out 35-30.

Previously – 46-41: 50-Shocking Facts About Diet And Exercise 2

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50-Shocking Facts

Here’s some more of the countdown behind the scenes of the Fitness Industry, from the Channel 5 television programme, just so you know and can work around or integrate the information into your daily approach.

The Countdown

45. Joggers Nipple:

Fissure of the nipple, also known as Joggers Nipple is caused through three components; friction between the nipple, your clothing and the movement in running and other sports.

It can cause irritation, dryness, soreness, even bleeding. The solution is a good sports bra for the ladies, a properly fitting top for men (where the fabric isn’t too loose and some nappy rash cream when it strikes. This acts as a barrier cream and this protects the skin from the textile

44. Office Coffee Cups And Bacteria

A survey was taken of office coffee cups and found to be wanting where bacteria is concerned. It was found that cups contained traces of E.coli or faecal matter. Traces of bacteria found on cups included the following:

• Enterobacter loacae
• Enterobacter aggoeran
• Klebsiella pneumoniae
• Citrobacter frundii
• Serratia liquefacians
• Serratia macesans
• Acinetobacter caloaceticus

Although these bacteria in themselves won’t necessarily cause illness they can affect those with a sensitive immune systems. And 60% of the cups contained coliform bacteria which is greater than the 10% observed in household cutlery and cookery.

The main culprits were swilling out with warm water, using clothes that don’t get properly washed (at high enough temperatures to kill the bugs) and not washing hands properly after using the toilet. The best solution was found to be the installation of drinks machines with disposable cups.

43. Bottled Water

The bottled water industry that is worth £1.6 billion/yr (2006) and how we’re being conned into believing we need to have filtered water to remain healthy. Tesco and ASDA are even selling us tap-water in their economy range, claiming that it has been filtered. They claim it is not the same as household tap water because it’s been filtered but do admit it comes from the same source.

Tap water is perfectly safe to drink just as it is, and not mentioned on the programme but there is research that shows it’s better for us because it builds up the immune system.

The Mayo Clinic claims that both types of water are sufficiently regulated but that certain groups may be susceptible to illness from drinking tap water, such as:

• If you are undergoing chemotherapy
• Living with HIV/AIDS
• Have received a transplant
• Are pregnant
• The elderly
• Children

At the website Education they have an interesting experiment you can carry out yourself to compare tap and bottled and what the indicators mean.

The debate rages on, but here’s a final reference on the matter from Wikipedia, it’s fairly extensive but inconclusive, I think the jury is out.

42. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)

New research has revealed that on the exercise front all we need to do is 3-minutes of high intensity training or short intermittent bursts of intense anaerobic exercise per week. How exciting!!!

A typical HIT programme is said to go something like this:

• 3 x 30-seconds of high impact (cardiovascular training) such as the running machine or a spin class
• Followed by 1-2 minute intervals of rest in between

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• Repeat 3 x a week

This will improve your fitness levels, your insulin sensitivity to the same degree if not better in some case then the current ‘norm’ of 150-minutes of jogging or walking a week.

According to Barry Jay a Hollywood Celebrity Trainer, HIT is the best way to get results, because you raise your heart rate and recover quickly, you quickly go in and out of the fat-burning zone, you’re pushing your body to limits in short spurts. He claims he’s seen the evidence of how people’s bodies change.

41. Deep Tissue Massage

It’s claimed that deep-tissue massage can be quite damaging in the wrong hands, causing skeletal injuries, permanent nerve damage and paralysis. If soft tissue is damaged it can be a long and painful recovery.

So it’s vitally important to ensure you are in the RIGHT hands regarding all things physical, mental and emotional. A really good way is to google them, check their testimonials and have a conversation with them beforehand. The thing is that there is such a thing as a practitioner/client fit, and that’s what you’re looking for. When you find someone you resonate with. the rest is eazy-peazy and is less likely to lead to injury or mishap.

Taking Care

Clearly the key to all health and wellness recovery is discovering what works best for you, and I hope these insights help, I’m learning a lot too.

And that’s it for the countdown this time.

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Previously – 50-45: 50-Shocking Facts About Diet And Exercise 1
Next time – 40-36: 50-Shocking Facts About Diet And Exercise 3

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When it comes to making better decisions, addressing what stops you is a very good place to start. Are you ready to take the plunge?