Ho hum, today I was far to tired to contemplate reading anything about statistics and science so I started to record my favourite heatlhy recipes instead. These have been tried and tested by myself and my Nutrition patients. Perhaps I shall put them in a document in case anyone wants to download them.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Today my babies needed me more than HIIE did!
I started writing about HIIE which is an ongoing piece of work and shall soon be published – I forgot how much brain power and unbroken time reading research requires. Not conducive to also jiggling and feeding an unsettled baby, painting and taking my toddler to the zoo and making the most of hubby being on holiday. We had a good day though 
Aerobic Exercise doesn’t burn fat…say what?!
Well that’s great news if you are feeling lazy huh? No need to go for that run then…
I was reading some research today about effects of food and exercise on weight loss. Yep I’m interesting like that, it’s how I spend my spare time J I stumbled across some research from that stated “The effect of regular aerobic exercise on body fat is negligible; however, other forms of exercise may have a greater impact on body composition. For example, emerging research examining high-intensity intermittent exercise (HIIE) indicates that it may be more effective at reducing subcutaneous and abdominal body fat than other types of exercise. The mechanisms underlying the fat reduction induced by HIIE, however, are undetermined. Regular HIIE has been shown to significantly increase both aerobic and anaerobic fitness. HIIE also significantly lowers insulin resistance and results in a number of skeletal muscle adaptations that result in enhanced skeletal muscle fat oxidation and improved glucose tolerance. This review summarizes the results of HIIE studies on fat loss, fitness, insulin resistance, and skeletal muscle. Possible mechanisms underlying HIIE-induced fat loss and implications for the use of HIIE in the treatment and prevention of obesity are also discussed.” (Boutcher, 2011)
In other words doing HIIE for some reason, burns fat like no other exercise. What about those super skinny marathon runners though? Well they haven’t just burnt fat, they’ve burnt the hell out of everything in their bodies, mostly because they can’t run that fast or far if they are carrying much weight. Most of us aren’t needing to burn so much total body and really just want to burn some fat, firm up our muscle tone (it’s muscle that makes us looked toned) and increase our metabolism – so that we can have that chocolate/beer/wine/cake/kebab etc later on and still look like a complete god/goddess….or close enough to it in our own minds.
The Olympics fascinated me this year. How amazing were they all?! Admittedly I was torn between who to cheer on – being Australian but living in the UK. Anyhow those who do a number of different sports particularly got me thinking. Those Heptathlete’s are amazing. They have to have just enough muscle to throw stuff and to sprint but not too much weight so that they can run further and jump as well. They have the perfect balance in my opinion. Lean and strong. Not to mention that Jess Ellis has 80k likes on a facebook page for her bum so it must look pretty good to a few others too! I wouldn’t mind having a bum like that. How can I get it without working out full time though hmm…?
Tomorrow I shall attempt to break down and summarise these benefits mentioned above:
- Increase aerobic fitness
- Increase anaerobic fitness
- Lowers insulin resistance
- Skeletal muscle adaption
- Improved Glucose tolerance
I shall also try to explain what HIIE is and what it means to you, and me, and how I can get that bum…!
Boutcher, Stephen H. High-Intensity Intermittent Exercise and Fat Loss. Hindawi Publishing Corporation. Journal of Obesity. Volume 2011, Article ID 868305, 10 pages.
Holy mackerel!
I’m eating fish again!! Good quality, whole fish jam packed with Omega 3 and other healthy goodies. “If it’s so good why did you stop” you ask. One word (or is it more?). BBQ! I dont like to cook fish inside in the summer because it smells. We recently bought a new BBQ so I dont even have to cook it. I just take it out of the freezer and place it in a rather obvious place in the kitchen – you girls know what I mean by an obvious place don’t you, like the middle of the floor or next to the beer ;) – and the husband miraculously stumbles across it. He then thinks ”me find fish (chest banging to ensue here), me cook fish for family”. Actually he even made a sauce for it last night so I should be a little more accommodating. Thank you husband! It was delicious. It may have even taken the edge of my hangover.
So why is this mackerel so good for us? And what is Omega 3 when it’s at home? Well the little mackerel swim around the sea chomping on some tasty algae then when they decide to grace our plates they are full of the algae containing omega 3. So yes you could just eat algae but I personally prefer the fish – cooked on the BBQ of course.
This Omega 3 is essentially a lubricant. It makes our nerves, arteries and skin and hair softer and more pliable. Like if you have a piece of wood and it gets all dried out you need to lubricate it or it will start to break apart. Not good if thats a nerve. That would make your movements all shaky and jagged. As for soft healthy hair – I could do with some of that! Along with a healthier scalp rather than the dried mess I currently have. I can thank breastfeeding for that. Ive even ordered some fish oil capsules to increase my dose and get my skin and scalp and hair all nice and glowy and healthy.
What am I doing here?!
After my first flush of excitement of blogging I seem to have lost my bloggy mojo. What am I doing here? Perhaps its best to analyse this after sleep not now. Night night!
