| week I was asked an interesting question concerning | | | | expended through exercise). |
| drinking beer and exercising. It seems that a former | | | | Calories IN < Calories Out (burned) = Weight Loss |
| Navy Radioman has developed quite a gut since | | | | If you can add exercise into your schedule for 20-30 |
| retiring, and was curious about whether he should | | | | minutes a day, your daily consumption of alcohol (1-2 |
| give up his beer to lose weight? Not only does the | | | | beers) will not have any additional impact on your gut. |
| gentleman enjoy drinking about 2-4 beers daily, he | | | | To lose your beer belly, you REALLY have to watch |
| also has quit exercising. Moderate beer consumption is | | | | your food and beverage intake, drink 2-4 quarts of |
| actually healthy, so I set out to define "moderate" as | | | | water a day, AND fit fitness into your world. THERE |
| well as educate on the basics of caloric intake and | | | | IS NO OTHER HEALTHY ANSWER! The exercise and |
| caloric expenditure. The radioman is not suffering | | | | workout ideas below can get you started on your |
| from a beer belly but an INACTIVITY BELLY! Yes, | | | | calorie burning plan: |
| you can still drink beer and be very fit. | | | | Workout #1: This is a great full body calorie burner: |
| Over 90 million Americans enjoy drinking beer! | | | | Repeat 3-5 times |
| Drinking moderately has been proven by many | | | | Walk, run or bike 5:00 |
| doctors, as well as the New England Journal of | | | | Squats - 20 |
| Medicine, to be a healthy component of longevity. In | | | | Pushups - 10-20 |
| fact, moderate consumption of alcohol, including beer, | | | | Situps or Crunches - 20 |
| has been proven to reduce the effects of high | | | | Workout #2: Swimming and elliptical gliding (cross |
| cholesterol, heart disease, some forms of cancer and | | | | country skiing) burn the most calories per hour (This |
| even impotence. | | | | workout can burn up to 1000 calories in one hour!) |
| Anything done in excess is naturally unhealthy. | | | | Swim 20-30 minutes non-stop |
| "Moderation" is defined by most doctors as 1-2 beers | | | | Elliptical Glide 20-30 minutes |
| a day. And NO, you cannot save up through the | | | | There is no reason why you cannot have "six pack |
| week and catch up on the weekend drinking 10-12 | | | | abs" and still drink a six pack a week. Once again, |
| beers in an evening. That is NOT moderation. There | | | | excessive beer drinking is not recommended by |
| is even a US Beer Drinking Team that links beer | | | | anyone in the health industry. If you simply enjoy |
| enthusiasts and promotes moderation, responsibility, | | | | drinking beer and are serious about your health, |
| and healthy living. | | | | moderation in drinking alcohol and eating foods high in |
| The average can of beer has over 100 calories. | | | | calories, combined with habitual daily exercise is your |
| Drinking one beer is equivalent to eating a chocolate | | | | ticket to reaching your goals. I now have a series of |
| chip cookie. Drinking four is equal to eating a Big Mac | | | | Workout plans that cater to all levels of fitness and |
| Hamburger. In order to lose weight, you have to burn | | | | can help you with developing a healthy diet with |
| off these extra calories as well as the other calories | | | | proper food choices - the Beginner, Intermediate, and |
| that you ate for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Even | | | | Advanced 45 Day plans sold on Store. For those who |
| the lightest of beers has the empty calories of | | | | are into strength training, I have recently developed |
| alcohol, which is the cause of poor health if done in | | | | a weight training plan called "Beer and Barbells" that |
| excess and without a regular exercise routine. | | | | allows you to use the additional calories of beer, or |
| Unfortunately, too many Americans live under one of | | | | milk shakes if you are under 21, to gain mass and |
| the worst stereotypes placed on a human being - | | | | strength. |
| the BEER BELLY, or as I call it, the inactivity belly. | | | | Adding exercise daily and observing the dietary |
| The "inactivity" belly is caused by excess calories in | | | | recommendations in these eBooks will enable you to |
| your diet AND lack of activity to burn the extra | | | | be the person you were yesterday without changing |
| calories. The solution to lose your beer belly is as | | | | who you are today. |
| simple as calories in must be less than calories out (or | | | | |