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How I lost more than 50 pounds – Part II

Sweat 365 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:36:44 +0000

Yesterday Brad talked about what he ate while losing 50 pounds. Today Brad talks about how his exercise program.

If you read my last post, you know that up until this time, I had not been very physically active my whole life. I was a hard-core computer geek. I got into computers in 5th grade (way back in 1980). I spent all my free time coding and thinking about computers. Sure I played video games, but mostly I wrote code.

How I lost more than 50 pounds

Sweat 365 — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:16:12 +0000

This is the story of Brad, an over 200 lbs, lifetime couch potatoe, who decided he had enough. Since taking on his fitness, he has now completed two ironman competitions – and he’s just getting started.

His story goes something like this…

I lived the first 34 years of my life like any geek… mostly sitting around, playing video games, watching TV, working at a desk, staying up all night hacking on some cool piece of code that makes other computer geeks like me say “damn that’s cool”…

Irregular exercise may add pounds

Sweat 365 — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:25:41 +0000

Taking too long of a break from exercise, or exercising irregularly may be worse than originally thought according to a study by Paul Williams of Berkeley Lab’s Life Science Division. The study found that the key to staying trim is to remain active year round, year after year, and to avoid seasonal and irregular exercise patterns.

Doctors prescribe exercise for depression

Sweat 365 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:56:40 +0000

A leading UK charity has published the results of a study showing that doctors are prescribing exercise as a treatment for depression has risen significantly over the last three years.

The study said that 22% of doctors now prescribe exercise as one of three preferred treatment programs for depression. The rate was only 5% three years ago.

Community and Education Lead to Weight Loss

Sweat 365 — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:17:27 +0000

A study has shown that healthy eating and an active lifestyle through collaberation with community members and experts can lead to weight loss and behavior change.

The study was done in Harlem, a predominately minority community with a high rate of obesity and diabetes.

Waist Circumference may be better than BMI

Sweat 365 — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:13:20 +0000

The BMI calculation as a measure of fatness has come under increasing attacks as to its accuracy. Now a study has been done that indicates measuring your waist circumference may be a better measure than the BMI calculation for measuring excess body fat.

It has been proven that excess body fat is a risk factor for your health. Measuring waist circumference, as an index of abdominal fat proved to have a high correlation with excess body fat.

The Power of Tracking your workouts

Sweat 365 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:10:46 +0000

Lisa Sabin gives five powerful reasons to start tracking your workouts if you want to be more successful. This is true whether you are dieting, beginning a fitness program, or simply want to improve on your best times.

Here are the five reasons:

Stay Motivated. People who track their workouts tend to stay more motivated than those who do not track their workouts
Watch your stats grow. There is something magical about watching your stats accumulate over the year.
Attention to Detal. Tracking your workouts brings better focus because you are paying attention to what you are doing.
Organization and Planning. Once you start tracking, its much easier to stay organized and have a game plan for improvement.
Record of what’s been done. By tracking your workouts, you can go back and see what has and hasn’t worked in the past.

Read the entire article here.

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Run your first Marathon

Sweat 365 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:48:05 +0000

The marathon gives the ordinary person an opportunity to do something extraordinary. Those who’ve run a marthon know what I’m talking about. In just sixteen weeks, you could join the club of people who have completed a marathon.

Get your free training plans

Sweat365 has other training plans as well. Whether you are a beginning runner, or someone who wants to set a PR, Sweat365 has the plan for you. Plans range from 5k up to Marathon distances.

Best Fitness Community

Sweat 365 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:44:39 +0000

Endorphins2.0 has a great post about various fitness communities. He is a triathlete looking for a community of fellow athletes and also looking for a training logbook that works for him.

Sweat365 was rated highest on the list. While he is looking forward to some of the upcoming features on Sweat365, he feels it is the best of both breeds right now.

Read his entire article.

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Join a Fitness Community

Sweat 365 — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:50:42 +0000

Sweat365 is an online media platform for everyday athletes. The online community provides members with the opportunity to interact with and learn from athletes all over the globe, as well as finding training partners with similar goals. Sweat365 provides a highly engaged and supportive community, as well as training tips and fitness tracking tools. Combined, these elements enable members to motivate and inspire each other as they work to achieve their fitness goals.

Sweat365 is dedicated to supporting your every day fitness, no matter what your level and no matter what your goals. We envision a world where nobody pursues fitness in a vacuum. We’re creating a powerful fitness, diet, and social media ecosystem that includes:

A state of the art personal publishing platform
Easy to use logbook that allows users to track their exercises, weight loss progress, or training progress toward a fitness goal.
An online magazine and library written by experts and everyday users.
Training plans and fitness guides to help consumers meet their fitness goals.

Come and be a part of our growing community of everyday athletes. Start tracking your workouts, and get immediate feedback on your progress. Start interacting with the community and get the support you need.

If you already have an existing blog, no problem. At Sweat365, you can add your current blog to our community, and still benefit from both being a part of the community and from our online training tools. You can even show your fitness results on any website you want.

We’ll deliver you inspiration to move more – every day!!!