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Interests => Health & Fitness => Topic started by: Inga on December 13, 2008, 01:50:21 PM
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A pound of body fat is equal to 3500 calories (give or take a few).
And for all of you remedial math students, if you burn an extra 500 calories every day of the week, you should lose 1 pound of fat per week.The average man weighs 191 lbs. The average woman weighs 164.
The following list highlights activities that will burn 500 calories.
Perform one of these activities each and every day and you will burn off 3500 calories, or 1 pound of squishy body-fat each week.
1.Bicycling, leisure, Slower than 10 mph, to work or for pleasurefor 2+ hours.
2.Fooling around for 5+ hours.
3.Calisthenics, heavy, vigorous effort, Including pushups, situps, pullups, jumping jacks for 1 hour.
4.Multiple household tasks all at once, moderate effort for 2 hours.
5.Ballroom, slow, Waltz, foxtrot, slow dancing, samba, tango, 19th century, mambo, chacha for 3 hours.
6.Carrying infant or 15 pound load (e.g. suitcase), level ground or downstairs for 2.5 hours.
7.Sitting while talking, Including talking on the phone for 13 hours.
8.Gardening, general for 1.5 hours.
9.Swimming laps, freestyle, slow, moderate or light effort for 1 hour.
10.Mowing lawn, walk, power mower for 1.5 hours.
So the primary goal is to keep moving and stay active. :spork:
Third party by: Developing Healthy Habits.
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FYI: Back when I had to fit into velvet stage pants (with cheesecloth crotch) on one day's notice, I could take my waist down one inch by doing what I called "Curls".
Lie flat on your back and, with your legs together, rotate your legs 360d letting your knees-to-chest be the 180d mark.
Repeat 100 times.
(no wonder I can't walk today)
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live on the third floor of any building.
after you take a bite to eat, throw your fork out the window.
retrieve.
repeat.
:-)
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live on the third floor of any building.
after you take a bite to eat, throw your fork out the window.
retrieve.
repeat.
:-)
You modified that from your AA handbook, didn't you?
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You modified that from your AA handbook, didn't you?
I am NOT an alcoholic. I am a drunk. alcoholics go to meetings. :-)
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I am NOT an alcoholic. I am a drunk. alcoholics go to meetings. :-)
Oh, I am so sorry. I left off an "A". I was talking about changing your own oil.
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Oh, I am so sorry. I left off an "A". I was talking about changing your own oil.
:rofl:
I am sending myself to rehab for Christmas. :-)
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FYI: Back when I had to fit into velvet stage pants (with cheesecloth crotch) on one day's notice, I could take my waist down one inch by doing what I called "Curls".
Lie flat on your back and, with your legs together, rotate your legs 360d letting your knees-to-chest be the 180d mark.
Repeat 100 times.
(no wonder I can't walk today)
LOL :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
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The many ways to loose a pound. Amazing stories.... :-)
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The many ways to loose a pound. Amazing stories.... :-)
I apologize for messing up your thread, Inga. I will try to behave. :wink:
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LOL :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
It worked, I swear!
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11. Laughter shreds pounds and gain muscle. WE you haven't done anything wrong. I love it.
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A pound of body fat is equal to 3500 calories (give or take a few).
And for all of you remedial math students, if you burn an extra 500 calories every day of the week, you should lose 1 pound of fat per week.The average man weighs 191 lbs. The average woman weighs 164.
2.Fooling around for 5+ hours.
As my husband would say "Me and what other 4 men?" :-)
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lol,:rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
An hour a piece would work. :tongue:
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lol,:rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
An hour a piece would work. :tongue:
Hehehe, I stole that line from a co-worker who was trying to have a child and was told by the doc that he had to have sex with his wife for 5 straight days when she was ready. He said, "me and what 4 other guys?"
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FYI: Back when I had to fit into velvet stage pants (with cheesecloth crotch) on one day's notice, I could take my waist down one inch by doing what I called "Curls".
Lie flat on your back and, with your legs together, rotate your legs 360d letting your knees-to-chest be the 180d mark.
Repeat 100 times.
(no wonder I can't walk today)
Oh what I would give to see you in your velvet cheesecloth crotch pants.... :naughty:
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Oh what I would give to see you in your velvet cheesecloth crotch pants.... :naughty:
and I was just apologizing to Inga for messing up her thread. :uhsure: :-)
what the hell. where schad posts, the board will follow. :wink: and this forum could use the traffic. :-)
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Oh what I would give to see you in your velvet cheesecloth crotch pants.... :naughty:
Just $14.95 to Nantuck-It Ent.
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Just $14.95 to Nantuck-It Ent.
Oh behave!
So what color velvet? :naughty:
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and I was just apologizing to Inga for messing up her thread. :uhsure: :-)
what the hell. where schad posts, the board will follow. :wink: and this forum could use the traffic. :-)
Oh you give me too much credit, but I have fun.
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Oh you give me too much credit, but I have fun.
fun is what we are all about. well, that and conservative politics. :uhsure:
but we have a good time while we are at it :wink:
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fun is what we are all about. well, that and conservative politics. :uhsure:
but we have a good time while we are at it :wink:
How much fun do you have going at it? :-)
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How much fun do you have going at it? :-)
see? that is what is totally incredible about you. there is NO WAY out of that question. no matter what I say, I am still dead three posts later. :tongue:
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see? that is what is totally incredible about you. there is NO WAY out of that question. no matter what I say, I am still dead three posts later. :tongue:
Righto...back to the banana thread for you. :naughty:
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Righto...back to the banana thread for you. :naughty:
you, my dear, are a walking, talking minefield. :-)
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you, my dear, are a walking, talking minefield. :-)
Speaking of which, anti-war protesters used to throw prosthetic limbs at us on our way into work. Weird how I just thought of that.
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Speaking of which, anti-war protesters used to throw prosthetic limbs at us on our way into work. Weird how I just thought of that.
WE: prosthetic limbs. I get it. :-)
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WE: prosthetic limbs. I get it. :-)
Now it's my turn to be speechless. :-)
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Now it's my turn to be speechless. :-)
mark your calendars, everyone. it took a quintuple-entendre to do it, but Schad is speechless. :-)
I am very proud of myself right now. :lmao: