Tips from Dr.Bill

You can go into any large gym in the country and see scores of folks
on treadmills, ellipticals, stairclimbers, stationary bikes and
spinning machines. They think that using these machines for long
periods of time will help them lose weight and get fit.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

In fact, overdoing the cardio, or overexercising in any form, can
have a deleterious effect on your health. This might come as quite a
surprise to the health industry and to the millions of people who
are doing themselves more harm than good.

As it pertains to weight loss, the idea of exhausting calories
through constant exercise has proven to be inaccurate.
Overexercising actually increases your appetite, as many a
discouraged Lardassian has found out, the hard way. The combination
of stressful exercise and extra eating winds up being a fat
gridlock.

The way to break the fat gridlock is to move regularly, at a slow,
easy pace. You can do this by walking, hiking, cycling, or by any
light aerobic activity. This is far different advice than you will
get from 99% of personal trainers and gym rats, who usually advise
raising your heartbeat to an almost maximum level and then
sustaining that level for a period of time.

This may be the way to train elite athletes, but most of us don't
fit in that category. To lose some weight, you need to operate in
the 55 to 75% of maximum heart rate capacity. That's good enough to
get results, and you'll avoid the need to take in more fuel, which
won't help you at all.

Now I'm sure that someone is thinking, "Should I ever run fast, or
sprint?"

The answer to that is: Yes.

If you want to max out, you can do it once, maybe twice a week.
Believe me, you don't need to do that much, or for very long. This
type of workout should only be done, once you get yourself into
moderately good shape. I have used this with a lot of success and it
doesn't take but 15 minutes, maximum.

When I started doing this, I measured off about 40 yards. I then
sprinted the forty yards, as fast as I could go. (I did this up a
hill, because of my bad knees.) Then, I walked back to the starting
point, which gave me a minute of rest, and then I did it again. When
I started this, I could only do 5 sprints and they really took the
wind out of my sails. I can now do 13 or 14, but usually I only do 8
or 10. That's it, that's the entire workout and you don't need a
minute more.

The actual exercise time is about 20-25 seconds for each sprint. (So
you can obviously see I'm not Usain Bolt.)

You also need to warm up before and stretch out after this type of
exercise. You will get even more benefits from walking and this
short sprinting session, once or twice a week, than from many hours
of mind numbing and stress inducing cardio. Yes...long cardio
sessions induce a lot of stress, which tempers any metabolic
benefits.

If you want to get old before your time, keep logging those marathon
cardio sessions. If you want to stay young, listen to me and take my
Powerhouse Omega Formula, along with moderate exercise and eating
right:

How Not To Fix Your Tush

While most of us have a little common sense, the closer you get to
the Jersey Shore, the more precious that commodity becomes. In a FOX
NEWS story, written by David Gutierrez, it appears that some serious
shortcuts were taken on six New Jersey women, who thought they could
improve their hindquarters on the cheap, which is never a good idea
when you talk about plastic surgery.

All six women ended up being hospitalized...after having their "S"
shot up with...bathroom caulking.

Hospital sources, who asked to remain anonymous, said that the
womens's tucchusez looked like "moonscapes." (I don't think that was
meant as a compliment.)

In addition to the caulking, there were traces of petroleum jelly
and non-medical grade silicone, all the stuff you might use to keep
water from running down the walls and ceilings.

In a bit of unintended humor, an official from the state voiced
concerns over "back alley butt jobs." He also added this gem, "If it
looks too cheap, there's probably a reason it's too cheap. (You can
always count on a bureaucrat to add something to a story.)

The president of the New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons says
that "butt jobs" are relatively rare, and the reason is that the
surgery has big risks, chief among them that the silicone can shift,
when you sit down. (Giving new life to "Howse it hangin'?")

In other important news, my latest project, Exercise for People Over
50, is almost ready.

Here's the first exercise:

Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty
of room at each side.

With a 5 lb potato bag in each hand, extend your arms straight out
from your sides and hold them as long as you can. Try to reach a
full minute and then, relax.

With each passing day, you'll find that you can hold this position a
little longer. After a couple of weeks, move up to 10 lb bags.

Then try 25 lb, 50 lb, and eventually try to get to where you can
lift a 100 lb potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight
for a full minute.

(I'm at this level.)

After you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag.

I'll be back tomorrow with more.

With my best wishes for your optimum health,
from Dr.Bill