In today’s Wellness Minute we let parents know which fast food kids meal is okay and which can help to make your kid overweight. Most fast food kids meals are over 400 calories and very high in sodium and fat. Subway typically comes out on top because they include a juice box and fruit instead of soda and fries. The bottom line is that the parents must get involved and ask for the nutritional information from the restaurant or go to the restaurants website and look for it there. You can’t assume that since it’s a kids meal that it is healthy and has less calories. Take a listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
In today’s Wellness Minute we let men know the stats on the different ways they died last year. One guy was killed by a shark. 40 were struck by lightning. 5 were bitten by a spider. The big causes of death for men were heart disease and cancers - each killing over 300,000 men. Remember, those two can kind of be prevented if you exercise and and eat right. Take a listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
In today’s Wellness Minute we discuss the pros and cons of changing to a healthier more active lifestyle. Some of the pro’s are: you can now fit into your old clothes; you probably can lower some of your medications, you have more energy and are in better physical shape. But there are some cons…Exercising everyday is time consuming; you can no longer eat whatever you want when you want it and you probably have to cut back on going out drinking and eating with friends and family.Take a listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
In today’s Wellness Minute we give you some tips on how to make your favorite foods healthier. When making guacamole just leave out the sour cream, mayo and cheese. For chicken lovers try roasted or grilled not fired. Eat your corn on the cob commando with out the butter. Take a listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
In today’s Wellness Minute we give you tips in order to help your kids play sports safer.
Children are at greater risk than adults from sports and recreational injuries since they are unable to assess the risks involved and have less coordination, slower reaction times, and less accuracy. Children develop at different rates, both physically and psychologically. A less developed child competing against a more mature child of the same age and weight is at a disadvantage and may be at a greater risk for injury.
Children ages 5 to 14 account for nearly 40% of sports-related injuries for all ages. The rate and severity for sports-related injury increases with a child’s age. Children who are new to a sport or activity are at greater risk of a sports- or recreation-related injury.
Children who do not wear or use protective equipment are at a greater risk of sustaining sports-related injuries. Lack of awareness for potential injury, inappropriate or unavailable equipment, and lack of money to purchase equipment are some of the reasons children do not use protective equipment.
Sports:
Baseball has the highest fatality rate among all sports for children ages 5 to 14. Each year, 3 to 4 children die from injuries sustained while playing baseball
Gymnastics has one of the highest injury rates among girls’ sports and the risk of injury increases with the level of competition
Basketball: In 2002, Most injuries out of all sports than 207,400 children ages 5 to 14 were treated in hospital emergency rooms for basketball-related injuries
Recreational Activities
Bicycling: Most injuries come from bikeing than any other recreational activitymore than 373,000 children aged 14 and under were treated in hospital emergency rooms for bicycle-related injuries.
Playgrounds: #2 Nearly 20 children ages 14 and under die every year from playground related injuries.
PREVENTION TIPS
Protective equipment, biking helmet, shin guards, mouth piece safe play conditions (e.g. field surfacing, maintenance) and development
Children should wear appropriate safety gear when participating in sports and recreational activities.
Make sure proper physical and psychological conditioning, use of appropriate safety equipment, a safe playing environment, adequate adult supervision, and safety rules that are enforced are included in any sports program.
Provide children with proper training and skills building when they are learning a new sport.
Match and group children according to similar skill level,
On tonight’s show Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy learn all about Craig Pepin-Donat’s mission to help people get accurate information about health and fitness. Craig is the Fit Advocate and the brains behind the free webinar series The People’s Guide To Health.
The International Health & Fitness Symposium brings together twelve of the world’s top health, fitness, nutrition and lifestyle experts in an exclusive one-of-a-kind event to share their knowledge- and secrets- to better health, happiness and longevity. We are united in our passion to improve and extend lives.
Craig formed The International Health & Fitness Symposium with the singular mission of giving people just like you the unbiased, professional, and often suppressed information you need to make healthy lifestyle choices.His panel of experts cut through the clutter and misinformation to deliver hundreds of answers that you can use in your life today. These are real solutions for real people.The best of each panelist’s recommendations are compiled in The People’s Guide to Health, Happiness and Longevity. Each expert delivers detailed information to help you make simple but effective changes that will have a major impact on your life.
For more information about Craig and his International Fitness Symposium check out his websites www.fitadvocate.com and www.ThePeoplesGuidetoHealth.com. And be sure to sign up for his free webinar series where you can listen and learn from the best of the best in health and fitness. Shameless Plug… Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy will be featured on a webinar on July 31 at 9pm EST. You don’t want to miss that one!
In today’s Wellness Minute we share with you the things you should be throwing away and when in order to stay healthy at home. Start with your pillows - you should be getting new pillows every year. And that mattress should go about every 10 years. Take a listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
In today’s Wellness Minute we tell you some of the health benefits of running. We know it is an acquired taste but it can help you live a healthier and more active life. A good way to start a running program is go for a run with an experienced runner who can show you the ropes. He/She can make sure your pace is right and your form is good. Running helps improve your mood by increasing those endorphin levels. It also can improve your blood chemistry and prevent bone and muscle loss. As well as helping you lose weight by burning calories. Take a listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
In today’s Wellness Minute we give you some tips on how to tell if a study you read in the news is really valid or junk science. If it involves an exotics fruit from a faraway country - beware. Make sure the study says it was “double blind;” that there were more than a handful of participants tested; that it was done over a long period of time. Also see who funded it - a lot of times there is a self serving bias in order to promote results that benefits the funder. Also which journal was it published in? Take a listen right now to hear Dr Fitness’ tips. Dr Fitness and the Fat Guy’s Wellness Minutes improve your health in 3 minutes a day or less. Now available on iTunes right here
information about health and fitness. Craig is the Fit Advocate and the brains behind the free webinar series The People’s Guide To Health.