Ladies, here are the answers to the last questionnaire post, compare the follow result with yours, and see whether your lifestyle is healthy or not :)
1. CORRECT ANSWER: False.
A Weight Watchers study showed that people who ate cereal right out of the box as a snack tended to munch on way too much of it in a day. Even healthy, high-fiber cereals can up the day's calorie count and halt people's weight loss. Eat cereal only with milk. This combination also decreases the meal's "calorie density" — an ounce of cereal with milk (skim, of course) has fewer calories than an ounce of cereal alone, so you'll take in fewer calories but still feel just as satisfied.
2. CORRECT ANSWER: False.
Quench your thirst with water instead. People who quaff sugar-free soft drinks are 41 percent more likely to gain weight than people who drink regular sodas, according to a University of Texas study. Experts speculate the body isn't fooled by zero-calorie sweets and that it actually searches for sugary foods to make up for calories it expected to get from a faux-sugar beverage.
3. CORRECT ANSWER: False.
You do save on calories when you take out the fat, but many fat-free dressings are loaded with sugar, and offer zero nutrition. In one study, people eating full-fat salad dressing absorbed twice the nutrients of those using reduced-fat dressing. Fat-free dressing allowed for virtually no absorption of these good guys.
4. CORRECT ANSWER: True.
Inhaling and exhaling through your nose, rather than your mouth, helps stabilize your heart rate and increase your endurance. The result? You work out longer and burn more calories. But don't get discouraged if it feels unnatural at first — it takes about six to eight workouts to perfect.
5. CORRECT ANSWER: True.
When scientists observed nearly 3,000 overweight twins, they saw that those who had previously dieted were more likely to die during the 18 years of the study than those who simply maintained the same weight. Researchers suspect that yo-yo dieting places so much stress on your body that it can outweigh the benefits of slimming down.
6. CORRECT ANSWER: C, 2.5 hours.
Yet a quarter of U.S. adults aren't active at all in their leisure time, government research concludes. More than half don't get enough of the kind of physical activity that actually helps health — walking fast enough to raise your heart rate, not just meandering, for instance.
7. CORRECT ANSWER: B, Last.
Strength-train before doing any cardiovascular work, says Ken Fitzgerald, owner of Lift Gym in New York. Why? It takes the body about 15 minutes to warm up and start burning fat. So, a 30-minute bike ride is really only burning fat for the last 15 minutes of your workout. But, if you lift weights first, your body is warmed up by the time you hit the bike, and you'll burn fat throughout the entire ride.
8. CORRECT ANSWER: C, 20%.
Brian Wansink, Ph.D., author of Mindless Eating, found that most people can eat 20 percent less without triggering feelings of hunger. Dish up 20 percent less pasta on your plate and replace it with 20 percent more vegetables.
9. CORRECT ANSWER: D, interval training.
Two minutes on the treadmill at, say, 7 mph, followed by two minutes at 5 mph, then back to 7 mph (and so on) for 20 to 45 minutes will whittle away pounds and build your endurance. Eventually, you'll be able to extend the high-intensity periods until your whole workout is done at top speed. Your body hates boredom. Give it the same workout every week, and it will stop delivering results.
CORRECT ANSWER: C, 90 minutes.
Eating a low-carbohydrate protein bar 90 minutes before you work out will enable you to exercise longer and harder (and burn more calories) than you normally would, says Steve Zim, author of Hot Point Fitness. However, that 90-minute mark is crucial. Eat any closer to your workout, and blood will rush to your stomach, actually diminishing your performance.
Hey, how is your result? Are you satisfied with the result? Congratulation to those who got 6 or above marks in the test, you are having a healthy habit and your view of healthy lifestyle is quite good. Do keep it on. To those who got less than 6, don’t be depressed by the result, you still have chance to change and improve your lifestyle, work hard on your lifelong healthy study. Cheer up ladies!
Source by Marie Claire /By Diana Vilibert
A Weight Watchers study showed that people who ate cereal right out of the box as a snack tended to munch on way too much of it in a day. Even healthy, high-fiber cereals can up the day's calorie count and halt people's weight loss. Eat cereal only with milk. This combination also decreases the meal's "calorie density" — an ounce of cereal with milk (skim, of course) has fewer calories than an ounce of cereal alone, so you'll take in fewer calories but still feel just as satisfied.
2. CORRECT ANSWER: False.
Quench your thirst with water instead. People who quaff sugar-free soft drinks are 41 percent more likely to gain weight than people who drink regular sodas, according to a University of Texas study. Experts speculate the body isn't fooled by zero-calorie sweets and that it actually searches for sugary foods to make up for calories it expected to get from a faux-sugar beverage.
3. CORRECT ANSWER: False.
You do save on calories when you take out the fat, but many fat-free dressings are loaded with sugar, and offer zero nutrition. In one study, people eating full-fat salad dressing absorbed twice the nutrients of those using reduced-fat dressing. Fat-free dressing allowed for virtually no absorption of these good guys.
4. CORRECT ANSWER: True.
Inhaling and exhaling through your nose, rather than your mouth, helps stabilize your heart rate and increase your endurance. The result? You work out longer and burn more calories. But don't get discouraged if it feels unnatural at first — it takes about six to eight workouts to perfect.
5. CORRECT ANSWER: True.
When scientists observed nearly 3,000 overweight twins, they saw that those who had previously dieted were more likely to die during the 18 years of the study than those who simply maintained the same weight. Researchers suspect that yo-yo dieting places so much stress on your body that it can outweigh the benefits of slimming down.
6. CORRECT ANSWER: C, 2.5 hours.
Yet a quarter of U.S. adults aren't active at all in their leisure time, government research concludes. More than half don't get enough of the kind of physical activity that actually helps health — walking fast enough to raise your heart rate, not just meandering, for instance.
7. CORRECT ANSWER: B, Last.
Strength-train before doing any cardiovascular work, says Ken Fitzgerald, owner of Lift Gym in New York. Why? It takes the body about 15 minutes to warm up and start burning fat. So, a 30-minute bike ride is really only burning fat for the last 15 minutes of your workout. But, if you lift weights first, your body is warmed up by the time you hit the bike, and you'll burn fat throughout the entire ride.
8. CORRECT ANSWER: C, 20%.
Brian Wansink, Ph.D., author of Mindless Eating, found that most people can eat 20 percent less without triggering feelings of hunger. Dish up 20 percent less pasta on your plate and replace it with 20 percent more vegetables.
9. CORRECT ANSWER: D, interval training.
Two minutes on the treadmill at, say, 7 mph, followed by two minutes at 5 mph, then back to 7 mph (and so on) for 20 to 45 minutes will whittle away pounds and build your endurance. Eventually, you'll be able to extend the high-intensity periods until your whole workout is done at top speed. Your body hates boredom. Give it the same workout every week, and it will stop delivering results.
CORRECT ANSWER: C, 90 minutes.
Eating a low-carbohydrate protein bar 90 minutes before you work out will enable you to exercise longer and harder (and burn more calories) than you normally would, says Steve Zim, author of Hot Point Fitness. However, that 90-minute mark is crucial. Eat any closer to your workout, and blood will rush to your stomach, actually diminishing your performance.
Hey, how is your result? Are you satisfied with the result? Congratulation to those who got 6 or above marks in the test, you are having a healthy habit and your view of healthy lifestyle is quite good. Do keep it on. To those who got less than 6, don’t be depressed by the result, you still have chance to change and improve your lifestyle, work hard on your lifelong healthy study. Cheer up ladies!
Source by Marie Claire /By Diana Vilibert
http://www.marieclaire.com/health-fitness/news/articles/weight-loss-quiz
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