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Posts Tagged ‘Exercising’

Calories in Alcohol

Posted by terrepruitt on December 26, 2009

Tis the season I am sure you know that different alcoholic beverages have different nutiritional value. I am not going to post about the negative issues on alcohol, we all know that it is not the best thing that we can be including in our diet. There are choices that can be made when you know a few things. I just wanted to remind you of a few things. According to Fitday.com

White table wine (3.5 oz) has 85 calories, 2.7 carbs, and no fat

Reisling (3.5 oz) has 80 calories, 3.7 carbs, and no fat

Gewurztraminer (3.5 oz) has 81 calories, 2.6 carbs, and no fat

Red table wine (3.5 oz) has 87.5 calories, 2.7 carbs, and no fat

Merlot (3.5 oz) has 83.3 calories, 2.5 carbs, and no fat

Zinfandel (3.5 oz) has 88.3 calories, 2.8 carbs, and no fat

Burgundy (3.5 oz) has 86.3 calories, 3.7 carbs, and no fat

Eggnog made with whole milk (8 oz) 306.2 calories, 30.7 grams of carbs, and 17 grams of fat. This is not including the alcohol.

An ounce/shot of brandy has 64.2 calories, 0 carbs, and no fat

Online is telling me that 3.4 oz of champagne has 76 calories, 2 carbs, and no fat

I am not sure what type of champagne that is and I know that I typically drink sparkling wine not champagne. I am just sharing sharing some facts since this is the time of year where many people that don’t usually drink might have a drink or two. One way to assist yourself in avoiding alcohol altogether is to volunteer to be the designated driver. That is an additional incentive to not indulge.

Whatever you do, enjoy, but remember moderation is the key. And be responsible.

I don’t have a special “Holiday Drink” but I always hear about people have special drinks they indulge in over the Holiday season. I would love to hear about your special drink. Leave a comment sharing it with us all.

Happy Holidays!

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Exercising Feet

Posted by terrepruitt on June 2, 2009

I was people watching the other day in a coffee shop in Willow Glen.  I was looking at people’s shoes and it occurred to me that people might not realize feet need exercise too.   The foot is an awesomely designed structure.  Think about it:  over 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, and a bunch of muscles and tendons, all working to support you and transport you, and sometimes even defend you.  The foot was designed to move, flex and absorb.  Your foot can be subjected to up to four times your body weight.

In Nia we workout in barefeet!Do you exercise them?  Do you even think about them?

For most people feet are in shoes most of the day.  Most shoes are very rigid and they don’t allow for the foot to bend and flex.  With that kind of captivity your feet do not move much, so the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles and tendons don’t get the workout they need.

One of the reasons Nia™ is done barefoot is to exercise the feet.  The Nia routines have us (at the very least) stepping flat foot, stepping into releve, stepping onto a heal lead, at times we use the ball of our foot flexing out toes—our entire foot gets a workout.

Nia can be done in shoes, but there is a reason why we do it in bare feet.  We want to build a strong base.  Our feet are the very bottom of that base.  According to The Nia Technique® White Belt Manual:  “Ida Rolf, the creator of Rolfing, teaches that the feet tell an entire story.  She says to develop healthy and powerful posture, to have a strong an agile body, the feet must be structurally aligned.  They must provide a firm, sturdy and flexible foundations.”

It is good for our feet to make a connection to the earth.  Nia say that our feet are the hands that touch the earth.  We have 7,000 nerve endings in our feet.  Think about how alive they would feel out of shoes, touching the floor, assisting in the health of the rest of the body.

Next time you are working out, think about how you can help your feet get some exercise too.

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