What Oil to Use?

Posted by: Brian on February 16, 2012

Since there about a million cooking oils available to you at the grocery store, which one should you use? Which one shouldn’t you use? Which ones are have good fats and which ones have the bad fats?

Or, if you’ve been wondering if Lard is really that bad for you (there are worse ones in your cabinets). Is olive oil really as great as they say (go see the chart).

Andrew Wilder of the Eating Rules blog and ith Andy Bellatti of the Small Bites blog have taken the time to create THIS AWESOME CHART that lays it all out. Take a look, print it out and put it on your fridge.

Note: Soybean oil = vegetable oil.

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Friday Night Athletic Conditioning

Posted by: Brian on February 14, 2012

Friday night is back on the schedule and ready for your reservation.

Join us Friday evening at 5:30pm at 3813 N Lincoln for a great weekend-kickoff workout. And following the workout this Friday 2/17 we will feature some adult beverages and some social time so you can chat with all your Motiv friends.

See you then!

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Another Reason to Take the Stairs

Posted by: Brian on January 11, 2012

Time! More time in the day for you!

Yes, of course we all know taking the stairs is healthier than the elevator. But there is another reason: you’ll save time.

According to a new study by a group of Saskatchewan hospital doctors, it takes twice as long – 37.5 seconds – to get to a designated floor by elevator versus the stairs.

The difference was almost entirely due to the time spent waiting for the elevator to arrive, said co-author Dr. Thomas Wilson, a professor in the college of medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.

Overall, taking the stairs over the elevator saved about 15 minutes each day – about a three per cent time savings in a typical eight-hour work day.

“You could probably do something more useful with that time than wait for an elevator to come,” Wilson said.

The study appears in this week’s issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Read more: news article here. Now, this is not a peer reviewed article. But it is a good point.

Here at Motiv, we never take the elevator at work.  Of course, we are only on one floor…

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The Science of Weight Loss

Posted by: Brian on January 9, 2012

Is undecided. But a very popular topic.

Books like Good Calorie, Bad Calorie by Gary Taubes (and his more reputable critics) have made the science of weight loss best sellers. Which is good, since the more we know, the better. But there is still lot to learn.

In the New York Times Tara Parker-Pope writes a good summary article on the challenges of weight loss and the science behind it. The article is  here.  She has a good summary:

So where does that leave a person who wants to lose a sizable amount of weight? Weight-loss scientists say they believe that once more people understand the genetic and biological challenges of keeping weight off, doctors and patients will approach weight loss more realistically and more compassionately. At the very least, the science may compel people who are already overweight to work harder to make sure they don’t put on additional pounds.

Educate yourself on the science of weight loss. Work smart in 2012 to lose that weight and keep it off.

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