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Greg Crister, Greg Critser, Bob Harper, Bob Critser Harper
The Skinny Rules
English · Hardback
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Informationen zum Autor Bob Harper is a world-renowned fitness trainer and star of the NBC reality series The Biggest Loser, which finished thirteenth season in 2012. With several bestselling fitness DVDs, his own line of supplements, an online fitness club, as well as the inspirational book Are You Ready? to his credit, Harper still teaches a local spin class where he resides in Los Angeles with his dog Karl. Greg Critser is a longtime science and medical journalist. The author of the international bestseller Fat Land: How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World, he lives in Pasadena, California. Klappentext The superstar trainer and co-host of NBC's hit show "The Biggest Loser" guides readers on how to lose the pounds--boiling Harper's vast knowledge of nutrition! weight-loss strategy! and human nature down to 20 simple! nonnegotiable principles. RULE 1 DRINK A LARGE GLASS OF WATER BEFORE EVERY MEAL—NO EXCUSES! This has got to be the easiest rule there is. Which is a good place to start. But it’s also one of the most important rules there is. You simply must stay hydrated. At a minimum I want you to drink a large glass of water before every meal. But I’d prefer that you drink at least five glasses of water a day, the first one within fifteen minutes of waking. Now, do I really need to harass you about this? I do. Because during the process of losing weight, nothing is so crucial to your success. Water keeps your organs healthy while you’re sweating, keeps food moving through the system, and makes you feel full. Let me put this plainly: drinking water helps you lose weight. You can see this most vividly in very overweight children. Recently, a group of Israeli researchers examined the resting energy expenditure (REE) of twenty-one obese children. REE refers to the rate at which you burn calories when you are sleeping, watching TV, or just simply sitting there and staring into space. The researchers gave the kids a large serving of cold water, then began measuring the REE every 10 minutes. The reaction was more robust than anticipated. Within 24 minutes, REE began increasing. By 57 minutes, REE had increased by 25 percent, and this effect lasted 40 minutes. Did you get that? Just by drinking water, your body increases its burning of calories. The scientists estimated that, if you just do this, you’ll burn off an extra three pounds over the next year. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but I’ll take it. Won’t you? The contestants on The Biggest Loser are usually chronically dehydrated, and their collective experience shows another reason to drink lots of water. They are usually pretty big consumers of salt before they come on the show. They eat it unknowingly—in the fried and highly processed foods that are their usual mealtime fare and that helped make them so overweight in the first place—and knowingly; too many of them often add salt to whatever they are served. They are usually eating so much salt that they have begun to mess up the delicate mechanisms of chemical balance so vital to our bodies. When the kidneys are swamped with salt and without adequate liquids, you don’t get enough potassium. That and other minerals are absolutely key to weight loss. And as my private fitness clients have shown me, drinking more water helps in other physical ways as well. When they start conscientiously drinking lots of water, their workouts improve. They get less muscle fatigue, they recuperate faster, and they don’t feel groggy in the afternoon. Simple Hydration Tips Make it your premeal policy: drink a large glass of water before every meal. No excuses. End the day with preparation for a good start to the next: put a large, full glass of water on your bedstand every night and drink it when you wake up, every morning. Get a little extra bang for your effort...
Product details
Authors | Greg Crister, Greg Critser, Bob Harper, Bob Critser Harper |
Publisher | Ballantine |
Languages | English |
Product format | Hardback |
Released | 15.05.2012 |
EAN | 9780345533128 |
ISBN | 978-0-345-53312-8 |
No. of pages | 304 |
Dimensions | 150 mm x 218 mm x 23 mm |
Series |
Ballantine Books Skinny Rules Skinny Rules |
Subject |
Guides
> Health
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