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3 rounds for time of:
Row 500
21 KB swings
Run 400

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There was an article in the paper the other day written by my favorite doctor, Dr Mehmet Oz. You know, the guy that has taken how many thousands of dollars from Oprah to help her lose weight. Dr Oz is a self proclaimed health expert and because he is on TV everyone believes everything he says regardless of any fact or science behind his musings. Anyways, in the article he was bashing coconut oil and he ended it by saying "What makes you lean and healthy isn't the trend of the month PR it's a no BS (bad science- thats funny given his total disregard for science) lifestyle: plenty of fruits, vegetables, beans, fish, and whole grains that fill you up without filling you out; modest amounts of skinless white meat poultry and the good fats found in nuts, avocados, olive and canola oils; and walking for 30 minutes every day."

I'm not even going to touch the nutrition thing here. But walking 30 minutes a day? This is the most common  advice given by doctors everywhere. I've even heard to warm up before walking. What do you do to warm up for a walk? Lie down? Take a nap? If half the population is considered obese, you mean to tell me those people don't walk for 30 minutes a day. Who the hell doesn't walk at lease 30 minutes a day? Let's look at it like this. Add up all the time you spend on your feet walking around just to get through the day doing the things you need to do to live. Hell, in today's society smokers probably walk for one or two minutes just to get to and from smoke breaks. Some one with a two pack a day habit according to Dr Oz's exercise plan could be one of the healthiest persons on the planet. I would bet almost everyone spends at least 30 minutes a day walking. Does walking for 30 minutes continuously somehow make all the difference? Walking only takes slightly more effort then standing upright. Maybe standing up for 60 minutes a day would be a good way to be lean and healthy?

Comments

[Julie]

"What do you do to warm up for a walk? Lie down? Take a nap?"

LOL!

I've always thought of walking as recreation, as fun. It's a chance to get out of my office for an hour or so for some fresh air and sunshine, away from phones, email, infernal office chit-chat, the boss... My concentration and mood are all the better for it for the rest of the day and for that alone I'm a fan of it. But yeah, no way is it enough on its own.

[Amy]

Julie, I agree, I enjoy walking as a break from work, and not viewing it as exercise makes it all the more enjoyable. You see people cranking out the miles on the creek path and it looks like drudgery, that's just wrong.

I believe there is a quote about walking on the Tim's Rants poster. We should all be reading that poster on a regular basis so we know best how to provoke him. Study up, folks.

Have you seen stuff on those treadmill desk setups? Gah. So ridiculous and annoying.

[Julie]

Amy, at one point I was seriously considering getting one of those damn treadmill desks, so much do I hate sitting all day! LOL! Getting out mid day is much, much better.

Provoke Tim eh? Hmm. I wonder if I came to class wearing my Vibram Five Fingers would do the trick? :)

[Jesse]

A famous response from Dan John when he was asked at a strength training seminar:

"How would you incorporate running into a strength training regimen"

"Running - from what?"