Making each day a little healthier

Nutrition Tip

Cutting calories is easy when you know how. Simply remove the top bun or piece of bread from your sandwich and enjoy your meal open-faced. You can save anywhere from 100 to 300 calories, depending on the type of bread or bun you are eliminating. Over the course of the year that can add up to 10 pounds - provided you don't replace the savings!


Fitness Tip

Basic Interval Treadmill Workout. This interval program should burn 15% more calories than if you run or walk at the same pace for 30 minutes. For runners begin at 5.5 mph, for walkers warm up at 3.5 mph for 5 minutes. For 3 minutes, runners increase your speed to 7.0 mph and walkers increase your speed to 4.2 mph. At the 8-9 minute, runners bring it down to 6.0 and walkers go down to 3.5, for a "recovery period." For minutes 9-12, runners go back to 7.0 and walkers to 4.2. Then again, bring yourself back down to the recovery period for another minute. Continue with this until you have completed 25 minutes and then cool down for 5 minutes at the pace you warmed up. As necessary, adjust the speed and length of your interval program but keep the same pattern throughout your workout. Overtime, increase the number of intervals working up to 45 minutes or an hour.


These tips authored by NBC Today Show on-air fitness expert Kathy Kaehler, www.healthetips.com
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