Tag: Obesity

Citi Bike Coming To New York City

May 6, 2013

Bike Share Docking Stations Go Up in Manhattan

Effective May 2013, a bike sharing service is coming to the Big Apple.  Citi Bike, the provider for the new program, says their bikes are rugged 3 speed cruisers, with sturdy aluminum frames, and durable tires.  

CITI BIKE
CITI BIKE

Across Manhattan bike share docking stations are being installed. 

330 docking stations will open in Brooklyn and Manhattan, to be filled with 6,000 share bicycles.

Bad News For Obese Riders 

The bikes carry a limit of 260 pounds, and anyone who exceeds that amount, cannot use the program.  ABC News reports on this story, ‘NYC Bike-Share Program Bans Obese Riders.’ and the New York Daily News, ‘Bike-Share Ban.’

Convenient and Inexpensive Transportation

Citi Bike is New York City’s next public transportation system, that will provide convenient and inexpensive mobility 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

The DOT has built 200 bike lane miles in all five boroughs, and commuter cycling has more than doubled in New York City since 2005.

Copyright 2013 Irene Pastore and Blue Moon Personal Training

Quick Tip: Fast Track To Cutting Calories

April 24, 2013

SMALL LIFESTYLE CHANGES ADD UP

Don’t get discouraged when you think of cutting back on your food intake. Quick tips will help you begin reducing calories.  Start with one, or more changes.  Small changes add up.  So get going!

Aim for consuming 100 to 200 fewer calories daily.

10 WAYS TO CUT BACK ON CALORIES

  • Stop snacking after dinner.
  • Give up your evening dessert.
  • Drop the latte.
  • Eat smaller portions.
  • Don’t eat when you’re not hungry.
  • Cut down on cookies, or eliminate them.
  • Skip the banana. 100 calories.
  • Say no to a milkshake. Around 320 calories.
  • Everyday cut out two pieces of bread. That’s about 260 calories. 
  • Replace soda with water, or chilled herbal tea.  Regular 12 oz. soda 140 calories, 16 oz. 187.

ADD MORE ACTIVITY TO YOUR ROUTINE

Drive less, walk more.  You’ll also save money on gasoline.

Park your car at the end of the parking lot, and take a round-trip brisk walk to the mall.  

Walk up stairs instead of using an elevator, or escalator.

Copyright 2013 Irene Pastore and Blue Moon Personal Training

Soda Wars

March 20, 2013

Soda Wars: New York Vs. Mississippi

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial ban on large soda was overturned on March 11, by Justice Milton Tingling of State Supreme Court in Manhattan.

The judge said the ban was arbitrary and capricious, with too many loopholes and exemptions, because it applied to some but not all food establishments, and to some sweetened drinks, but not others.  Read more in the March 13, 2013 issue of the New York Daily News. Continue reading “Soda Wars”

Traffic Ticket Inspires Woman To Loose 200 Pounds

September 7, 2012

No pills, no surgery.  She did it with healthy eating and staying active.

At 408 pounds, Janette Colantonio’s girth was so big, she couldn’t get the seat belt around her.  She was stopped by a police officer in Summerville, S.C., and given a ticket for not wearing her belt. Read this inspiring story “Traffic Ticket Inspires Summerville Woman To Lose More Than 200 Pounds.“

This is what her husband had to say, “You don’t need to be heavy.  Anybody can change anything they want to change.  You just have to have motivation to change it.”

South Carolina is among the fattest states in the country. For a Fat Map of the United States see the August 15, 2012 post The United States of Obesity.

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Copyright 2012 Irene Pastore and Blue Moon Personal Training

Raspberry Ketones: The Magic Weight Loss Pill

September 2, 2012

If you’re looking for a magical, effortless way to lose unwanted weight, sorry to say, it doesn’t exist.  After Dr. Oz promoted raspberry ketones on his television show, as a “fat-burning miracle”, the  supplements flew off the shelf.

Dr. Oz told viewers that raspberry ketones are, “the number one miracle in a bottle that will burn your fat.”

When supplements are promoted on television, or the internet, listen and read carefully.  On his website he also says, that raspberry ketones work best when “paired with regular exercise, and a well-balanced diet.” Continue reading “Raspberry Ketones: The Magic Weight Loss Pill”