Not Just An Apple A Day, But 3!
I wrote about this in both “The Cardio-Free Diet” and “The 7-Day Energy Surge,” but a research study showed that eating an apple before breakfast, lunch and dinner will enable you to lose weight.
In the study, the participants had to eat the apple 30 minutes before each meal, and after 12 weeks, the average person lost 14 pounds.
Why?
Because apples are packed with fiber and water. Just about any fruit would probably work, but I like apples and pears the best as they are the heaviest fruits and the heavier the fruit, the more it may fill you up.
So in this crappy, cold, rainy weather that seems to be all over the county, just go out and buy some apples.
It’s really easy. Give it a try.
Jim
Hi Jim,
I was re-reading your Cardio-Free Diet book last night. Can you explain to me exactly what you mean by ‘interval strength training’?
thanks
Davinda
Comment by Davinda — January 21, 2010 at 5:35 am
Interval strength training is where, using the SPRI tubing or the free weights shown in the book, you take your heart rate up, followed by 30 seconds of rest, take your heart rate up again, followed by 30 seconds of rest. Working in the intervals optimized heart health, calories burned during the session and then calories burned AFTER the session for up to 38 hours.
Comment by Jim Karas — January 21, 2010 at 10:53 am
So does that mean that I do a set of 10 reps, have a rest, do another 10, have a rest etc? Does the speed at which you do the reps make a difference? In the book you say the movement should be quite slow, but i’m thinking that - to get the heart rate up - it should be quite fast? am i wrong?
Also, to hit failure, I need to use quite heavy weights, so a 30 second rest doesn’t seem like enough and i’m worried about injury. should i lessen the weights?
thanks
Davinda
Comment by Davinda — January 21, 2010 at 11:51 am
You go slowly through each rep with as heavy a weights as possible.
By going slow, you won’t injure yourself.
Jim
Comment by Jim Karas — January 21, 2010 at 11:59 am