Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Brown fat is Good Fat!

Brown fat is good fat?

This week on The View, there was a discussion about this new discovered brown fat which is called “good fat”. Apparently having more brown fat will help you burn more calories. What is interesting is that now scientists are trying to develop a pill to figure out how you can get more of this “brown fat”.
Having more muscle also help burn more fat, why aren't scientists also developing a pill to help people gain more muscle?
Again I see this as people seeking a quick fix. If you eat McDonald’s 3 times a day, do you really think having more “brown fat” is going to make a difference? Also will a pill that allows you to have more brown fat also give you the benefits of working out? People so often fail to see the benefits of exercising. Exercise can help prevent many diseases including heart disease, diabetes, stroke, osteoporosis, not to mention the psychological benefits. It's unfortunate that society often only associates exercising with losing weight!

The weather was beautiful last weekend and on Saturday I just couldn't get myself to go to the gym. Instead of going to the gym I went to the track to train. There is a school with a nice track close to my home and I thought I would go to do sprints and run the bleachers. Unfortunately, when I got to the school there were kids playing Lacrosse and the bleacher were full of spectators. I couldn't do sprints so instead I did a walk run workout followed by a hill run. We are suppose to have another great weekend and I just may be at the track again!

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