Archive for February, 2009

Level Up Your Life #5 – Activities That Burn Calories

So, if you’ve been following the blog for the past four days: you figured out that you want to get in shape (woot), you’ve learned what your your Body Mass Index is (sweet), how to calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (oh hai), and what your Daily Caloric Consumption is (nice!).  If you missed this stuff [...]

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Level Up Your Life #4 – Determining Your Calorie Level

Yesterday you figured out your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR).  Do you still have that number?  If not, go to this website, input your info, and write down your BMR.  Got it?  Good.  Today we’re going to take that number and make it more realistic.  This is where the Harris-Benedict Formula comes in!  Who is Harris [...]

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Level Up Your Life #3 – Basal Metabolic Rate

Yesterday you figured out your Body Mass Index.  Congratulations, we now have a starting point for you.  The next thing we need to determine is your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). In a nutshell, this rate will tell you how many calories your body uses to stay alive…or in other words, how many calories you’ll burn [...]

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The Onion Reports on Sony’s Latest Gadget (Warning: lots of swears, and lots of laughs)

Maybe one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time.  Not safe for work, but wow is it funny.  Lots of F-bombs. Lots of laughs. The Onion Discusses Sony’s Latest Gadget -Steve Share

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Level Up Your Life #2 – Body Mass Index

Yesterday you made the decision that you want to get in shape. Now, the first thing we need to do is to figure out what your goals are.  If you don’t know where you’re going, you won’t know how to get there.  Right now, I want you to write down 3 specific fitness goals: lose [...]

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