Interesting TV
Watched an interesting programme on line last night thanks to BBC iplayer “Why are thin people not fat”. Click on the link below to take you there.
The basis of the programme was to take a group of those anoying people who can eat what they want without putting weight on (unlike most of us!) and subjected them to a 5000 calorie per day diet. The interesting thing was how difficult it was to eat that many calories bearing in mind that an adult male should eat about half of this per day. They were also banned from exercising and limited to 5000 steps per day.
The not unsurprising result was that they all gained weight however some less than others. The interesting thing for Balance members were that some of the subjects were in fact exercisers, so they found it hard to do nothing; also that a good level of lean muscle mass raised the basal metabolic rate (the amount of energy expended at rest) and therefore helped them maintain a stable weight.
Its time to tone up – speak to a member of the gym team about a review and include some resistance training – female members need not worry about becoming “muscular” you need testosterone for that!