REPORTING POINT 05/09
HEALTH NEWS
“Live healthy…Live well”
Dedicated to providing pertinent information on health, fitness, and nutrition to foster a culture of wellness among Southwest Airlines flight crews and their families.
by Larry Kline

Past issues of “Health News” are available at http://health.theballfamily.org. It includes a search engine; just enter a key word to find past articles. LK

TAKE IT SLOWLY – does eating more slowly mean you eat less? Yes, according to researchers who told normal-weight test subjects to eat as much lunch as they wanted either:
Quickly – using a soup spoon …

Why pay for ringtones when you can make them yourself for free! If you want to convert a favorite mp3 to a ringtone visit the link below to learn how. It’s pretty easy. Once you do it a couple of times it will take a matter of minutes to create new ones. This is limited to the 1st 30 seconds of a song. If you want to choose a different section of a song I recommend downloading Audacity and creating a new Mp3 with the section you want.
How to Create …

From Cnet:
Gyminee
If you’re looking for a way to track your workouts and get some dietary advice, Gyminee is a great place to start.
In a matter of seconds, you’ll be able to join Gyminee and start creating a workout regimen that will help you lose weight, tone your muscles, or gain strength. And you won’t need to do it alone. With the help of Gyminee, you can find exercises and create a regimen from pre-configured workout routines based on your goals. Gyminee does a fine job of helping you do whatever …

REPORTING POINT 04/09
HEALTH NEWS
“Live healthy…Live well”
Dedicated to providing pertinent information on health, fitness, and nutrition to foster a culture of wellness among Southwest Airlines flight crews and their families.
by Larry Kline
DIABETES 101 – 57 million people – 40 percent of those aged 40 to 70 – have pre-diabetes in America.  One out of four Americans aged 60 or older now have the disease.
Diabetes is an almost totally avoidable disease – it is estimated that more than 92 percent of the cases could be avoided by diet and lifestyle.
Weight, especially around …

REPORTING POINT 03/09
HEALTH NEWS
“Live healthy…Live well”
Dedicated to providing pertinent information on health, fitness, and nutrition to foster a culture of wellness among Southwest Airlines flight crews and their families.
by Larry Kline
WHERE THE “BUGS” ARE – there are some very unpleasant germs that are hiding in many common areas – areas that you might not expect.  Here are a few of the places you might not have guessed:
Vacuum cleaner – researchers at the University of Arizona found that 50 percent of the vacuum brushes they tested contain fecal bacteria, including …

Calculate Your BMI – Body Mass Index is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. It is not an exact science but will
give you a general idea of your health.

Bodybuilding.Com Exercise Guides – This is a nice collection of sample exercises with videos. With our without weights.

Fitday.Com – Free Diet and Weight Loss Journal

USA Track & Field – America’s Running Routes – Run It, Map It, Share It

BodyBuilding.Com – Check out this fellow pilots transformation

Favoriterun.com – Excellent source for finding local running trails.

We are working on some sample meal plans you can use on the road. They will literally tell you what to eat from the hotel free breakfast right through the rest of the day. Here are some numbers as a rule of thumb when trying to establish your daily meals. The key is to eat 5-6 times a day. Eating every 3 hours is a good baseline. This of course will include a couple of snacks/meals in the air.

The following numbers were based on a person weighing 225 lbs and …

These are sample menus you can mix and match all you want. The key is to keep your fat intake down and make sure you eat 5 times a day! This cranks up your metabolism. Eat 1 hour before you land so you are not starving when you grab a meal. Most of us know what is bad for us. The tough part is finding healthy food at the airport. Most pre-made salads are ok just don’t use regular ranch dressing. It can contain up to 15-25 grams of fat.
Notice …

Along with the content we generate we like to share what else we have found on the vast Internet. So here goes. We always welcome contributions from fellow crew members.
We are in the process of creating a number of sample workouts which can be done on the road. The workouts will have varying degrees of difficulty and time length. Some will be as short as 15 min.

For now take a look at these web sites for sample routines:

The Abs Diet Recap – by Mens Health. This includes some basic exercise …

One misnomer is that you have to exercise hard in order to lose weight. While cardio is important you may be spending more time burning glucose (sugar) than fat. We strongly recommend purchasing a heart rate monitor and incorporating into your fitness regimen. You will find most books, trainers, etc will tell you that diet changes are 75%-90% of the battle to lose weight. The word “diet” is really the wrong term. What we are talking about is a lifestyle change. While you will change how you eat you will …