Fitness New #16 - Chocolate

Fitness News #16
Hi Guys and Gals,   How's Easter going?
Chocolate
One of the challenges of Easter is all those fattening Easter Eggs you are given, but there's a solution, put them in a bag and give them to me, I'll make sure they are disposed of carefully  J   Some of you may of heard my chocolate joke "you can get your daily protein requirements from 14 boxes of chocolate".  Well, its actually true.  While what is in chocolate varies, an example is;   Aero Bubbles Easter Egg, Milk Chocolate, Nestle   Calories in 100g of Aero Easter Egg Calories           538 cals Carbohydrate 57.6g Protein             6.6g Fat                   30.8g Fibre                2.2g Source: http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories/calorie_counter/easter_eggs.htm   However what you get from chocolate depends very much on which chocolate you eat.  The range of nutrition varies considerably; Fat                   10-35% Carbs               20-70% Sugars             0-65% Dietary fibers 3-35% Protein             3-22% Calories per     100g 200-550 Source: http://www.cacaoweb.net/nutrition.html   And then they add sugar….   So does this mean we shouldn't eat chocolate?  No its not about denying what you love, its about understanding the beast and acting accordingly.  Taking control is about taking a number of simple steps; Which chocolates do you commonly eat What is the nutritional contents of those chocolates Was that a shock What other chocolates are there, that may interest you Empowered with this information, you are now in a position to make choices when buying and consuming chocolates; Which ones to buy How much to eat How often to eat chocolate What are you going to sacrifice to balance your diet or What extra exercise are you going to do   For the record, Lindt85 is my favourite, though I see it as an occasional food - enjoy
Outdoor Cycling
Woman's introduction to track riding – Saturday 2pm Not on Easter weekend Saturday, Jessica will be back this coming Saturday Info : http://www.dhbc.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2344 Contact: Jessica jnor7837@gmail.com Guy's are on Monday and Wednesday nights.   Road Training My club has an adventure ride every so often and we had one on Friday.  Riding up to Akuna Bay, we had a large group of cyclist and decided to split into 2 groups, a faster group and a slower group.  The weather was absolutely stunning, not hot, not cold, not windy.  Topped it off with breakfast at Narrabeen Lakes before riding back to Marrickville   Conversely on Sunday morning, I had my bike setup for Time Trailing and headed for Centennial Park and it was a bad decision.  Once in Centennial the heavens opened up and most of us just had summer gear on and we froze.  On the way home we were shivering, teeth were chattering.  Taking my shoes off, I couldn't feel my feet, it was straight into the shower, followed  by a bath.  By the time I got out of it, I had 15 minutes to get ready and ride up to Riverwood for the RPM class, this time with a tonne of winter clothing on.   Tomorrow is the Sunday training ride to Waterfall, I think I'll give it a miss…
Classes
Walker st, North Sydney – HELP, have you got a friend in the area, ask them to go to the class   Easter Monday, join me at  Fitness First, Newtown   Fitness First Mon 25/04/11 5:00 PM           Newtown 5.00pm   (Fivedock cancelled) Tue class cancelled Wed 27/04/11 5:45 PM           N Strath Wed 5.45pm Thu 28/04/11 6:00 AM           Walker Thu 6.00am Fri 29/04/11 6:15 AM             Rock Fri 6.15am  - new permanent Sat 30/04/11 8:15 AM            Rock HiPf Sat 8.15am is being covered by Wendie This is Wendie's first class at Rockdale, come along and ride with Wendie.   YMCA Mon class cancelled Tue class cancelled Check the timetable for alternate classes
Ask Mike
If you have any questions or things you would like to see in the newsletter, then let me know   See you at the Gym   Cheers Mike
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