Sunday, June 24, 2012

Fitness News #67 - Adders


On the weekend I was at the 2012 Winter Magic Festival and at one of the stalls I brought some food "would you like a soft drink with that sir" I was asked, it was a marketing strategy that major junk food chains have been using for years.  I call this adders.

Commercial Adders

Commercial Adders, is additional items that are added to a food purchase to increase the profit.  Commonly these are chips and/or soft drinks, products that are extremely cheap to produce and market place appealing.  The low production cost enables the seller to entice the consumer to purchase what seems to be a bargain, but we know the true cost is the impact on your health.

 Home Adders

When you make a meal at home, do you add chips and soft drink to it?  Of course not, a home adder is something like a side salad,  cooked vegetables or as per the photo above, fruit with your dessert.

What you should do

This is no brainer, if it isn't a home adder, then don't add it.  Why would you?

What if you did nothing

Are those chips and soft drink so tasty that you are willing to add 1 to 2 gym classes simply to burn off those empty calories?

 Riding

Instead of riding, went for small bush walk

Classes

Second week with the 2 new permanent classes at Fitness First Pitt st.  Join me on Monday for RPM at 11.30am or 1.10pm for the first ever official Ride30 class.

Fitness First 
Rockdale Mon 6.00am Ride 
Pitt st Mon 11.30am RPM
Pitt st Mon 1.10pm Ride30 
Walker St  Tue 12.20pm Cover, this week TBA 
Five Dock Mon 5.45pm RPM
Rockdale Tue 6.30pm RPM
Top Ryde Wed 5.45pm Ride
Walker St Thu 6.00am RPM
 
YMCA
Riverwood Mon 7.30pm RPM - not on public holiday
Riverwood Tue 6.15am RPM

SCG
Stadium Fitness Centre Friday 6.15am RPM

Sleep Ride Eat Repeat
 

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