You know it’s summer in Arizona when:
- The “cold” water from your faucet comes out boiling
- The birds use potholders to pull worms out of the ground
- The temperature drops below 95° and you get cold chills
- You can cook meat on the grill without turning it on
Even though it’s hot as heck outside, there are ways to maintain a healthy, outdoor exercise regimen in Arizona – or anywhere else – during the sultry summer months. If you follow the strategies outlined below, you can stay active and keep in shape no matter how high the mercury rises.
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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a low-fat revolution swept through the US. Dietary fats, especially saturated fats, became the scapegoat for the nation’s rising obesity rates. This lead to an explosion of low-fat and fat-free “health foods,” and fat-phobic Americans – hoping this was the solution for their growing waistlines – hastily eliminated any source of fat from their diets.
Fast forward 20 years and now – at least most of us – know better. We know that low-fat diets don’t lead to lower incidences of cancer and heart disease. We know that they also don’t reduce rates of obesity (which have been on the rise since the late 80s to a current all-time high). We know that fats aren’t bad per se; rather, the type of fat is what is important.
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P. T. Barnum is smiling. And so is Skechers, all the way to the bank.
Endorsed by NFL legend Joe Montana, Skechers Shape Ups toning shoes claim to be “a great way to exercise as you go about your busy day,” and promise to help you burn more calories, tone muscles, improve posture, reduce joint stress and cellulite, and improve circulation. With sales of these shoes already in the millions, people seem to be buying the hype (literally).
Of course, that’s all it appears to be – hype. Skechers’ claims are based on self-funded, unpublished research and thousands of customer testimonials. Self-funded research is notoriously biased, and customer testimonials are notoriously unreliable.
But, the question remains: is there any truth to these claims? Let’s have a look…
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Grilled meat. There ain’t much better.
The taste.
The mouth-watering aroma.
It’s as if meat were meant to be grilled.
Meat + grill = Heaven
It’s not all good, though.
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We’re all busy. We all wish there was more time in the day to get things done. And we all go through phases where we over-prioritize all the unimportant things in our lives and under-prioritize our health. This is what I have aptly titled “The Low Priority Health Plan,” and it’s a guaranteed way to be tired, sick, and moody all the time. Continue reading
For some time now, I have been getting requests to blog and to share all of the incredible things we are doing at Human Health Specialists. Getting time to do this was not easy; we have so many things happening each day that at one point we feared we may never get the time to blog. I decided that too much time was going by and no matter what I was going to get this started. I hope you find this site a useful resource and if you would like to see any additional items added or written about please contact us here or reply to this post.
Thanks,
Thomas Incledon
