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How Many Calories Does Walking Burn

• Nov 22, 2011 from nidi84 in Business
  Walking is a very healthy activity. Spending at least 30 minutes per day exercising at a moderate speed can help lower your risk for a number of health conditions, including obesity, heart disease, cancer, melancholy, arthritis, diabetes, high blood strain and high cholesterol. Many people wonder whether this is a good way to lose weight, and just how many calories does walking burn.
  
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  To answer the question "How many calories does walking burn?", you need to take into consideration how much you weigh, how fast you are walking, and how far you wander. You can use an online calculator to figure this out, or you can do the math yourself. To figure out "How many calories does walking burn?", you need to multiply your weight by the number of minutes you wander. Then you need to multiply this number by .027 if you are walking at a 20-minute mile speed, or 3 miles per hour. Multiply by .033 if you are walking at a 17-minute mile speed, or 3.5 miles per hour by .042 if you are walking at a 15-minute mile speed, or 4 miles per hour and by .047 if you are walking at a 13-minute mile speed, or 4.5 miles per hour.
  
  To give you a better idea of "How many calories does walking burn?", if a 160 pound woman walks one mile at a speed of 3 miles per hour she will burn about 85 calories. In purchase to lose one pound of weight, you need to burn 3,500 calories more than you take in.
  
  Although walking is a good exercise for those who are just starting out, you can burn more calories in a shorter time with other, more strenuous, types of exercise. Running is a great way to lose weight if you don't have any physical problems that prevent you from doing this type of exercise. Other options for exercises that can help you lose weight include biking, dancing and swimming. Walking c

SCVNGRs Secret Game Mechanics Playdeck

• Aug 25, 2010 from JayOatway(Jay Oatway) in *
  Some companies keep a playbook of product tips, tricks and trade secrets. Zynga has an internal playbook, for instance, that is a collection of concepts, techniques, know-how and best practices for developing successful and distinctive social games. Zyngas playbook has entered the realm of legend and was even the subject of a lawsuit.
  SCVNGR, which makes a mobile game with real-world challenges, has a playdeck. It is a deck of cards listing nearly 50 different game mechanics that can be mixed and matched to create the foundation for different types of games. Ive republished the accompanying document below, which should be interesting to anybody trying to inject a gaming dimension into their products.
  Rght now, that should be a lot of people. Every six months or so, a set of features sweeps across the Web and every site and app feels the pressure to adopt it. Weve seen this with social, geo, and now game mechanics. Of course, all games on the Web have some sort of game mechanicsthose elements of game play which make them fun and addictive. But game mechanics are spreading to all kinds of apps, most famously Foursquare (which makes you check into places for badges and rewards). At our Social Currency CrunchUp in July, we had a panel which explored how game mechanics are invading everything. (One of the CEOs on the panel was SCVNGRs Seth Priebatsch). Every site from Mint to the Huffington Post now has some sort of game mechanics.
  SVNGRs playdeck tries to break down the game mechanics into their constituent parts. Some elements are as basic as achievements, status, and virtual items. But there are also more complex ones such as the appointment dynamic (a player must return at a specific time and perform an action to get a reward, like in Farmville), free lunch (a player gets something because of the efforts of other people,like in Groupon), fun once, fun always (a simple action that maintains a minimum level of enjoyment no matter how many times you do it, like Foursquares check-ins), and cascading information theory (give out information in the smallest dribblets possible to keep players guessing and moving forward). SCVNGR employees are instructed to memorize the flash cards. Now you can too. There will be a quiz.
  SCVNGR Game Dynamics Playdeck
  
  Guide To This Document: This list is a collection of game dynamics terms, game dynamics theories that are interesting, useful and potentially applicable to your work here at SCVNGR. Many of them have clear applications within the SCVNGR game layer (progression dynamic, actualization), many of them dont yet (status, virtual items). Many of them are just interesting for your general education on game dynamics theory (epic meaning, social fabric of games). Many of these game dynamics concepts are well known and are sourced from all over the internet and from researchers such as Jane McGonigal, Ian Bogost and Jess Schell and articles on gamasutra (which I highly recommend reading). Others are used exclusively internally here and wont make any sense outside of HQ. Along with a link to this document, you will have received these dynamics in a set of flash cards. Please memorize those. If youre on the engineering / game-design team you can access our internal game dynamics visualizer (with the most up to date dynamics) through your account. Download the SCVNGR app for iPhone& Android (if you havent already) and start playing. Find places where these game dynamics exist or places where you could implement them by building on the game layer using our tools, or others.
  1. Achievement
  Definition: A virtual or physical representation of having accomplished something. These are often viewed as rewards in and of themselves.
  Example: a badge, a level, a reward, points, really anything defined as a reward can be a reward.
  2. Appointment Dynamic
  Definition: A dynamic in which to succeed, one must return at a predefined time to take some action. Appointment dynamics are often deeply related to interval based reward schedules or avoidance dyanmics.
  Example: Cafe World and Farmville where if you return at a set time to do something you get something good, and if you dont something bad happens.
  3. Avoidance
  Definition: The act of inducing player behavior not by giving a reward, but by not instituting a punishment. Produces consistent level of activity, timed around the schedule.
  Example: Press a lever every 30 seconds to not get shocked.
  4. Behavioral Contrast
  Definition: The theory defining how behavior can shift greatly based on changed expectations.
  Example: A monkey presses a lever and is given lettuce. The monkey is happy and continues to press the lever. Then it gets a grape one time. The monkey is delighted. The next time it presses the lever it gets lettuce again. Rather than being happy, as it was before, it goes ballistic throwing the lettuce at the experimenter. (In some experiments, a second monkey is placed in the cage, but tied to a rope so it cant access...

How to Get Rid of a Beer Belly

• Aug 27, 2010 from GlobalHealing(GHC Health) in *
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  Many of my readers and clients often ask me about how they can lose weight around their mid-section, a problematic area that doesnt seem to go away, no matter how many miles they run or sit-ups they do at the gym.
  Oftentimes, this extra weight comes from what we all know as the beer belly, that unsightly pudge comes from too drinking too much alcohol, eating processed white flour and sugar or other unhealthy foods.
  
  
  
  
  Many of you may be unaware that the average can of beer contains 140 calories, and the averaged mixed-drink has over 600 calories. These are also what are known as empty-calories meaning that your body will have to work pretty hard to process them, without getting anything back in the way of vital nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Typically, this leads to weight gain.
  What is more, alcohol has been shown to actual interfere with your bodys ability to metabolize fats, meaning that your body actual stores fat much easier. And from this combined effect comes the quintessential beer belly.
  The following article will address the beer belly and the active steps you can take to deflate it.
  
  The Obvious One: Stop Drinking Alcohol
  
  The best step you can take for your health, as well as the best way to get rid of your beer belly, is to stop taking in what is causing the extra pudge. If you truly enjoy a cold beer, just be sure to drink in moderation.
  Try cutting back to one or two alcoholic drinks per week. Reducing the amount of alcohol you take in can lead to a huge reduction in your total weekly calorie intake. In fact, if you just stop drinking alcohol, as well as sodas, you quickly notice a drop in weight.
  Take Action Against Alcohol: Exercise!
  The more we move our bodys, the more we enhance our lives. Burning fat and keeping our cardiovascular system in optimal shape, will help us rid our body of excess fat and toxins. By doing cardiovascular exercise, for at least 20 minutes, 3 times per week, you will increase your heart rate, add strength to your body, and help tone your muscles.
  What is more, you should not only focus on sit-ups and belly-related exercises, thinking that this will tone your gut. The excess fat around your belly is the issue, and until you lose that fat, the weight will cover any of the muscles you are building. So, concentrate first on burning fat through cardio workouts.
  Eat Like You Love Your Body
  
  One of the saddest consequences of over-consumption of alcohol is that it causes our bodys to crave foods that are harmful. The classic example of fried foods and snacks always accompany drinks for a reason. Our body begins to crave salt and sugar to buffer all the liquid and alcohol we are taking in.
  Healthy foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, raw seeds and raw nuts, as well as lots of water, will help aid the body in detoxifying itself from the harmful residues left behind by the over-consumption of alcohol. It will also boost energy levels, increasing overall well-being, and over time, help to reduce or eliminate alcohol cravings. Another tip is to not eat after 8pm and get a good nights rest.
  Take Out the Toxins!
  
  
  
  
  Studies show that pollution, white flour and refined sugar, chemical pollutants, processed foods, as well as other toxins share a direct link in the health of our bodies. Specifically, white sugar, flour and rice have been shown to increase abdominal fat. Toxins are then stored in this fat. Make the switch from white rice to brown rice. Use agave nectar or raw honey in place of sugar. There are many forms of flour that come in whole-grain organic varieties.
  What is more, invest in a quality air-purifier to reduce the total amount of toxins in the body. This will help you rid the body of anything it does not need, that you may be holding in your beer belly. You may also consider doing an intestinal cleanse which in some cases have reduced the extra pudge by as much as 50%. You may also benefit from a liver detox, as it can help remove toxins from the body at a deeper level and help your liver metabolize fats more readily.
  Drink Lots of Purified Water
  Drinking enough water will help to make the process of eliminating extra fat from the body easier. Try to drink half your body weight in ounces per day (body-weight in lbs/2). I recommend using distilled water, or if that is not available, use another form of purified water.
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  How to Boost Your Metabolism Naturally
  How to Eliminate Stress with Exercise
  Does It Matter How Late We Eat?
  5 Health Dangers of High Fructose Corn Syrup
  
  
  

How to Run a 3,100-Mile Race in 12 Easy Steps

• Jun 24, 2010 from nbcnewyork(NBC New York) in World news
  Go ahead, read the headline again. You werent mistaken: it's the "Self-Transcendence 3,100 Mile Race."Eleven racers from around the world are running around a single block in Queens, averaging 60 miles a day to run 3,100 miles in 52 days. The feat of endurance is sponsored by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team.What does it take to run 3,100 miles? For those of you thinking about trying this Herculean feat for yourself and hey, who isnt? here are some tips for how to get started. Have a goal. The racers have to make at least 50 miles a day to stay in the race, but in order to complete it in 52 days theyll have to do over sixty. Last years winner, Asprihanal Aalto of Finland, a.k.a. the Fine Finn, averaged 72 per day. This year, Aalto is leading the pack once again. Enjoy it. When asked how to start training for a 3100 mile race, race director Rupantar LaRusso says: just start running. Enjoy a 10k race, he advised, then work your way up to enjoy[ing] a marathon and eventually a twenty-four hour race and a six-day race. Most of the 11 runners have been running competitively for ten or more years. Stay on the course. Thats the real secret to this race, LaRusso says. Just stay on the course until your mileage goal for the day is done. The running starts at 6am sharp every morningsome of the runners bike to the starting lineand they run until 11pm or midnight. Eat up! These runners average 10,000 calories a day to keep them going. Some intentionally come to the race a little overweight because they know theyll lose weight, said LaRusso. Plus, there comes a point when youre not hungry. Thats a problem. An experienced runner knows he has to eat. Dont skimp on the junk food. They love ice cream, LaRusso laughs. Its actually one of the better foods in a race like this, since runners can eat it on the go, and the high fat and sugar converts to quick energy. Some of the runners drink soft drinks and coffee in addition to infinite amounts of water. Okay, health foods important too. Nandana Lynn, wife of New Zealand runner Dharbasana Lynn, says her husband is trying to go the natural way. He likes avocados, goji berries, blueberries, banana-celery smoothies, and his home-made energy drink: water, honey, lime juice, and chia seedsyes, as in chia pets! Who woulda thought: those chia seed things! Nandana laughs. Go vegetarian. Okay, tofu wont guarantee that youll become an ultramarathoner, but this year all eleven racers are vegetarian. You might consider going vegan or all-natural, too. Listen to your body. That means taking breaks when you need them. All of the runners are careful to treat pains and blisters before they become more pressing concerns. A few years ago at this race, a runner experienced foot pain but kept it to himself for several days before finally complaining. It turned out to be an infection, and he had to drop out of the race to undergo an operation on his foot. Go beyond your body. Sometimes you do have to just run through the pain. The flesh and the body do not want to do sixty miles per day. So what is that? That is the mind, said Mitchell G. Proffman, a chiropractor and amateur marathoner who volunteers to assist, adjust, and sometimes realign runners whose hips and vertebrae take a pounding from the concrete sidewalks. Dont stop there. Self-transcendence means surpassing the goals youve set for yourself. You have a goal; you go beyond it, said LaRusso. Today you do sixty milesfor these runners, thats just the starting point. Just deal with it. Thats LaRussos advice on dealing with crowded sidewalks, heat, lack of sleep, and every other challenge facing the racers. For example, theres a public school on the block, and when school lets out the racers have to run up-river, so to speak, bounced around like ping-pong balls in the crowd, LaRusso recounts. He doesnt sound frustrated, though, because the environment is as much the race as the mileage. Laugh! You need a good sense of humor in this race, said LaRusso.But clearly, one of the most important parts of running a 3,100 mile race is just to be yourself. The runners all make custom adjustments to their sneakers, for example; some cut the toes off, some cut slits in the side, some cut holes behind the heel.Some drink chia seeds, others drink soda. Some take ten-minute naps in the vans beside the track; others see Proffman on the side for a hip realignment. Some listen to iPods, some chat with the support group. They are all brutally honest with themselves. They know when to take breaks and when to persevere, what pains can be dealt with and what pains need immediate attention. They know they have to run at least sixty miles a day and they do whatever it takes to get there; Austrian runner Surasa Maier couldnt even sleep for the first few days of the race, she was so hyped up with adrenaline. On day 11 she had already run 586 miles. That's the meaning of...

How to Compare 50cc Atvs

• Jan 31, 2009 from jcmyr(jason mayer)
  If you are looking to compare 50cc atvs then you're going to have a little bit of work to do. Don't worry, you can compare 50cc atvs in a matter of minutes, not days. It's actually quite easy to compare Chinese 4 wheelers, if you know what to look for. With so many manufacturers, it's easy to feel lost and unsure of your choice.