I'm actually down to one or two workouts a week and it works great  
for me.  The key is brief, intense, full range, slow reps, one set to  
exhaustion of between 8-12 repetitions, about 8 exercises.  Total  
workout lasts about 25 minutes.

The purpose of exercise is to work your muscles, heart, and lungs.   
Calories should never enter the equation.

Jimbo

On Apr 30, 2009, at 12:24 PM, Day, Wally wrote:

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>
> Good broadcast. Thanks for the link.
>
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>
> Trish, your posts are coming through weird (or, at least, this is  
> what I'm seeing). You might have an odd setting turned on in your  
> email client (encoding)?
>
>> Anyway...I really need to get on the ball for my own well being.   
>> I am
>> curious if anyone actually watches their caloric intake closely or if
>> you just follow what your body tells you it needs.
>
> Calories - and the counting of such - is a tough question (with  
> lots of differing opinions, and I maintain, no certain answers).  
> Same regarding exercise. It's human nature, I think, for someone to  
> think they have found "the" answer and then assume it applies to  
> everyone else as well.
>
> Personally, I'm beginning to believe individual genetics plays a  
> much larger role in nutrition and fitness requirements than some  
> would have you believe. Case in point - I follow a (roughly) 75%  
> paleo diet, yet I do not suffer from some of the issues many others  
> on this list complain about if they stray even 1% or 5% from their  
> WOE. My bloodwork is excellent, my cholesterol/BP/pulse/etc.are  
> those of someone much younger than I. Why? I inherited some great  
> genes from my dad. Although he ate neolithically his entire life,  
> smoked like a chimney, and generally treated his body like crap, he  
> suffered no health issues until he was around 80 years of age.
>
> I eat lots of salads (love the crunch), some berries and nuts, and  
> a "medium" amount of cooked meat. It sounds to me like others on  
> this list would do poorly on my food choices even though they fall  
> within the paelo "umbrella".
>
> I rarely eat breakfast (some say that's a no-no), sometimes no  
> lunch - but I do seem to revel in the experience of denial.
>
> Calories? Even when I eat completely "clean", I still have to watch  
> my caloric intake. Some say calories don't count, others say  
> different calories count differently. It doesn't seem to matter to  
> me - I still need to watch them.
>
> Same with exercise. Jim reports he does just fine on 3 days per  
> week of HIT workouts. I've tried that in the past (in fact, at one  
> point I was almost fanatical about it) and it just isn't enough for  
> me.
>
> I hate to say this, but - although asking questions and getting  
> opinions is great, at some point in time you have to buckle down  
> and find out what works *for you*.