COREbyFOUR and SLASHtheSUGAR Challenge
April/May 2014
Ok, you're committed, you're stressed out (I know you are - I see the emails; I hear the comments. Good thing I love y'all too much to be sensitive ;-) How are you going to do it?
The butt kickings are sounding easier than the sugar slashing! Well, look at it this way. According to the American Heart Association, the "average" American (of which none of us are, I'm certain :-) consumes 24-30 teaspoons of sugar per day. (eek!) There are 4 grams of sugar in a teaspoon. There are 4 calories in a gram of sugar. Sooo….that's 384-480 calories a day just from sugar alone! Do you realize that a good one hour workout at 70-80% effort burns about "give or take" that many calories. Now do the math - butt kicking for one hour or sugar management with so many more benefits just beyond the decreased caloric intake?
SLASH the SUGAR Guidelines (per AHA) that we will use:
Women: 6 teaspoons (24 grams) of sugar per day
Men: 9 teaspoons (36 grams)
Children: depends on age and activity level. The amounts for men and women are based on an average calorie intake; however, recommendations for children start at 3 teaspoons (12 grams) based on activity level. For highly active children, it could go to same amount as women.
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