Low Net Carb Lifestyles - Living a Healthier Lifestyle

Low Fat Vs. Low Carb
Carb Escape Soft ServeWe have had a number of inquires asking whether a person is better off eating one of our low fat Soy Delicious™ products or our low net carb line Carb Escapes™. We believe both have tremendous appeal and which product you choose is a matter of personal preference and the lifestyle you have chosen. What works for one person doesn’t always work for another. In the end, we believe a healthier lifestyle will lead to greater happiness. The key is finding a lifestyle that best suits your needs. As with most achievements success seldom comes without a little effort and sacrifice.

Diet vs. Lifestyle – An Important Lesson
If you live in North America chances are you have heard about the Low Carb Diet, the Low Fat Diet, the South Beach Diet and many others. If you are like many of us, the more you hear about a certain “diet” the more you think “aaah, it’s just another diet fad”. We’ve all seen diet fads come and go and many people expect that the “Low Carb Fad” will run its course and fade away like so many before it. Whether you are a low carb skeptic or diehard believer it is important to recognize the difference between diet (as we have come to associate the word) and lifestyle. Today when someone professes to be on a diet it is in most instances describing a short-term effort to lose weight or address some other health concern such as reducing cholesterol or lowering blood pressure. The problem is the positive results are usually as short lived as the effort itself. As individuals let the diet slip so do the positive affects associated with the effort. Lifestyle on the other hand is a true long-term change in one’s habits - i.e. a conscious commitment to eating healthier foods and being physically active through the remainder of one’s life. If you are reading this web page it is likely that you are contemplating a lifestyle change or have already made one that directly affects your health. Whether it is a short-term commitment to diet or a long-term commitment to live a healthier lifestyle is something you may or may not have considered. Regardless, it is something you need to be aware of when contemplating dietary changes as it will directly impact your success and in turn your long-term health and well-being.

In Pursuit of the Perfect Diet? - Try A Little Exercise
Yes, Low Net Carb is about our diet but it is also about living a healthier lifestyle. Lifestyle encompasses a host of things; from the cars we drive, to clothes we wear, to the foods we eat, to the hobbies we enjoy, to the things we do to stay fit. Living a healthy lifestyle increases our chances of living longer and allows us to enjoy our lives more fully. Eating healthier foods is critical but that in itself won’t stop the tire from growing around our waists. It’s a simple fact that the best diet is one that combines healthy eating habits and exercise. By taking just 30 minutes a day to exercise our bodies we improve our over all sense of well-being many fold. The options are endless. The following is a partial list of the many activities you can do to enjoy healthier fuller life.

Activity Calories/30 minutes
Body Weight
  125 lbs 150 lbs 175 lbs 200 lbs
Aerobics (traditional at high intensity) 285 345 402 459
Basketball 231 272 318 357
Cycling (5.5 mph) 108 124 147 165
Cycling (9.4 mph) 168 193 222 249
Dance Exercise (High Impact Aerobics) 282 324 372 422
Dance Exercise (Low Impact Aerobics) 240 277 315 355
Football 222 260 306 343
Gardening 123 147 171 195
Jogging (9 min/mile) 327 393 459 522
Racquetball 225 270 315 360
Rope Skipping (slow) 246 294 348 389
Rope Skipping (fast) 300 360 426 475
Skiing (Cross Country) 240 278 318 357
Shopping 105 126 147 168
Sitting (reading or watching TV) 30 36 42 48
Sleeping 30 36 42 48
Soccer 234 275 321 360
Standing (light activity) 60 72 84 96
Swimming (back stroke) 285 333 390 435
Swimming (breast stroke) 273 320 375 420
Swimming (fast crawl) 261 307 360 406
Swimming (slow crawl) 285 334 390 438
Swimming (side stroke) 204 234 270 302
Swimming (treading water) 105 121 144 162
Tennis (singles) 183 213 243 271
Volleyball 84 102 120 135
Walking (15 min/mile) 132 156 183 210
Walking upstairs 450 525 606 682
Weight training (muscular strength) 132 153 180 202
Weight training (muscular endurance) 174 207 240 268

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