Torch Calories with the Turkey Burner Workout!

We all know it's that time of year again to express our need to get back in shape. Enough of the excuses because I found a quick, very efficient workout for anybody with a "busy" schedule. Challenge yourself through each set and keep track of time so you can accurately measure progress. No excuses! This workout can be done just about anywhere; indoors, outdoors, living room with the little ones, backyard, garage, master bedroom, neighborhood park, even at the office with your accountability partners. Don't forget to warm up and cool down. Enjoy! Michael Ginn

"The basic workout circuit consists of five equipment-free exercises. Perform the number of reps listed with each, and do them in this order. For detailed instructions for each move, scroll below the workout graphic."

Workout Instructions
If you're more of a beginner, simply get through the circuit at your own pace, resting as needed. Repeat it one more time if you feel up to it. If you're an intermediate exerciser, push through three continuous sets of the circuit with little to no rest. Foradvanced exercisers, set a timer for your desired workout length—such as 10, 15 or 20 minutes (recommended)—and then repeat the circuit as many times as possible (aka AMRAP) for time. But make sure to never sacrifice... Read More

Article Link:  Torch Calories with the Turkey Burner Workout!  by Nicole Nichols

The 31 Healthiest Foods Of All Time

The food guide to end all food guides: here are the healthy foods you should be eating now

Extra virgin olive oil is high in monounsaturated fats that can help lower cholesterol. Read more: ti.me/Psjqpz

A compound in red wine called resveratrol has been linked to longevity and lower risk of diabetes and heart disease. Read more: ti.me/Psjg1n

Dark chocolate has a high concentration of cocoa, which is packed with disease-fighting antioxidant plant chemicals. Read more: ti.me/PsiWQ9

Greek yogurt counts toward your daily dairy intake and it packs plenty of protein to keep you full for longer. Read more: ti.me/PsiL7v

Eating low-fat or nonfat dairy has been associated with a reduced risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Read more: ti.me/PsiiSH

Tuna is high in protein, vitamin B, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids. Read more: ti.me/PshX2r

Almonds are a rich source of protein, calcium and monounsaturated fat. Read more: ti.me/PshvRQ

Chia seeds protect against inflammation, arthritis and heart disease. Read more: ti.me/Ps61xF

Flaxseeds are high in the plant-based omega-3 fatty acids called ALA and are very heart healthy. Read more: ti.me/Ps5Kux

Article Link:  The 31 Healthiest Foods Of All Time 

By TIME Magazine

RBD Ventures Inc. acquires 9628 Cypress St, Lakeside, CA - San Diego Real Estate

San Diego's premier redevelopment experts, Michael Ginn & RBD Ventures Inc. acquires another investment opportunity in Lakeside, CA. The project broke ground first thing Monday morning and is scheduled for completion within thirty days.

Coming Soon…

Lakeside Home for Sale at Cypress St., Lakeside 92040

Coming soon another RBD Ventures Outstanding Renovation to Lakeside.


ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DETAILS:

Location: Lakeside
Address: Cypress Street
City: Lakeside
Zip: 92040
Year Built: 1977

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2.5
Lot Size: 20,000 sq ft
Square Feet: 1,533
Property Type: Single Family Residence



CONTACT:
Michael Ginn
San Diego Real Estate Broker
mdginn@gmail.com (email)

Riding the Wave of Surfer Fitness

To the casual spectator, surfing seems to involve primarily balance, grace, nervy insouciance and a certain laid-back, ineffable oneness with the powers of the deep. But a series of newly published studies of the actual physical demands of surfing reveal that other, sometimes surprising aspects of fitness may be as important to surfing success as the ability to judge and remain upright on a swell.

 

 

 

For the first of the new studies, which was published last month in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, scientists at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand recruited 12 professional New Zealand surfers and asked to follow them throughout several competitions.
Studying surfing is a tricky business, since it requires tracking people who......read more


Article by Gretchen Reynolds
Link:  Riding the Wave of Surfer Fitness

San Diego CHARGERS Schedule 2012-2013

San Diego Chargers Schedule 2012-2013
Chargers.com

2012-13 Chargers Schedule

Season begins on 9/10/2012

September

• Monday, 10

  • San Diego at Oakland (7:15 PM)
    

    Chargers at Raiders Tickets

• Sunday, 16

  • Tennessee at San Diego (1:25 PM)
    

    Titans at Chargers Tickets

• Sunday, 23

  • Atlanta at San Diego (1:05 PM)
    

    Falcons at Chargers Tickets

• Sunday, 30

  • San Diego at Kansas City (10:00 AM)
    

    Chargers at Chiefs Tickets

October

• Sunday, 7

  • San Diego at New Orleans (5:20 PM)
    

    Chargers at Saints Tickets

• Monday, 15

  • Denver at San Diego (5:30 PM)
    

    Broncos at Chargers Tickets

• Sunday, 28

  • San Diego at Cleveland (10:00 AM)
    

    Chargers at Browns Tickets

November

• Thursday, 1

  • Kansas City at San Diego (5:20 PM)
    

    Chiefs at Chargers Tickets

• Sunday, 11

  • San Diego at Tampa Bay (10:00 AM)
    

    Chargers at Buccaneers Tickets

• Sunday, 18

  • San Diego at Denver (1:25 PM)
    

    Chargers at Broncos Tickets

• Sunday, 25

  • Baltimore at San Diego (1:05 PM)
    

    Ravens at Chargers Tickets

December

• Sunday, 2

  • Cincinnati at San Diego (1:25 PM)
    

    Bengals at Chargers Tickets

• Sunday, 9

  • San Diego at Pittsburgh (10:00 AM)
    

    Chargers at Steelers Tickets

• Sunday, 16

  • Carolina at San Diego (1:05 PM)
    

    Panthers at Chargers Tickets

• Sunday, 23

  • San Diego at N.Y. Jets (5:20 PM)
    

    Chargers at Jets Tickets

• Sunday, 30

  • Oakland at San Diego (1:25 PM)
    

    Raiders at Chargers Tickets

Inactivity 'killing as many as smoking'

A lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests.

The report, published in the Lancet to coincide with the build-up to the Olympics, estimates that about a third of adults are not doing enough physical activity, causing 5.3m deaths a year.

That equates to about one in 10 deaths from diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and breast and colon cancer.

Researchers said the problem was now so bad it should be treated as a pandemic.

And they said tackling it required a new way of thinking, suggesting the public needed to be warned about the dangers of inactivity rather than just reminded of the benefits of being active.

Continue Reading...

Article:  Inactivity 'killing as many as smoking'
By  Report co-author Dr I-Min Lee: "Being inactive increases your risk of developing chronic diseases"

First Day of Seasons: 2012 and 2013 (yesterday)

When Do Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring Begin?

NASA

See chart below to see when seasons begin for 2012 and 2013—namely, the summer solstice, fall or autumnal equinox, winter solstice, and spring or vernal equinox.
The four seasons are determined by changing sunlight (not heat!)—which is determined by how our planet orbits the Sun and the tilt of its axis.

• The first day of summer—the summer solstice—is the longest day of the year, the Sun reaches its most northern point in the sky at local noon. After this date, the days start getting shorter. See our First Day of Summer page!

Seasons of 2012:
SPRING EQUINOX	March 20, 1:14 A.M. EDT
SUMMER SOLSTICE	June 20, 7:09 P.M. EDT
FALL EQUINOX	September 22, 10:49 A.M. EDT
WINTER SOLSTICE	December 21, 6:12 A.M. EST

Seasons of 2013:
SPRING EQUINOX	March 20, 7:02 A.M. EDT
SUMMER SOLSTICE	June 21, 1:04 A.M. EDT
FALL EQUINOX	September 22, 4:44 P.M. EDT
WINTER SOLSTICE	December 21, 12:11 P.M. EST

Continue Article:  First Day of Seasons: 2012 and 2013

Family Surf - ACTIVATE

Father - Son combo.

San Diego's, Jason Jenkins
PHOTO LOCATION:  Fiji, 2012

San Diego's, Carson Jenkins
PHOTO LOCATION: Fiji in a year or two !!!

Father - Son combo.

HBO Documentary Films: The Weight of the Nation Trailer

Passion

100 Reasons You Should Work Out Today

We all have those days that we don't want to work out even though we know we should.

When you need a little motivation, look no further.

Here are 100 reasons you shouldn't skip your workout today.

Print, save, pin or "like" this post so you'll have easy access to it on the days you need it most.

100 Reasons to Exercise Now

1. Because it makes you feel confident
2. Because it helps you get stronger
3. Because exercise helps combat depression
4. Because you'll feel proud of yourself
5. Because you have goals you want to reach
6. Because you'll feel bad if you don't
7. Because you want to move forward, not backward
8. Because it burns more calories than not working out
9. Because it improves your heart health
10. Because you want a great butt
11. Because it prevents diabetes
12. Because you want to be a good example to your kids
13. Because you want to feel good in your clothes
14. Because it reduces your risk of cancer
15. Because your body was made to move
16. Because you want to be an athlete
17. Because you want to look better
18. Because it lifts your mood
19. Because you want to stand taller
20. Because it reduces back pain
21. Because it feels good
22. Because it makes you feel accomplished
23. Because you spend most of your day on your butt
24. Because swimsuit season is always coming
25. Because strong is the new skinny
26. Because dieting only works so much
27. Because it strengthens your bones, too
28. Because it helps you lose weight
29. Because it allows you to eat more food
30. Because it's the best way to spend "me" time
31. Because it helps you
32. ... Read More

Article Link:  100 Reasons You Should Work Out Today
By Nicoles Nichols

San Diego Padres - Opening Day 2012

San Diego Padres Home Opener, Thursday April 5,

vs' Dodgers

4:05pm

2012 Schedule

We may be fatter than we think, researchers report

A new study finds that the widely used body mass index, or BMI, may be understating obesity in many people.

The nation's obesity experts are searching for better ways to measure the nation's state of health and to judge the success or failure of treatment programs. (FDA, Lucas Jackson / February 28, 2012)

As if the nation's weight problems were not daunting enough, a new study has found that the body mass index, the 180-year-old formula used to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy weight, may be incorrectly classifying about half of women and just over 20% of men as being the picture of health when their body-fat composition suggests they are obese.

The study, published Monday in the journal PLoS One, uses a patient's ratio of fat to lean muscle mass as the "gold standard" for detecting obesity and suggests that it could be a better bellwether of an individual's risk for health problems.

The researchers suggested that body fat would predict individuals' health risks better than the BMI. To measure fatness, they used a costly diagnostic test called dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, or DXA, and calculated subjects' level of obesity based on fat-composition standards used by the American Society of Bariatric Physicians.

The results also suggest that the BMI is a poor measure of fatness in men — but not always in a way that underestimates... Read More

Article Link: We may be fatter than we think, researchers report
By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times 

Happy St Patrick's Day!

March is Nutrition Month, Call It Cooking Month

But the chances are you already know what to eat. In fact, in a recent study, 85% of Americans were aware of functional foods (those that pack a health punch beyond their nutritional value), but less than 50% of us are actually eating them.

Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2012/03/09/manuel-villacorta-nutrition-month-call-it-cooking-month/#ixzz1odT9MN6N

As a nation, we have demanded quick, easy meals, and insisted it's all we have time for. In my practice, all I hear is that people are too busy and too stressed to cook. But is time really the problem? In a previous generation, we learned to cook from our parents, especially our mothers. I myself am of the first generation that was raised largely with the packaged foods that became available in the 1960s and 1970s. And I can see the influence of this food in people of my generation—I go to their homes and no one is using the stove. Often, they don't really even know how to. They've turned to prepared, processed foods out of necessity, not just time constraints.

Sweet and Savory Slow Cooked Cuban Picadillo

And let's just be clear—opening a package is not cooking. In 2011, a recent study found, 72% of meals were prepared at home. This was an unexpected piece of good news out of a bad economy. But it's mixed good news, because a lot of that "preparation" wasn't really cooking; it was plating up processed foods.
The fact is, it's not just about eating at home—it's about buying whole

Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2012/03/09/manuel-villacorta-nutrition-month-call-it-cooking-month/#ixzz1odTYlgIN

By Manuel Villacorta

Burn Maximum Fat in Just 4 Minutes - Tabata Training 101

Does the Popular Interval Training Technique Deliver?

Would you like to swap your usual workout out for one that's just four minutes long? Of course you would! Well, that's the allure of Tabata training, a type of super high-intensity interval training that is becoming more and more popular.

Said to deliver big results such as improved aerobic endurance, anaerobic endurance, muscular endurance and fat burning, Tabata training is all the rage these days. But what is Tabata training, exactly? Maybe more importantly, does it live up to the hype and... Read More

If you're trying to lose weight, Tabata may seem like a quick way to boost metabolism and burn fat. And while it can be, remember that true weight loss comes down to taking in fewer calories than you burn. Because Tabata workouts are so short, they simply... Read More 

Article Link:  Tabata Training 101

By Jennipher Walters

The Secret to Loving Your Body Isn't Losing Weight

I always used to think that if I was skinnier, I'd be happier—not just with my body but with my life in general. Many of us believe that weight loss is the answer to many of our problems and pitfalls. We think that when we lose weight we'll not just feel more confident, but we'll land a mate, improve our marriages, be more successful, have more friends, or just feel happier in general. For a lot of people weight loss—or, rather, being thin—is the golden ticket we've been waiting on.

But many people who have lost any significant amount of weight will probably be quick to tell you that even as a thinner person, life doesn't change that much. You may have lost weight—and that's great for a lot of reasons—but you are likely the same person with the same outlook, same personality, same level of overall happiness. Weight loss alone won't cure you of your body hatred, your lack of confidence, your shy personality or your low self-esteem.

I battled body hatred for many years. It compelled me to diet and exercise until I lost too much weight. I liked the attention I received, but... Read More

Article Link:  The Secret to Loving Your Body Isn't Losing Weight
By Nicole Nichols

San Diego is...

Let's recap the first ten days of February here in San Diego. In one word, INCREDBILE !

These pictures were taken from the mighty cell. Forgive the quality. 

Be One in a Million this American Heart Month

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States; one in every three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, equal to 2,200 deaths per day.

"Heart disease takes the lives of far too many people in this country, depriving their families and communities of someone they love and care for—a father, a mother, a wife, a friend, a neighbor, a spouse. With more than 2 million heart attacks and strokes a year, and 800,000 deaths, just about all of us have been touched by someone who has had heart disease, heart attack, or a stroke."
- Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius


February is American Heart Month, and unfortunately, most of us know someone who has had heart disease or stroke. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States; one in every three deaths is from heart disease and stroke, equal to 2,200 deaths per day. These conditions are also leading causes of disability preventing people from working and enjoying family activities. Cardiovascular disease is also very expensive—together heart disease and stroke hospitalizations in 2010 cost the nation more than $444 billion in health care expenses and... Read More

Article Link:  Be One in a Million this American Heart Month 

Extreme Photo of the Week - National Geographic

Link:  Adventure National Geographic

Burn Calories Playing in the Snow

Winter is such an awesome time because the snow and ice allow you to do so many fun activities. Let's see how they compare. This chart shows how many calories you burn per hour. 

Activity	Calories Burned
Building a Snowman	285 calories burned per hour
Having a Snowball Fight	319 calories burned per hour
Making Snow Angels	214 calories burned per hour

Winter Sport	120-lb woman	150-lb woman
Skiing	273	340
Snowboarding	273	340
Snowshoeing	382	476
Cross-Country Skiing	436	476
Ice Skating	327	408
Ice Hockey	436	544
Winter Hiking	327	408
Shoveling Snow	273	340
Sledding	327	408

So skip the gym this weekend, instead grab your honey, best friend or grandmother and play in the snow.


Source: Unknown

Are You a Smart Snacker? QUIZ

Are You a Smart Snacker? Take This Quiz to Find Out 

Snacking is a smart way to keep hunger at bay throughout the day, but the key is snacking on the right things, at the right times, and in the right places. Are your snacking habits healthy--or horrific? Find out how your snacks stack up with this short quiz.


Link:  TAKE QUIZ NOW!! 


By SPARKPEOPLE

PARENTING - Advice from a former obese kid

“I know that recognizing the joy of the outdoors at that early age was probably the biggest reason that my major fitness overhaul wasn’t something I have had to start from scratch since,” says Max Greenberg. (James Brosher-AP) 

As a kid, I took solace in food and led a mostly sedentary life. This landed me well north of 200 pounds sometime after middle school. Year after year, my parents plied me with rewards, begged, occasionally threatened — to no avail.

It eventually took many hours of focused exercise (and countless uneaten cupcakes) to shed that dangerous weight. But a much subtler change in behavior ensured that, while I might periodically struggle in years to come, I wouldn’t get myself...

Unstructured outdoor play is an important complement to more focused exercise, building habits where youth soccer practice — which usually ends when one’s youth soccer career ends — might not. A study published in the September edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine showed adult supervision may actually lower the likelihood of physical activity (adult safety concerns tend to put a damper on kids and inhibit freedom) and that, for the youngest children, more organized play may mean less total activity. Read More

Article Link: Advice from a former obese kid
By Janice D'Arcy

12 Ways to Grow Younger in 2012

Wouldn't it be nice to feel younger as you get older? You can, and it isn't the stuff of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." From taking vitamin D to watching your blood pressure and managing stress, these 12 anti-aging strategies will help you live younger in 2012.

Want to grow younger in 2012? Pump iron a few times a week.

1. Take vitamin D. YOU Docs Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., call vitamin D "the ultimate anti-ager." That's because it nourishes your memory, skin, heart, bones, and arteries, and it helps fight off cancer. Getting enough vitamin D daily (1,000 mg; 1,200 mg after age 60) can make your body think it's 9.4 years younger.

Here's the best time of day to take your vitamin D.

2. Care for your teeth and gums. A healthy smile looks lovely -- and helps keep your arteries and immune system in top shape. Flossing and brushing daily can prevent periodontal disease and tooth loss, which can make you feel 6.1 years younger.

3. Watch your numbers. Keeping your waist size, blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol in the healthy zone dramatically reduces your risk of many problems, including cardiovascular disease. The combined effect can make your body think it's as much as 19.8 years younger.

4. Keep stress in check.Stress comes in many shapes, sizes, and strengths. Some stress is good, but the bad kind ages you inside and out. Reducing bad stress with meditation or other meditation techniques can help you feel 1.7 years younger.

Use these 12 steps to conquer stress.

5. Stay in touch. Reach out to family and friends through e-mails, phone calls, and, whenever you can, face-to-face visits. Staying connected can make you feel 8.5 years younger.

6. Pump some iron. Working out with weights does your muscles and... Read More

Article Link:  12 Ways to Grow Younger in 2012
By The Editors at RealAge | Healthy Living