Odds and Ends

Weights on the Greenway: I cannot let go of this pet peeve and think that I will eventually have to coordinate some type of public service health promotion announcement at trail heads. Weight lifting is meant to be done when you are still. That does NOT mean that you cannot interweave it with cardio bursts, or that you cannot do multi joint exercises. It means if you are walking, running or taking a step aerobics class while carrying weights you are making a mistake that can cost you valuable cartilage while providing negligible results. The worst thing this week was that I saw a very attractive, seemingly fit guy doing overhead presses with weights while walking a 2 mile green way course.

KFC: This is actually something I heard a few weeks ago on the radio. Someone was talking about the fact that few people today realize that there was a real person associated with Kentucky Fried Chicken and that they don't even call it Kentucky Fried Chicken anymore. The person on the radio blamed it on people not caring about Kentucky. I don't know where he got that. The reason it is referred to as KFC is because they are trying not to say FRIED. In fact, the next time you see a KFC, look at the sign, it says Kentucky Grilled Chicken. Really.

Produce Bags: How cool this is. On the thin bags that we put our fresh produce in at the grocery store, at least in a Walmart in NC, the USDA slogan, Fruits and Veggies - More Matters was written on the bags!

Money: It is a sad sad thing that whole wheat breads cost at least one dollar more than white breads. Now tell me that people who make less money have easy access to healthy foods.

Capri Sun: Don't be fooled by the ad. The fact that it is 100% juice does not mean you should give it to your kids. Better for them that you give them a glass of water and a 70 calorie orange than 15 grams of sugar and NO fiber to slow it down.

Bisphosphinates: I am surprised that this week another study pointed to unexpected and unusual femur fractures in persons on drugs like fosomax more than five years, when a few months ago, we were told NOT to worry about those outcomes.

Preferences: Just something I know about myself that I wanted to share. When it comes to an injury my first preference is always ice and massage as opposed to medicine and rest.