“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford

Very interesting…

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Women More Affected Than Men by Air Pollution When Running Marathons

ScienceDaily (Mar. 5, 2010) — Poor air quality apparently affects the running times of women in marathons, according to a study by Virginia Tech civil and environmental engineer Linsey Marr

Marr’s findings come from a comprehensive study that evaluated marathon race results, weather data, and air pollutant concentrations in seven marathons over a period of eight to 28 years. The top three male and female finishing times were compared with the course record and contrasted with air pollutant levels, taking high temperatures that were detrimental to performance into consideration.

Higher levels of particles in the air were associated with slower running times for women, while men were not significantly affected, Marr said. The difference may be due to the smaller size of women’s tracheas, which makes it easier for certain particles to deposit there and possibly to cause irritation

“Although pollution levels in these marathons rarely exceeded national standards for air quality, performance was still affected,” Marr said.

Her work, done in collaboration with Matthew Ely, an exercise physiologist at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, appears in the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise. Read the Rest here.

go girls!

“Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.” – Dale Carnegie

“Everyone has the desire to win, but only champions have the desire to prepare.”Overheard during the 1997 Boston Marathon and relayed to me by Wayne Short from San Diego CA, USA.

On March 4th, The View will have a special weight-loss role model! I don’t advocate specific programs like Jenny Craig…I just advocate everyone get on something…ANYTHING!

Here are some tips from Valerie for those who are starting on Jenny Craig:

• “Find a consultant who gets you. Kathy was invaluable to me. She understood how my brain worked, she was patient and she pushed me whenever I needed a nudge. In a nice way though, huh, Kath?
• “Keep a journal. I didn’t really like this at first but I found that it was too easy to slip into old habits at the beginning. If I wrote down what I was thinking and feeling, it gave me a chance to think a beat or two before I made a decision I’d regret.
• “Surround yourself with people who care about/know what you’re doing. I used to diet in secret. This was a bad idea for me because then I wasn’t accountable to anyone but myself, (who I was so used to letting down) so one more time didn’t matter.”

Valerie’s tips for clients who have reached halfway on Jenny, or are about to:

• “Re-evaluate your goal. All I cared about was the number on the scale at the beginning. And then I found that other things were motivating me to lose weight like my health or being able to run farther than one block. Your body changes as you lose weight and other things do, too, so listen to what makes you tick and what will keep making you tick.
• “Have a plan. Halfway means some meals on your own. Plan in advance what you’ll be ordering at a restaurant or on a plane or a party. Kathy and I used to do only meal planning at some of my consultations where we’d look the restaurant online (they also have a Dining Out Guide with a ton of restaurant menus listed) and we’d “pretend order” in advance. This was great because then I wouldn’t have to think about it.”

Valerie’s tips for clients who are on Jenny Craig’s maintenance program:

• “Come over to my house and let’s hug it out together. Seriously, changing your life isn’t easy! Lots of support and reminding yourself of all the things that are so much better in your life now is key.”

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Whether  you are on the Jenny Craig plan or not – these are awesome tips!!

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After! What a hot mama!