Take a Tip From the Amish

Take a Tip From the Amish
By Martica Heaner, M.A., M.Ed., for MSN Health & Fitness
Freelance


A study in Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, the official journal
of the American College of Sports Medicine, showed how regular daily
activity limits weight gain. University of Tennessee researchers studied
the Amish community because the Amish, who use no electricity, are highly
active in their daily lives. Amish men—many of whom are farmers—reported an
average of 10 hours of vigorous work activity per week and, according to
pedometers they wore, took an average of 18,425 steps per day. One man took
more than 51,000 steps in a day by walking behind his horses in the fields.
Women—who engaged in more moderate intensity activity such as gardening,
cooking and childcare—tallied an average of 14,196 daily steps.

The average sedentary American who spends most of his time at a desk job or
on the couch logs in around 5,000 steps per day, and is considered active
if he fits in about two hours per week of moderate activity (that’s 30
minutes, five days a week). On average, the Amish got in around six times
the amount of weekly physical activity as the typical modernized adult.

The researchers observed that the Amish diet is typically high in calories,
fat and refined sugar foods such as meat, potatoes, gravy, eggs,
vegetables, bread, pies and cakes. But only 4 percent of those surveyed
were obese (compared to nearly 33 percent of modern adults) and only 26
percent were overweight (compared to around 65 percent of modern adults),
as determined by their body mass index. This study suggests that the Amish
were able to maintain healthier weights because they move so much.

Consider your own schedule: If you’re awake 14 hours a day and use an extra
50 calories per hour—from extra stair climbing, parking farther away,
getting up and walking to speak to a colleague rather than e-mailing or
calling them, ditching the remote control, etc.—you could burn an extra 700
calories per day. Over a year, you could lose about 73 pounds from this
extra activity alone! Or you could eat more without gaining weight.

So get moving. Don’t wait for your prescribed walking session to get off
your rear end. If you haven’t already, buy a pedometer and start wearing
it. Increase your daily step totals as recommended on the Walk-Your-Fat-Off
plan. Aim to reach a daily step range of at least 10,000 steps per day, and
work on getting in 15,000 daily steps or more. It’s easier than you think.
All you have to do is get out of your chair more often.

Cathy <cathy@none.net> wrote:

>Take a Tip From the Amish
>By Martica Heaner, M.A., M.Ed., for MSN Health & Fitness
>Freelance
>
>
>A study in Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, the official journal
>of the American College of Sports Medicine, showed how regular daily
>activity limits weight gain. University of Tennessee researchers studied
>the Amish community because the Amish, who use no electricity, are highly
>active in their daily lives. Amish men—many of whom are farmers—reported an
>average of 10 hours of vigorous work activity per week and, according to
>pedometers they wore, took an average of 18,425 steps per day. One man took
>more than 51,000 steps in a day by walking behind his horses in the fields.
>Women—who engaged in more moderate intensity activity such as gardening,
>cooking and childcare—tallied an average of 14,196 daily steps.

I don't know that I have ever seen an Amish person, male or female,
who was morbidly obese, but nearly all adult Amish females are "pudgy"
fat.

"JMW" <jmwilliams@enforcergraphics.f2s.com> wrote in message >
> I don't know that I have ever seen an Amish person, male or female,
> who was morbidly obese, but nearly all adult Amish females are "pudgy"
> fat.

You don't see many Amish models.

Robin King wrote:

> Delighted to. The Amish lok out for each other.
> They don't start frivolous lawsuits. They avoid
> television. We could all learn a lesson in caring from
> the Amish.
>
> Robin

There's also a high incidence of sexual abuse among the Amish that is
swept under the carpet.

On 25 Jan 2007 04:31:03 +0100, "Hunter" <hunter@no-one.org> wrote in
misc.fitness.weights:

>Robin King wrote:
>
>> Delighted to. The Amish lok out for each other.
>> They don't start frivolous lawsuits. They avoid
>> television. We could all learn a lesson in caring from
>> the Amish.
>>
>> Robin
>
>There's also a high incidence of sexual abuse among the Amish that is
>swept under the carpet.

Of course it's swept under the carpet. They aren't allowed to use
vacuum cleaners.

In article <USDQ6E0D39106.7315740741@anonymous.poster>, Cathy
<cathy@none.net> wrote:

> Take a Tip From the Amish
> By Martica Heaner, M.A., M.Ed., for MSN Health & Fitness
> Freelance
>
>
> A study in Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, the official journal
> of the American College of Sports Medicine, showed how regular daily
> activity limits weight gain.

Shocking! Did we really need a study that followed the Amish around to
tell of that? This one get's filed in the "no sh$# Sherlock" file....

"Will Brink" <willbrink@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:willbrink-2501070930220001@192.168.2.156...
: In article <USDQ6E0D39106.7315740741@anonymous.poster>, Cathy
: <cathy@none.net> wrote:
:
: > Take a Tip From the Amish
: > By Martica Heaner, M.A., M.Ed., for MSN Health & Fitness
: > Freelance
: >
: >
: > A study in Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, the official
journal
: > of the American College of Sports Medicine, showed how regular daily
: > activity limits weight gain.
:
: Shocking! Did we really need a study that followed the Amish around to
: tell of that? This one get's filed in the "no sh$# Sherlock" file....

I agree! Why are people getting funding to do these studies?

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In article <ap4uh.1260$B25.1211@news01.roc.ny>, "DesertHare"
<cactusjuice@frontward.net.invalid> wrote:

> "Will Brink" <willbrink@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:willbrink-2501070930220001@192.168.2.156...
> : In article <USDQ6E0D39106.7315740741@anonymous.poster>, Cathy
> : <cathy@none.net> wrote:

>
> I agree! Why are people getting funding to do these studies?

Researchers are not known for their imaginations or out of the box
thinking, so they tend to repeat ad nauseam already established facts.

"This just in, moving more and sitting less helps limit weight gain, news at 11"

There is even a term for the effects of sitting less and moving more and
its effects on calories, known as NEAT. Here's another earth shattering
study for ya:

Non-exercise activity thermogenesis: the crouching tiger hidden dragon of
societal weight gain.

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2006 Apr;26(4):729-36. Epub 2006 Jan 26.

* Levine JA,
* Vander Weg MW,
* Hill JO,
* Klesges RC.

Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Levine.james@mayo.edu

Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy expenditure of
all physical activities other than volitional sporting-like exercise. NEAT
includes all the activities that render us vibrant, unique, and
independent beings such as working, playing, and dancing. Because people
of the same weight have markedly variable activity levels, it is not
surprising that NEAT varies substantially between people by up to 2000
kcal per day. Evidence suggests that low NEAT may occur in obesity but in
a very specific fashion. Obese individuals appear to exhibit an innate
tendency to be seated for 2.5 hours per day more than sedentary lean
counterparts. If obese individuals were to adopt the lean "NEAT-o-type,"
they could potentially expend an additional 350 kcal per day. Obesity was
rare a century ago and the human genotype has not changed over that time.
Thus, the obesity epidemic may reflect the emergence of a chair-enticing
environment to which those with an innate tendency to sit, did so, and
became obese. To reverse obesity, we need to develop individual strategies
to promote standing and ambulating time by 2.5 hours per day and also
re-engineer our work, school, and home environments to render active
living the option of choice

John Hanson wrote:

> They aren't allowed to use vacuum cleaners.

That sucks.

In article <45b909f5$1_3@x-privat.org>, "Hunter" <hunter@no-one.org>
wrote:

> John Hanson wrote:
>
> > They aren't allowed to use vacuum cleaners.
>
> That sucks.

You campaigning for the January humor award? ;-)

I prefer subtlety.
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John Williams wrote:
[...]

> <snip> nearly all adult Amish females are "pudgy" fat.

Staring at a lot of adult Amish female legs, are you?

The "nearly all" erases the blanket statement aspect, however you're
still an idiot, imo.

--
Curt

On 25 Jan 2007 00:33:28 -0000, Cathy <cathy@none.net> wrote:

>Take a Tip From the Amish
>By Martica Heaner, M.A., M.Ed., for MSN Health & Fitness
>Freelance
>
Yes take a hint from the Amish. Some of these folks have no problem
running puppy mills and turning dogs into breeding factory.

Yep they sure know how to live.

LV

"I rode a tank and held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged and the bodies stank."

---Sympathy for the Devil-The Rolling Stones

Lady Veteran wrote:

> Some of these folks have no problem
> running puppy mills and turning dogs into breeding factory.
>
> Yep they sure know how to live.

You were turned down to foster chihuahuas.

Message-ID: <0humj0d03gj1qr6karknuucc29ngtql9vg@4ax.com>

Barbara Richardson the so-called moderator of DFW Cares just denied me
for a member because she said I lied about not getting a home visit
from Chihuahua Rescue. I have been waiting for a home for going on two
years now so I can foster Chihuahuas. I am still waiting.

Apparently The moderator has her own notions about what is right and
wrong and doesn't bother to check facts!

#### end repost ####

Lady you can stick your group up your rear and twirl it!!!

In misc.fitness.weights Hunter <hunter@no-one.org> wrote:
> Robin King wrote:

>> Delighted to. The Amish lok out for each other.
>> They don't start frivolous lawsuits. They avoid
>> television. We could all learn a lesson in caring from
>> the Amish.
>>
>> Robin

> There's also a high incidence of sexual abuse among the Amish that is
> swept under the carpet.

Isn't the same true of all religious groups?

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[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]

I thought we were talking about excerise not religion our thier private
lives. Let's stick to the topic, please. If your more active and do
plenty of walking and/or jogging every day of course you will be better
shape, we all know this. I wish the researchers would see if the Amish
acutally used a gym or what thier nutriontion plan was compared to
modern people so we have a beeter idea of what they are doing different
instead of giving us the same old facts.


On Jan 26, 9:01 am, Chris Malcolm <c...@holyrood.ed.ac.uk> wrote:
> In misc.fitness.weights Hunter <hun...@no-one.org> wrote:
>
> > Robin King wrote:
> >> Delighted to. The Amish lok out for each other.
> >> They don't start frivolous lawsuits. They avoid
> >> television. We could all learn a lesson in caring from
> >> the Amish.
>
> >> Robin
> > There's also a high incidence of sexual abuse among the Amish that is
> > swept under the carpet.Isn't the same true of all religious groups?
>
> --
> Chris Malcolm c...@infirmatics.ed.ac.uk DoD #205
> IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
> [http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]

Dnia 2007-01-26 theirontitan@gmail.com napisa³(a):
> I thought we were talking about excerise not religion our thier private
> lives. Let's stick to the topic, please. If your more active and do
> plenty of walking and/or jogging every day of course you will be better
> shape, we all know this. I wish the researchers would see if the Amish
> acutally used a gym

If they are anything like Polish farmers, they don't waste their energy
on stupid things like gyms.

> or what thier nutriontion plan was compared to
> modern people

It was written there. They eat "badly".

> so we have a beeter idea of what they are doing different
> instead of giving us the same old facts.

It was written there. They are walking.

--
Andrzej Rosa

On Jan 26, 10:44 am, "theironti...@gmail.com" <theironti...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I thought we were talking about excerise not religion our thier private
> lives. Let's stick to the topic, please. If your more active and do
> plenty of walking and/or jogging every day of course you will be better
> shape, we all know this. I wish the researchers would see if the Amish
> acutally used a gym or what thier nutriontion plan was compared to
> modern people so we have a beeter idea of what they are doing different
> instead of giving us the same old facts.

Speaking of "the same old facts," I'd already read news articles about
how healthy the Amish are -- DESPITE their high-fat/high-calorie diets!
What I'd read is that the farming Amish are healthy (though keep in
mind that "healthy" for the mainstream media usually means simply being
able to go up some flight of stairs without collapse) but the sedentary
artisan Amish can rival modern officeworkers who don't exercise in
terms of health...the Amish have no "nutrition plan," they eat hearty
breakfasts and have pies and cookies at every meal without a problem
because their body actually uses all that food!

On Jan 24, 7:33 pm, Cathy <c...@none.net> wrote:
> Take a Tip From the Amish
> By Martica Heaner, M.A., M.Ed., for MSN Health & Fitness
> Freelance
>
>
> <SNIP>


Huh??

I'd already read about this last year! Even then, it's already been
noted long ago how healthy the Amish are, even their sedentary
craftsmen.

I'm not sure why there are so many studies on them, though. Seems you
could make the same arguments and findings about soldiers in combat
arms! Real no-brainer. Oh how I miss those days of piggin' out,
'cause I knew it was all coming off on the next deployment!

OTOH, some studies of common sense notions have been very revealing,
like the recent NYC study about all the cars on the road in
NYC...conventional wisdom long held that it was out-of-towners, since
what real NYer would drive, knowing how bad traffic is, while having
generally reliable public transportation?

Yet, surprise surprise, it turned out that a clear majority of weekday
drivers were, in fact, city dwellers!


On Jan 25, 12:01 pm, willbr...@comcast.net (Will Brink) wrote:
> In article <ap4uh.1260$B25.1...@news01.roc.ny>, "DesertHare"
>
> <cactusju...@frontward.net.invalid> wrote:
> > "Will Brink" <willbr...@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >news:willbrink-2501070930220001@192.168.2.156...
> > : In article <USDQ6E0D39106.7315740...@anonymous.poster>, Cathy
> > : <c...@none.net> wrote:
>
> > I agree! Why are people getting funding to do these studies?Researchers are not known for their imaginations or out of the box
> thinking, so they tend to repeat ad nauseam already established facts.
>
> "This just in, moving more and sitting less helps limit weight gain, news at 11"
>
> There is even a term for the effects of sitting less and moving more and
> its effects on calories, known as NEAT. Here's another earth shattering
> study for ya:
>
> Non-exercise activity thermogenesis: the crouching tiger hidden dragon of
> societal weight gain.
>
> Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2006 Apr;26(4):729-36. Epub 2006 Jan 26.
>
> * Levine JA,
> * Vander Weg MW,
> * Hill JO,
> * Klesges RC.
>
> Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
> Levine.ja...@mayo.edu
>
> Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy expenditure of
> all physical activities other than volitional sporting-like exercise. NEAT
> includes all the activities that render us vibrant, unique, and
> independent beings such as working, playing, and dancing. Because people
> of the same weight have markedly variable activity levels, it is not
> surprising that NEAT varies substantially between people by up to 2000
> kcal per day. Evidence suggests that low NEAT may occur in obesity but in
> a very specific fashion. Obese individuals appear to exhibit an innate
> tendency to be seated for 2.5 hours per day more than sedentary lean
> counterparts. If obese individuals were to adopt the lean "NEAT-o-type,"
> they could potentially expend an additional 350 kcal per day. Obesity was
> rare a century ago and the human genotype has not changed over that time.
> Thus, the obesity epidemic may reflect the emergence of a chair-enticing
> environment to which those with an innate tendency to sit, did so, and
> became obese. To reverse obesity, we need to develop individual strategies
> to promote standing and ambulating time by 2.5 hours per day and also
> re-engineer our work, school, and home environments to render active
> living the option of choice

In misc.fitness.weights Will Brink <willbrink@comcast.net> wrote:
> In article <ap4uh.1260$B25.1211@news01.roc.ny>, "DesertHare"
> <cactusjuice@frontward.net.invalid> wrote:

>> "Will Brink" <willbrink@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:willbrink-2501070930220001@192.168.2.156...
>> : In article <USDQ6E0D39106.7315740741@anonymous.poster>, Cathy
>> : <cathy@none.net> wrote:

>>
>> I agree! Why are people getting funding to do these studies?

> Researchers are not known for their imaginations or out of the box
> thinking, so they tend to repeat ad nauseam already established facts.

> "This just in, moving more and sitting less helps limit weight gain, news at 11"

> There is even a term for the effects of sitting less and moving more and
> its effects on calories, known as NEAT. Here's another earth shattering
> study for ya:

> Non-exercise activity thermogenesis: the crouching tiger hidden dragon of
> societal weight gain.

> Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2006 Apr;26(4):729-36. Epub 2006 Jan 26.

> * Levine JA,
> * Vander Weg MW,
> * Hill JO,
> * Klesges RC.

> Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
> Levine.james@mayo.edu

> Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) is the energy expenditure of
> all physical activities other than volitional sporting-like exercise. NEAT
> includes all the activities that render us vibrant, unique, and
> independent beings such as working, playing, and dancing. Because people
> of the same weight have markedly variable activity levels, it is not
> surprising that NEAT varies substantially between people by up to 2000
> kcal per day. Evidence suggests that low NEAT may occur in obesity but in
> a very specific fashion. Obese individuals appear to exhibit an innate
> tendency to be seated for 2.5 hours per day more than sedentary lean
> counterparts.

They also tend to change position and fidget less, and so even when
just sitting they expend less energy than thinner folk.

--
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IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]