Exercise and Nutrition
Ogie Shaw is President of Ogie Shaw Fitness in Beaverton, Oregon and took time to visit with Alexandria Rotarians to talk about the issued of high blood pressure, stress, fitting exercise into busy schedules and make wise nutritional choices.
It was an interesting and entertaining presentation including these thoughts:
- "Dieting does not work. Dieting makes you fatter because it slows your metabolism and makes you obsess about food."
- "Don't eat for weight loss. Eat for nutrition."
- "Most heart attacks occur on weekends among people recreating. It's physically impossible to recreate your way to fitness."
- "No stretching before a run or walk! You should never stretch a cold muscle."
- "Sitting is the worst thing you can do to your back. You send your stomach on a vacation and your back does all the work."
- "My wife's idea of exercise was taking a bath, pulling the plug, and fighting the current."
