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Middle age crisis
Carpenter combines nutrition, fitness to counter middle age heart concerns
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With a family history of heart problems, Randy Carpenter’s roughly 15 years of little to no exercise — leaving him about 70 pounds overweight in early middle age — came down to a scary moment at age 45. “I was taking our son [Ryan] to school one day, and the left side of my face went numb,” said Carpenter, who at age 58 has slimmed down to his goal weight of 210 by maintaining a regular fitness and nutrition routine for “11 or 12 years.” “They diagnosed me with high blood pressure and cholesterol,” this Concord resident added. Carpenter Combining diet discipline with “walking every day” resulted in “losing about 40 pounds.” The next step was joining a local fitness club “and I lost another 30 or 35 pounds there,” Carpenter, who became a personal fitness trainer at his club in 2005, said. Though active all seven days, Carpenter’s routine each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday starts with a breakfast consisting of a quarter cup of Grape Nuts with one teaspoon of sugar, skim milk “and I may add a fruit in there.” What follows moments later are 200 sit-ups, “then I lift weight for about 20 minutes, then I do work with [stretching] bands for about 20 minutes” before traveling to his club ”and I will swim six-tenths of a mile,” Carpenter, a wholesale furniture salesman, added. Following his workout, “I will drink an 8-ounce
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Delicious Nutrition Nutrition has important place in Knox County Schools
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Changes have taken place with Knox County Schools’ nutrition in recent years. Jon Dickl, director of school nutrition with Knox County Schools, described nutrition at the school. “If a student eats with us every day for a week, they will have received an average of no more than 30 percent calories from fat, no more than 10 percent calories from saturated fat,” Dickl said. “We have nutritional targets for vitamin A and vitamin D and other essential nutrients that are required. ... Also have targets to hit for servings of whole grains, servings of green vegetables, red and orange vegetables, fruit and meat or meat alternates.” The pizza, made with a white-wheat pizza crust that is whole grain, is low in sodium and fat, he said. “We make our own pizza,” he said. “We produce our own pizza.” But most customers are not aware of the healthy nature of the pizza because it is eye-appealing and full of flavor, he said. “January of 2011, we began offering three to five kinds of fresh whole fruit every day. We began switching to more
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fresh vegetable choices,” he said. “... Our produce use has increased dramatically over the last few years.” The food itself is not the only thing that is changing. “We have begun reinvesting in serving lines,” he said. “We did a recent remodel at Farragut High School and at Bearden High School. We have remodeled the serving lines at both of those locations, trying to make it more like a restaurant and more eye-appealing.” Tests of potential further changes are underway. “We are in the process of testing a salad bar and a yogurt bar at Bearden High School,” he said. The yogurt bar has met success at the school, he said. “Once we’re confident at Bearden High School, we’ll go ahead and implement [both the salad and yogurt bars] at Farragut and ... other schools districtwide,” he said. Knox County Schools is also exploring vegetarian and vegan options, Dickl said. “We get a lot of requests for vegetarian options but when we start to offer them, they don’t necessarily sell well,” he said. “... The school nutrition department, we
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Coordinated School Health specialist, said, “Along with Knox County Schools Health Services, we conduct screenings, body mass index screenings in all of our schools. ... We’re currently at 33.1 percent overweight or obese, and that’s with the students that were screened in grades K, 4, 8 and 10. We are making some progress. In 2010, that rate was at 35.7 [percent overweight or obese] and that report is prepared for us each year by the Knox County Health Department.” She described Coordinated School Health. “Coordinated School Health focuses on improving student health by collaborating with schools, families, communities and other Knox County school departments,” she said. “And we do that through health screenings, health education, staff wellness, efforts focused on the wellness policy ... and other prevention efforts.”
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Staying
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Farragut and other area residents say staying fit helps them live a more enjoyable life longer and work out their angst. One such person, Angela Farmer of Farragut, said she runs for her sanity. “I meet with a group of girls, and it’s our run therapy time,” she said. Why did the group get into running? “Just our age,” Farmer answered. “We decided to maybe try distance running, marathons and stuff, and so we wanted to do it before we were too old.” “It makes you feel good,” Farmer’s running mate, Karen Harper of Farragut, said about their runs. “It gives you confidence, too, if you feel good and you enjoy life a little bit more.” Harper said running is easy to fit in, as it doesn’t require anything extra. Valerie McMichael of Farragut, another running mate, said she wanted to live longer
and have a fuller life. She said her children and friends encourage her. “It’s all about a support group,” she said. “We work out our angst right here. It makes us feel good on a physical part. We get together, and it’s a great connection.” Besides running, her lifestyle plan includes exercise and eating healthy. Craig Lawson of Texas said he walks around the parks in Farragut while visiting his parents. Also, he said he enjoys running and riding bikes with his girlfriend. Lawson said his father got him involved in fitness. “He ran cross country in high school; and when I was about 12 years old, he got me into it, and we started running together,” Lawson said. He and his father ran a Marine Corps marathon in Virginia a few years ago. Lawson said his mother is also active. “She makes sure she gets at least two or three miles on the treadmill, walks around the neighborhood or walks here
sometimes,” he said. His lifestyle plan is exercise and eating healthy. “I’m careful what I eat,” he said. He and his girlfriend plan meals on Sunday for the week. Farragut residents Hannah Eun and Chang Im Kim said they stay fit by walking and eating healthy to enjoy living longer. Sharon Howell of Farragut said she and husband, John, walk their two dogs in Campbell Station Park just about every day. “I think the town of Farragut is so fortunate to have such a lovely park and library,” she said. Howell said she does not know if she chose a healthy lifestyle. She added, “It’s just that the dogs demanded it.”
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Boosting metabolism Men and women looking to shed a few pounds and keep those pounds off often look for ways to boost their metabolisms. Some may not know just what metabolism means, and though it is a complicated combination of processes, metabolism is perhaps best explained as the sum of those processes, each of which is instituted to convert food into energy. So it's no surprise that so many people, especially men and women whose metabolisms have begun to slow down, want to boost their metabolism and turn that food into energy more quickly. Though metabolism is a collection of complicated processes, boosting metabolism can be rather easy. The following are a handful of ways to do so, which can help men and women reach their fitness goals. • Eat the right foods and eat more often. Many adults have been turned on to the concept of grazing, an approach to diet wherein adherents eat small portions of food every two to three hours instead of the more traditional three square meals per day. But grazing is only effective when men and women eat the right foods. Each small meal should still have nutritional value just as if it were a large meal. When eating smaller meals, include healthy sources of protein and fiber. Vegetables tend to be especially beneficial because they are high in fiber, a nondigestible carbohydrate that is hard for the body to break down. As the body works hard to break down fiber, it's burning energy and boosting its metabolism along the way. Fish is another potentially beneficial food for those looking to boost their metabolisms, as studies have shown that the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oils increase the levels of fat-burning enzymes in the body while decreasing the body's
level of fat-storage enzymes. Eating more often benefits the body because doing so stimulates metabolism, reassuring the body that food will be coming on a regular basis. When meals are skipped or there are long intervals between meals, the body reacts as if it might run out of food and begins to store fat. • Add some lean muscle. Lean muscle can boost metabolism, so a workout dominated by cardiovascular exercise won't have as positive an impact on metabolism as one that includes a combination of weight training and aerobic exercise. When muscles are worked hard, the body needs to work hard to recover and rebuild those muscles, burning more calories and boosting metabolism as a result. • Don't believe everything you read or hear. Suggestions abound as to ways to significantly improve metabolism. Unfortunately, many of these suggestions boost metabolism but not enough to help people lose weight, which is the ultimate goal of many people looking to boost their metabolisms. For example, green tea has its proponents who feel it can have a significant impact on metabolism thanks to EGCG, a compound found in the tea that has been proven to elevate metabolism. However, the impact of EGCG on boosting metabolism is negligible, and therefore won't make much of an impact on a person's weight. The same can be said about capsaicin, an active component found in chili peppers that some feel boosts metabolism enough to promote weight loss. Though capsaicin can boost metabolism slightly, studies have shown that influence is not significant enough to affect a person's weight. • Don't get too comfortable. Modern
technology may be a reason why waist sizes are getting bigger. Heating and cooling systems may be must-have items, but when the body is too comfortable, it burns less energy to stay warm in the winter or comfortably cool in the summer. A study from the National Institute of Health Clinical Center found that people who slept in a room kept at 66 F burned 7 percent more calories than those who slept in
a room at 75 F. Sleeping in a cooler room may just be the easiest way for men and women to boost their metabolisms. Boosting metabolism and shedding extra pounds is a goal for many men and women. But while metabolism is a complex set of processes, the various ways to effectively boost that metabolism can be quite simple.
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Allison Maurer, registered sports dietician at The University of Tennessee in charge of nutrition for UT athletes, made a distinction in workouts. Because the average workout person isn’t putting out with the intensity of a major college or professional athlete, Maurer said, “You don’t necessarily need a lot” to replenish your system with protein. “Ten to 15 grams of protein might be perfectly fine,” such as “a 8-ounce chocolate milk and a piece of fruit.” All agreed that drinking lots of water is vital. “It’s amazing to me how people are just chronically dehydrated,” Maurer said. Carpenter said water “is the key to any sort of weight loss, because water will replace the cellular structure and therefore fill you up so you don’t eat the wrong things. … It takes care of the void in your stomach. It cleanses out your kidneys, and as your kidneys work like they’re supposed to, you’re getting rid of a lot of impurities in your body.” Concerning breakfast, “What I always
tell people is, ‘You need to front-load your calories,’ from 500 to 700 depending on the individual,” Maurer said. “What that means is eat a big breakfast, a decentsized lunch, good snacks during the day and then go lighter, and low carb, at night just for that dinner meal.” However, “I always tell my athletes, ‘Even if you’re trying to cut carbs at night, never cut fruit,’” Maurer added. “Anything that grows in the ground or comes from a tree is going to be good for you.” Joan Jackson said, “Studies show that people who eat breakfast every single day actually burn more calories. Only because when you eat breakfast, it kicks off your metabolism and your body’s going to burn calories more efficiently throughout the day. “Get some good carbs in for breakfast, get some good grains in for breakfast,” she added. “And some fruit, and maybe a little protein. … People don’t get enough grain, and grain products actually reduce cholesterol” such as “toast, oatmeal. … The American Heart Association recommends it to decrease your risk of heart disease.”
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In addition to his regular early morning workouts four days a week, including swimming six-tenths of a mile, Randy Carpenter often makes time to enjoy Parkey Strader Loop walking trail, Knox County Greenway system in Concord Park, located just off Northshore Drive across from Concord Park Par 3 Course. The Loop also is near Carpenter’s Concord home.
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Advice for aging athletes Retired professional athletes often speak about the difficult moment when they knew it was time to retire from professional competition. The transition can be easy for some but far more difficult for others. But aging amateur athletes know you need not be a professional to realize there comes a time when your body is telling you it's time to ease up. Athletes are used to pushing themselves and stretching their limits, but some limits are best not pushed. Such is the case with the limits posed by aging. While athletes don't have to completely fold up shop and hang up their cleats, tennis shoes or other athletic equipment as they approach senior citizen status, there are steps aging athletes can take to ensure they aren't pushing their bodies too far as they grow older. • Recognize your new recovery time. Veteran athletes tend to have a sixth sense about their bodies, knowing how long they need to recover from common ailments like ankle sprains, knee pain, back pain and shin splints. Despite the body's remarkable ability for recovery, it's not immune to aging, and that recovery time will increase as the body ages. Whereas a sprained ankle might once have been as good as new after a few days or rest, aging athletes must recognize that the same ankle sprain now might require more recovery time. Returning too quickly from an injury can only make things worse for aging athletes, so don't push yourself. • Take more time to warm up. As the body ages, its response time to exercise increases. This means the body needs more time to prepare itself for cardiovascular and strength training exercises.
Increase your warmup time as you age, gradually increasing the intensity of your warmup exercises until your body feels ready for more strenuous exercise. • Focus on flexibility. The more flexible you are, the more capable the body is of absorbing shock, including the shock that results from repetitive activities. But as the body ages, it becomes less flexible, which makes it less capable of successfully handling the repetitive movements common to exercise. Aging athletes should focus on their flexibility, stretching their muscles before and after a workout. In addition, activities such as yoga can work wonders on improving flexibility for young and aging athletes alike. • Don't stop strength training. Some aging athletes mistakenly feel they should stop strength training as they get older. No longer concerned about building muscle, aging athletes might feel as if they have nothing to gain by lifting weights and continuing to perform other muscle strengthening exercises. But the body gradually loses muscle mass as it ages, and that loss puts the joints under greater stress when aging athletes perform other exercises. That stress can put people at greater risk for arthritis, tendinitis and ligament sprains. While you no longer need to max out on the bench press or challenge yourself on the biceps curl, it is important to continue to make strength training a part of your fitness regimen as you age. Aging athletes need not associate aging with ceasing their athletic pursuits. But recognizing your limitations and the changes your body is going through is an important element of staying healthy as your approach older adulthood.
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Energetic punch These healthy snacks provide energy any adults find themselves feeling drowsy in the hours after they eat lunch. Aheavy lunch, a staid office atmosphere or a combination of the two can make professionals feel sleepy as the workday winds down. Though some might opt for a second cup of coffee, the immediate energy boost provided by caffeine quickly wears off, leaving men and women feeling even more tired as a result. Oftentimes, the right mid-afternoon snack can provide the energy boosts adults need to stay productive throughout the workday. The following are a handful of healthy snacks that tend to provide a lot of energy. • Greek yogurt: Greek yogurt has become increasingly popular in recent years, as more and more people are opting for this snack that's rich in calcium, protein, phosphorous, and zinc. Traditional yogurt tends to provide a quick energy boost, as it is generally easy to digest, before that boost quickly fades. Greek yogurt is thicker than traditional yogurt, so it does not digest so easily, producing more sustained energy levels as a result. However, Greek yogurt is also loaded with protein, helping men and women feel fuller longer. That can be beneficial for those who want to lose weight, as the feeling of fullness that Greek yogurt provides means those who eat it are less likely to eat more snacks throughout the day. • Whole grains: Whole grain snacks are loaded with energizing ingredients, including fiber, iron, magnesium, and protein. Whole wheat snacks are also loaded with Bvitamins, which help people fight fatigue and stabilize blood sugar levels. In addition, the body takes longer to absorb
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the complex carbohydrates found in whole wheat snacks, which means the body can maintain stable blood sugar levels for extended periods of time, and that leads to a long-lasting energy boost. White bread and simple carbohydrates provide an immediate, yet temporary, energy boost when people's blood sugar levels spike. But once that initial energy boost subsides, men and women will be left feeling fatigued. • Edamame: Many people may know edamame from recipes, but few might know edamame can be an energy-boosting snack as well. Edamame are boiled soybeans that are rich in protein, iron, omega-3 fatty acids, and fiber. Each of these things helps the body sustain energy levels. In addition, edamame is also packed with a trace mineral known as molybdenum that helps cells function properly while enhancing alertness and improving concentration. • Almonds: Almonds are loaded with ingredients that increase energy levels, including vitamin E, phosphorous, vitamin B2, and magnesium, which serves numerous beneficial functions, including aiding in the production of energy and relieving stress and anxiety. Because they are rich in protein and fiber, almonds take longer for the body to digest, which means energy levels will stay up for longer periods of time than they would for those snacks that are easily digested. Almonds also contain healthy fats that curb appetite, making it less likely that men and women who snack on almonds will overeat and find themselves fighting the fatigue that's often a byproduct of overeating.
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