Page 10 - Latter Stage Jeet Kune Do for Beginners
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Food
The energy value of food is measured in terms of the
amount of heat that would be liberated in
combustion. The unit is in Calorie (1 nutritional
calorie = 1000 heat calories or 1 kilocalorie)
Conversion of calorie to joules = 1 calories x 4.18 =
4.18 joules.
Energy used in different activities
No. of kcal lost Time in hours
per hour to lose 1 Ib of
fat┼
Sleeping 70 57
Sitting 105 38
Walking 300 13
Jeet kune do 430 10
Training
Swimming 430 10
Cycling 450 9
Jogging 750 5.3
Running 1200 3.3
┼ 1 Ib fat = 4000kcal
*Source: James and Leona Hart Background to fitness and training p98,
Elliot Right Way Books, Kingswood Surrey UK.
Healthy eating habits play an important part in your
Jeet Kune Do training. A good diet must contain 6
type of nutrients in correct amount.
3 of these types are used in major quantities namely:
1. Carbohydrate (energy value = 4 kcal per gram)
Sources: Simple carbohydrates are present in sweet
substances like jams, confectionary, fruits etc.
Complex Carbohydrates are found in unrefined plant
products like whole meal bread, muesli, pasta,
potatoes and root vegetables.
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