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are painfully slow, making most of us give up in a
few short weeks. An age old approach calls for us to
reduce our daily caloric intake by 500 calories and
burn 500 calories exercising. Regular exercise offers
two important contributions to weight loss: fat is the
primary substrate (fuel) and it increases metabolic rate
during exercise and even at rest.
Experts are reporting new Resistance Training data.
The bottom line, Resistance Training is as important as
cardiovascular exercise, especially as we age. It enhances
joint integrity, builds or maintains muscle, increases
caloric expenditure and improves one’s mood. A less
Fat known fact is that increased muscle mass improves June 2025 New Hartford Police
Submitted by Jim LaFountain, All American Fitness Center cardiovascular performance and helps resist injury.
I follow a low glycemic load (reduced carbohydrate)
My wife, Cindy and I have had the good fortune diet and have tried several diets over the years. I know Department Activity:
of spending some time in Europe. We immediately for a fact, a diet reducing or eliminating sugar, bleached 1094 Incidents / Calls for Police Service
noticed, on average, Europeans are leaner and more flour and high fructose corn syrup is definitely a 45 Arrests
active than Americans. One early morning while prudent choice. With that said, the vast majority of our 338 Vehicle and Traffic Law Stops
hiking the Bavarian Alps, I saw a couple hiking about population are over fed and inactive. Simply reducing 68 Motor Vehicle Collisions Investigated
200 feet ahead. I’d like to think I’m in pretty good shape, portion size would go a long way to solving our stored 328 Vehicle and Traffic Law Tickets Issued
but it took several minutes for me to catch them. To body fat dilemma, regardless of what diet we follow.
my surprise, they were a married couple and 80 years I’ve adopted a simple approach to maintaining my 372 Supplemental Neighborhood patrols
old. They confessed, they hiked this trail six days a ideal weight. I’ve dramatically increased the length of 4 Community Policing Details Completed
week. Dinner that evening consisted of a small portion time I take to eat, putting my fork down between bites
of meat, vegetables and a tiny dessert. By American and asking myself an important question, “do I need
standards, it was about half of the portions of most any more food?” When dining out, I request a box to
dinners we eat. fill as soon as the meal arrives. The appestat center of
It’s time to explore fat cells. Adipose (fat cells) consist our brain, located in the hypothalamus, often confuses
of hydrogen, carbon and oxygen and are stored under thirst with hunger, triggering cravings and false hunger
the skin, referred to as subcutaneous and between signals and takes 20 minutes to register satiety. Drinking
organs, called visceral fat. Fat cells store energy in the a large glass of water before a meal also addresses the
form of triglycerides. Our body’s fat cells are established appestat confusion challenge.
during our childhood, during our adolescence and Taking responsibility for how much we eat and a
stop proliferating at around the age of 24, remaining commitment to regular exercise is the best way to arrive NHFD Holds American Red
constant from that point on. On average, we store at our ideal weight and maintain it. Although it sounds
around 30 billion fat cells. easy, it requires discipline and a change in lifestyle. Cross Blood Drive
Weight loss encourages fat cells to reduce in size, but The New Hartford Volunteer Fire Department will
not in actual number. To complicate fat loss even more, host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday,
our body defends a specific body weight, referred to as August 14, 2025, from 1pm to 5pm at the fire station.
one’s “Set Point.” Our body adjusts its metabolic rate Reservations may be made by calling 1-800-RED
to remain at its Set Point. Those who severely reduce CROS (1-800-733-2767). Reservations are appreciated
caloric consumption force their metabolism to slow and walk-ins are always welcome.
down in defense of their Set Point. In order to combat
this phenomenon, a minimal reduction in daily caloric
consumption and added exercise, coaxes the body to Summer
reduce its Set Point slowly.
It may come as a surprise that I would downplay 2025
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