Weekend Roundup - Vacation Edition

Posts on 60 in 3 might be a bit sporadic over the next week. My wife and I are finally going on our much delayed honeymoon. We’ll be spending the next seven days in the Grand Caymans. We’re going to try and get our scuba diving certification which I’m looking forward to. Other than that, it should be a pretty relaxing week, something I really need in anticipation of the next 19 months which are going to be all work and school.

And with that lovely thought, here are some articles I thought you might find useful.

This is an interesting article from CBS news which discusses the the whole “fit and fat” idea. This notion came about after several studies showed that it’s better to be overweight but physically active than reasonably weight and out of shape. Well, that may be true, but as the study points out, ideally you’re in shape AND at the right weight. just because you’re physically active doesn’t mean that extra weight isn’t damaging your health.
@CBS News

The next article is from Forbes.com and has an annoying tendency to pop up a welcome screen before it takes you to the article. However, if you’re willing to tolerate that, the article itself is very interesting. It talks about goal setting and how sometimes it’s better to set multiple goals than just one. It also mentions that combining complimentary goals it a great way to motivate yourself. I talked about this a couple of weeks ago in this post about goal setting. Having multiple goals is ok, but don’t overdo it and see if you can work on multiple complementary goals at once. You’ll achieve more and be more motivated.
@Forbes.com

I loved this next article. It’s a fascinating look at health studies and some of their flaws. If you’ve ever seen multiple studies with completely opposite advice and wondered how that was possible, go ahead and read this. You’ll be a lot more educated on what’s right and what’s wrong with “scientific” studies.
@WebMD

And from Parade, here’s a quick little article that discusses three common health myths and the truth behind them. I like articles like these. They quickly deflate those arguments people have against exercise and the excuses they use for being inactive and overweight.
@Parade

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