Cookie equals 18-minute swim; 2 hours on Wii-sports equals?
Here’s a little something that’s semi-scientific for all you weight conscious gamers out there.
Experts say that a book by Charles Stuart Platkin titled “The Diet Detective’s Count Down,” could either encourage or discourage dieting. Why? Well, the handy book lists the calorie content of 7,500 food items and gives readers a rough idea of just what it takes to work those calories off. So the book can either encourage all those calorie watchers out there to be more vigilant, or it could scare all those wanting to get into the exercise culture into not even trying.
A fruitcake? Take an 84-minute walk. A gingerbread cookie? That’s an 18-minute swim. A martini party mix? 47-minutes on the bike.
Since we’re mostly gamers here, one just has to ask: how much food does a 2-hour session on Wii-sports burn off? Especially since there are so many reports of people overdoing it…
Here’s a little something that’s semi-scientific for all you weight conscious gamers out there.
Experts say that a book by Charles Stuart Platkin titled “The Diet Detective’s Count Down,” could either encourage or discourage dieting. Why? Well, the handy book lists the calorie content of 7,500 food items and gives readers a rough idea of just what it takes to work those calories off. So the book can either encourage all those calorie watchers out there to be more vigilant, or it could scare all those wanting to get into the exercise culture into not even trying.
A fruitcake? Take an 84-minute walk. A gingerbread cookie? That’s an 18-minute swim. A martini party mix? 47-minutes on the bike.
Since we’re mostly gamers here, one just has to ask: how much food does a 2-hour session on Wii-sports burn off? Especially since there are so many reports of people overdoing it…
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