AUNTIE CARMELA'S REPONSE TO ANNA'S 1ST WRITING

AC SAYS ABOUT EXERCISE: IN CLARIFYING A FEW THINGS ABOUT ANNA'S SUGGESTION...RIDING A BIKE AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BENEFITS THE BODY IN A WAY THAT IS CALLED "AEROBIC", MEANING THE MAIN MUSCLE THAT BENEFITS THE MOST IS THE HEART. HOW MUCH THE HEART NEEDS TO BE THE HEALTHIEST IS 1 HOUR A DAY...AND 10 MINUTES HERE AND THERE COUNT!!!! SO WHAT ANNA DID WAS TAKE CARE OF HER HEART A BIT. AND PLEASE DO THAT 6 MORE TIMES EVERY DAY...(OR A COMBINATION OF THINGS, SO YOUR ARE REALLY GIVING YOUR HEART THE WORK IT TAKES TO BE HEALTHY, OK?

ALSO, DEPENDING ON THE GOALS A GAL HAS...PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT 10 MINUTES OF BIKE RIDING BURNS AROUND 12 CALORIES UNLESS YOU ARE ALWAYS GOING UPHILL (COASTING DOWN BURNS "0"), AND 12 CALORIES IS THE AMOUNT IN ONE TABLESPOON OF JUICE!!! GET THE PICTURE?

AC SAYS ABOUT FUELING: EVERY TIME WE DESIRE SUGAR, THE FIRST MOST IMPORTANT THING TO DO IS LOOK AT WHY THAT THOUGHT IS THERE. OUR
"BRAINS" LIVE ON GLUCOSE
(A SUGAR THAT THE BODY HAS CONVERTED FROM OUR FOODS. AND TOO MUCH OF ANY KIND OF FOOD THAT TURNS TO SUGAR LITERALLY DEPLETES THE BRAINS ENERGY SUPPLY AND COMPROMISES THE BRAIN'S POWER TO CONCENTRATE, MENTAL ACTIVITIES REQUIRE A
LOT OF ENERGY.

IN THE END EACH OF US HAS A CHOICE. I'M REQUESTING THAT "IF" YOU FEEL LIKE HAVING A SUGARY FOOD (ESPECIALLY SUGARY DRINKS, EVEN JUICE, CANDY, COOKIES, ETC.)
PLEASE DO NOT HAVE THEM BEFORE YOU HAVE TO STUDY AND/OR TAKE A TEST. INSTEAD PLEASE HAVE THEM JUST BEFORE YOU EXERCISE OR WORKOUT, THAT WAY THEY WILL BURN OFF AND NOT GO TO STORAGE!!! IS THAT A DEAL?

GREAT JOB ANNA, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A COOL GAL LEADER!!!

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