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Did you know?
  • 1 kilojoule = 239.005736 calories
  • Reasearch shows that a 40 minute Indoor Cycling class, on average, can burn between 1600-2000kj.  A 60 minute Pilates class can, on average, burn up to 2400kj.
  • Kilojoules allow us to talk about how much energy a food contains and how much energy is burned up during exercise.

    So, how much fuel does your body need?

    Use the following calculator;

    http://www.flashbonanza.com/menshealth/kjcounter/
     
  • Running keeps your brain functioning smoothly. Researchers at Ulm University in Germany compared a group of subjects who jogged for 30 minutes twice per week, to a group who did not exercise. The runners scored consistently better in a series of intelligence tests.
  • 60% of people with depression who exercised for 30 minutes three times a week overcome their condition without using antidepressant medication.
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Did you know?
  • Definition of Health: The World Health Organization.
    Health is a complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
  • Obesity, inactivity and poor nutrition account for more than 10% of current health problems - a level at least equals as that of smoking.
  • Feeding on fish three times a week can increase your life expectancy by as much as one year.
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