Trainer and Strength & Conditioning specialist Denny Krahe visits Tips Of The Scale to talk nutrition and to discuss exercise myths.
Also, why your journey to health needs to start now!
“The journey of 10,000 miles begins with a single step.”
Bio and Background
Denny’s background and education are in sports medicine and athletic training. With a new baby on the way, traveling with professional sports teams was no longer an option, so he made a career transition for his family that still allows him to help people.
Denny is now a mobile personal trainer who specializes in helping people in their 40’s and 50’s to improve their health & fitness.
Denny loves seeing “the light bulb turn on” when clients realize they can reach their goals, and have everything they need to make it happen.
Denny’s Insights About Weight Loss
A few extra hours of exercise a week is no match for over-eating and/or an unbalanced diet.
You can’t exercise away poor eating habits.
Consider this: The average person burns about 100 calories per mile during a run. A marathon is over 26 miles, or approximately 2,610 calories burned. It only takes one drive-thru meal to consume almost 2,000 calories.
Denny also discusses how improvements to your health improve other parts of your life, and the effects of choices today will be felt for years to come.
If you have dreams of a fun, active retirement:
“If you don’t do something now when you’re still capable of doing something, that retirement isn’t going to be what you dream that it will be.”
The longer you wait in life to start turning your health around, the more difficult it will be.
Denny’s Pet Peeves About Contemporary Health Advice
Denny talks about myths and opinions about the “dangers” of running. He states that, just like with any new exercise program, there is danger in doing too much too soon.
For a beginner runner, he suggests something like the Couch-to-5K program. You build your way up, build endurance, and minimize dangers of pushing yourself too hard.
Denny’s Advice For Your Journey
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Get started. There will never be a perfect time when all life’s circumstances are ideal for starting a new, healthy lifestyle. Don’t wait. Start now.
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Eat real food. Foods that don’t require nutrition labels are great for your body.
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Be honest and realistic about how long it will take to lose weight. Don’t be misled by false expectations in advertising that promises drastic changes in weeks or days.
Resources Discussed In This Podcast
On Denny’s Workout Playlist
Contacting Denny
Denny blogs and hosts the Better Health 101 podcast at DKFitSolutions.com. You can also reach him at:
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