The healthy dark chocolate walk |
| 11/19/2008 11:57:42 AM |
One more Reason to Eat Chocolate Before You Walk. Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. Who wouldn't want it? A lot ofpeople just can't resist even the smell of it. I am one of those peoplewho is guilty of this but, i just got this news about how a simple brisk walk could reduce chocolate cravings. Ouch! I want to eat more dark chocolate!
Most of us know the benefits of different exercises and how it helps people to manage their lifestyle especially smokers and those who've been on different drugs. The researchers now have shown that this concept may be true for different food cravings.
In London, researchers held a study for three days of abstinence, They asked 25 people who are chocolate fanatics to have a 15 minute of brisk walk or rest. A professor in Exeter University, Adrian Taylor tells that they were having a study how physical activities reduces cigarette cravings and this study is the first one that has linked exercise to lessen your chocolate cravings. (Do you really want this? I'm happy eating dark chocolate.)
They all engaged those chocolate lovers to tasks that would normally induce their chocolate cravings. All participants who exercised showed much lower chocolate cravings compared to those who just rest.
And guess what ladies, this study showed that 97% of women experienced those cravings compared to men whose only 68%. Chocolate has active constituents that enhance our moods, that's why it may help us to relax, especially when were stressed. But eating chocolate might turn into habit. So you may want to take a brisk walk before you grab a chocolate. Not in this study, but search for it, is the study that shows that eating dark chocolate before and after exercise may help with inflammation. Which means your joints may recuperate faster after walking or running. It's always something.
Of course, that was all before people started discovering about eating Dark Healthy Chocolate. Now you do not have to feel guilty about eating chocolate. So, eat chocolate first, then walk.
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