Marathon Genious Or Marathon Idiot?
Online, March 14, 2011 (Newswire.com) - I couldn't believe it when I read a recent blog post by a man training for the Los Angeles marathon that only plans on eating a diet of Mcdonalds food. This is one of the most important things that I believe people miss when it comes to diet and health. It's the reason I always say that diet and health and fitness are not related the way it's viewed in society
You can be fit, but not healthy, or healthy but not fit. For instance you can live on Mcdonalds like this marathon runner plans on doing, train and exercise which will lead to a certain level of fitness. But, will you be healthy? The answer is no because you're not putting quality fuel (food) into your body.
Here's a some of the blog post:
A 36-year-old Palatine, Ill., native - Joe D'Amico - plans to participate in the Los Angeles Marathon on March 20; and will undergo a month-long training on a diet that will comprise only McDonald's food!
The exceptions to the "McDonald's only" diet for the marathon runner - who will be running 100 miles a week during his McDonald's splurge - will be non-McDonald's water, energy supplement PowerGel, multivitamin and ibuprofen.
Moreover, while on the McDonald's binge, D'Amico will refrain from eating large fries or ordering Big Macs.
The diet plan that D'Amice intends following includes his usual helping of bagels, Egg McMuffins or hotcakes, orange juice and milk at breakfast; two grilled chicken wraps, three-quarters of a bag of french fries, and a large Coke for lunch; and two hamburgers or a grilled chicken sandwich and more Coke in the evening. Desserts will chiefly comprise hot fudge sundaes or chocolate chip cookies from the McDonald's menu.
Talking about his rather unusual diet plan - aptly titled "Confessions of a Drive-Thru Runner" - during his 30-day marathon preparations, D'Amico, 36, said on his blog, McRunner.com: "My wife thinks I'm crazy, but I love McDonald's and I love running, and this is a great way to combine them both."
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Fitness for a particular athletic event is not synonomous with health. In some cases being fit for athletics but eating horribly could actually be a recipe for disaster because you're stressing the body and heart but not giving it quality fuel to perform optimally.
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