Here are some more information for Amazing Math:

What does losing 20 pounds mean to the average person?

To lose 20 pounds is more difficult than it sounds. It means one must solve a complicated, 70,000-calorie math problem.

Where does the figure of 70,000 calories come from?

Well, for every pound of fat that we would like to lose, science tells us that we must burn 3,500 calories. From there it's simple mathematics: 20 pounds multiplied by 3,500 calories equals 70,000 calories. So now we know why that thirty-minute walk on the treadmill, which only burned 250 calories, didn't seem to produce the results we were looking for!

SO LET'S DO THE MATH: Ideal range for optimal, long term weight-loss: 1-2 lbs per week Caloric value of 1 pound of fat: 3,500 calories

Weight-loss of 1 pound per week equals: 3,500-calorie deficit per week -or- 500-calorie deficit per day!

NOTE: This deficit can be achieved through exercise & diet!

The National Weight Control Registry found that 89% of people who lost 30 or more pounds and kept it off for at least one year accomplished their goals through a combination of diet and exercise. Only 10% succeeded using diet alone, and only 1% succeeded using exercise alone.

Now, not knowing that a single burrito can have 2500-3000 calories explains why many fight a never-ending battle of the bulge. The margin for error is too small and the math is stacked against us.

One meal can literally set you back an entire week!

Weight loss can be thought of as a delicate balancing act between the calories that you consume (calories in) and the calories that your body burns (calories out).

Calories consumed from the foods that you eat account for one-half of the equation. The amount that your body burns at rest, combined with your daily activities and your exercise program account for the other half.

Until recently, fitness professionals had to make a few estimations as to what was actually going on within your body to make this balance out.

Estimations included:

The number of calories the body burns at rest (Resting Metabolic Rate) The number of calories the body burns during exercise. The energy source (fat or carbs) predominantly used at rest. The energy source used while exercising at any given intensity.

For example, the best equation used for predicting RMR is off 70% of the time, and the results can vary by as much as 20%!

What does this mean for the person looking to lose 20-pounds?

Example: If their predicted* (calculated) daily intake is 2000 calories per day, 20% error equates to an additional 400 calories per day.

In just one week, the addition of 400 calories per day adds up to a total of 2,800 calories!

*The Harris-Benedict equation, noted as the industry standard, has a margin for error of +/- 15-20% in prediction (calculate) of daily intake

Remember, one pound of fat is equal to approximately 3,500 calories.

THE BOTTOM-LINE: If RMR is off as little as 20%, one could anticipate weight gain of approximately 1 pound per week, 3.5 pounds per month, or 42 pounds per year!

Again, we have a wide margin of error, so you can see how attaining that target deficit of 500 calories per day can be next to impossible.

Fortunately, we now have the tools to help you reach your weight-loss goal with amazing precision.

Many major health clubs now offer accurate means to test your metabolism. With the proper testing you get two very important questions answered:

1. How many calories a day should I eat to achieve my weight loss goal?

2. How hard and how long should I exercise to achieve my weight loss goal?

With this information you will be armed with an accurate plan to achieve your weight loss goals. No more guesswork.

Justin Yule is a Personal Training Manager for Life Time Fitness (www.lifetimefitness.com). He is extremely passionate about sharing accurate information about creating a fulfilled life of health, wealth and happiness.

You can learn more about him and follow his blog at http://www.justinyule.com

What Is Wrong With Math Education

               What is wrong with math education

Frank Ho

Teacher at Ho Math and Chess Tutoring Centre

www.mathandchess.com

March 1, 2010

I have been involving in the research subjects of math and chess for over 15 years and have published 30 math and chess related workbooks math and over 70 articles written in the related fields of math and chess. All these articles can be searched on Internet.

My experience shows that chess is a fun game some kids like to "play", but they were not driven by the reason that it is for improving their problem solving skills so they "should" play.

Some kids also do not get the benefits on play chess. Why? They simply only push "woods" and lose interests after many "losses". Children can still shut off their brains if they want to by just simply pushing pieces.

However, chess and math can be combined if done right, then chess does help. There are many patterns such as cause and result benefits in chess and other games or projects can not be found and exist only in chess. There are of course other equivalent games can be "played" to get the similar benefits but chess is the most popular.

I have also founded a math and chess-learning centre called Ho Math and Chess. After over 15 years of daily teaching and observations on kids from kindergarten to grade 12, I have some insights to share. With my own experience, research, and observations, we are moving the direction of math education into math, chess, puzzles, and virtual toys integrated worksheets

You ask why? The answer is simple, it is what kids like.

My feeling is that math educators have failed to produce a style of worksheets kids like. Many never asked what kinds of worksheets kids like instead; they just gave to them and expected them to do it.

Can pure computation worksheets be modified in a way so they can also train kids to think at the same time? This is what Ho Math and Chess has been providing answers to parents and children, yes. we have produced products which are pure number crunching worksheets but require children to think and they can not simply just "push" pieces like some do in playing chess. There are "tricked" to think, it is amazing stuff we have been creating.

We can argue and debate how math should be taught until cow comes home, but the end result is we still have to ask kids to work on some paper type math worksheets and this is one of the problems our math education has been failing here but no one seems to have brought it up to the surface.

I have made myself as a professional math worksheets creator and I can see the dramatic difference when different styles of worksheets are presented to kids - some kids' eyes just light up.

At Ho Math and Chess, we feed kids with something their brain like - a kind of worksheets combined math with chess, puzzles, mazes, and virtual toys. There are no messy game pieces or puzzle pieces to clean up after classes since toys are virtual toys. The interaction between kids and teacher is great because it is all through printable worksheets, not computers.

Kids think they are working/playing on puzzles, mazes, and virtual toys but in fact they also are working on math, this is amazing. You wonder why we have not thought 10 years, 20 years or even 30 years ago? My simple reason is because no one has been willing to put in efforts to think about it until Ho Math and Chess embarked on this type of research.

We even created a special teaching chess set for kids as young as 4 years old to learn chess.

More details can be found at www.mathandchess.com.

About the Author

Frank Ho is a Canada certified math teacher and also the founder of Ho Math and Chess learning center. Ho Math and Chess, based in Canada,  is the only international child education franchise dedicated to teaching children math using math, chess, puzzles, and virtual toys integrated workbooks. More information on Ho Math and Chess innovative workbooks, please visit www.mathandchess.com

Hi i am in 8th grade and not sure math of skipping and of course selections. Please read the deatils.?

My high school system goes: 9th-Honors Algebra 2, 10th- Honors Geometry, 11th-Honors Pre-Calculus, and 12th- Ap Calculus BC. They take the top of the class students form 9th grade and skip them over honors geo. to honors pre calc. in 12th grade they take some two college classes. im amazing at math. is it worth skipping over honors geo.

I wouldn't skip geometry. It is my least favorite math, but it was incredibly helpful in later years. If you want to take higher level math courses, I suggest that you take some online so you can work faster and get more classes completed in the four years. Or, some schools will offer summer school for students who want to work ahead; you could take geometry the summer prior to your sophomore year.

Or instead of skipping geometry, see if you can skip precalc. I am one of several students who skipped the course and was successful in ap calc. Pre calc consists of trig(which is touched on in algebra and geometry) and calc(which will be reviewed at the beginning of ap calc). It is something you can consider.

Jen's incredible journey: Charlotte Street Computers' Jennifer Mayer credits one amazing woman for her success
In the back of her Mercedes, Jennifer Mayer keeps a bag packed.

Thanks for visiting!