Elevators of the Future Will Move Sideways Without a Single Cable. One of the biggest engineering challenges of building a towering skyscraper isn’t keeping the structure from falling over, it’s moving all the people around inside of it. To improve efficiency, and facilitate the construction of even taller buildings, Germany’s Thyssen. Krupp has completely redesigned elevators so that they can move sideways now, too. The traditional design of elevators has cars that only move up and down in a shaft, raised and lowered by a winch- powered cable. It works well enough in smaller buildings, but wait times become problematic as elevator shafts get taller and taller. That’s why the lobbies of larger skyscrapers have elevators that only service the upper floors. You. Tube’s Tom Scott recently visited Thyssen. Krupp’s 8. 00- foot tall testing tower in Germany, and there he experienced the company’s new MULTI elevator system that allows cars to move both vertically and horizontally using magnetic linear induction motors—the same technology that powers high- speed maglev trains. Eliminating the cable not only reduces the amount of infrastructure needed to run an elevator, it also allows shafts to be built almost infinitely long because the weight of the strong steel cable itself is no longer a limitation. But the biggest advantage is that elevators can now move sideways along horizontal shafts, allowing complete loops to be constructed inside a building, and elevators to hop between shafts in order to find the quickest route to their destination floor. To ensure the new system is as safe as the elevator design we’ve relied on for the past 1. Thyssen. Krupp is undertaking years of testing and refinement. But one day, it might eliminate the agonizing wait for the next elevator, delivering cars as frequently as every 1. Lose Weight With Us in 2016. Lose weight fast with our weight loss tips, diet plans, exercise programs and healthy recipes. Lose Weight With Us will help you to lose. Diet and Exercise information. Learn about a variety of diet and exercise options and plans. The Idiot Proof Diet is based on a book written by India Knight and Neris Thomas titled Neris and India’s Idiot Proof Diet. Released in 2007, this diet outlines. The Secret Behind The Biggest Loser Diet Plan. The TV show “The Biggest Loser” Is the epitome of what’s wrong with the current health industry. Wait, isn’t it good that 7 million people are tuning in to watch a game show on weight loss, when the United States is in the middle of a weight crisis? Yep, but rather than encouraging people to make permanent lifestyle changes, it’s yet another show encouraging rapid weight loss solutions, at any cost, regardless of the long- term effectiveness or negative side effects. Participants have urinated blood, dehydrated “off” 3. Many of the “biggest losers” gain the weight back. Actually it’s not surprising at all, in previous articles (like this one, regarding the “eat less to weight less” myth) I’ve shown that there’s looooooads of research showing that overly- restricting your calories often leads to re- lapse. Freedhoff, talked about this in his article The Real Biggest Losers? The Show’s Audience . And while my personal opinions shouldn’t concern you, the peer- reviewed medical literature stemming from The Biggest Loser, as well as the AAP’s implicit endorsement of the show, should. He goes on to talk about how, due to the extreme caloric restriction, the metabolism of these participants had slowed down to an equivalent of 5. Side note: I talk about this more in the low- calorie myth article). What’s more? After interviewing three of the biggest losers he found that 8. But by far the best proof that this show does not have your best interests in mind comes from one of the executive producers on the show, JD Roth, saying: “For some of these people this is their last chance,” he said. It’s reality TV. It’s meant to be ridiculous for ratings because people need to be paid and feed their kids. It’s a lot like the news – there will be sensationalism to catch your attention. There are plenty of viewing dollars at stake. Here’s what worries me. And recently, children have been added into the mix. Eat 1/2 of what you do normally)Concentration camp amounts of exercise (the biggest losers were reportedly exercising 4- 6 hours a day)In reality, none of these are secrets, and neither of them are healthy long- term approaches to weight loss. I’m going to show you why you shouldn’t emulate these people, and what you should do instead.***Flaw #1 – Severe Caloric Restriction (= Starvation Diet)By far my biggest beef with this show is that the participants are just put on an absurdly calorie restricted diet. When the emphasis is simply to lose as much weight as possible, eating as little as possible will work in the short term (in the SHORT term), because the body is literally starving. Not- so- secret #1: dramatic caloric restriction. Here’s the problem: I’ve already talked about the very strong link between severe caloric restriction and re- bounding back (regaining the weight you lost). But it’s more than that – it’s reinforcing this ridiculous (and unscientific) weight loss mantra that you just “keep eating less to weigh less.”Okay, so I ate 5. Dear Harvard Health Publications Blog, Did my previous comment on the Paleo diet somehow violate your rules about comments that do not relate directly to the contents. Foods to Avoid. Before we dive into the enormous list of food that you can enjoy on a Paleo diet, here are the basics of what you should avoid. The Dude Diet: Clean(ish) Food for People Who Like to Eat Dirty . From chef and creator of the. Splenda *claims* you can use it 1:1 for sugar “in cooking and baking in a variety of recipes.” I guess I’ll just have to try it and let you know. A "vat" of this stuff lasts about a week, depending on how much you eat each day. Eat as much of The Cabbage Soup Diet as you like. When it comes to diet-friendly whipped toppings, there aren't many widely available choices. There's Cool Whip Free and Fat Free Reddi-wip. That's pretty much it. I’m not losing anymore. Drop it another 3. Okay, I’m not losing anymore, drop it by another 5. On and on this cycle goes until the person has no energy, loses half their muscle, and can barely function throughout the day all while wondering they aren’t losing weight anymore. What’s worse is that children are being brought on the show. So now, despite kids already being bombarded with images of ultra fit men and women, they’re subconsciously getting the idea that they need to just keep eating less to weigh less. Now we have eating disorders on the rise. Please. There are better, real, sustainable approaches to weight loss that don’t leave you praying for death.***Flaw #2 – Olympic Athlete Levels of Daily Exercise – 4- 6 Hours of Exercise (a DAY)Seriously? No wonder there is so much garbage diet information. No wonder people think that celebrities need to invest disgusting amounts of time in the gym. In one of my articles I profiled celebrities that had “gotten huge” for movie roles. And they pass the information onto their friends that also say “Yeah that sounds right. That’s a ton of exercise.”But let me set it straight here: no matter what your weight loss (or muscle gain) goal is – you will never need to exercise 4 hours a day. People on the Biggest Loser are putting in Olympic Athlete hours worth of exercise. Not only is this totally ridiculous, it’s totally unrealistic and unnecessary.***Flaw #3: Focusing Solely on Weight Loss. Every morning he was weighing himself on the scale, and it actually hadn’t budged much in three months. He was noticing maybe a 3- 5 pound difference in his weight, but it wasn’t anything dramatic. He needed to lose a lot more by his standards. When I asked him if he looked like he had lost weight, he said he did notice looking much different. So even though his belly had gotten smaller, the scale didn’t show it – and he was only measuring his progress by the scale. Don’t do that! I think everyone wants results quickly. It’s human nature. But health is a notoriously tough thing to change because results come slowly. So when you aren’t seeing results, just focus on improving. If you can only do 1 pushup now, try 2 next time. Believe me, your body will look much different when you can do 5. There’s this absurd idea that if you aren’t losing a minimum of 1. Let me be blunt here: if you weigh 4. But if you’re off your normal weight by 3. Lauryn that lost 1. Lamine lost 6. 6 pounds in something like 6 months. The cool thing? Neither one of them mentioned going hungry. They didn’t change the intake. It takes time, lots of it. It takes focus. It requires energy. And it’s probably going to entail more than a few failures. This is the long way of me saying this: if you are constantly focused on your arbitrary goal of “5. But if you invest into changing your habits, rather than relying on willpower, and if you find ways to enjoy the process and take it slow, you will inevitably reach your destination.***So What Should You do Instead? I understand that the Biggest Loser is supposed to serve some kind of morbid inspiration to a country that is sick and overweight. But it’s just plain terrible advice to emulate if you are looking for real, sustainable weight loss. Flat out I think it’s bad advice. Here’s what I think you should be doing instead: 1) Focus on eating the right food, and when you do, the right amount will take care of itself. I have profiled several success stories so far of dramatic weight loss – 1. Neither of the people counted calories and neither of them starved themselves. What they instead focused on was eating the right kinds of foods. Depending on where your current body weight is, just shifting to the right types of foods will naturally result in the right number of calories. I profiled this dramatically in this little experiment I did called . Besides the obvious no- fun of starving yourself, dramatically dropping your caloric intake is a great way to end up with stalled weight loss, decrease energy, poor sleep, and PMS (even if you’re a guy). Focus on eating real food. Ignore exercise (if you hate it) until you’ve built good food habits. Food should be the king of your weight loss pyramid. I’ve talked about it time and time again, but changing your eating habits will account for the majority of your success. Call that 6. 0%, 7. Personal trainers constantly complain that their clients train with them every week, but don’t change what they eat. Months pass, and they don’t see results. Extremely easy. If you hate exercise, just focus on dominating your food and getting better food habits. Check out my food control program, too. Set goals but ignore them – focus on progress. I’m a huge fan of ignoring goals.“What!? Preposterous! Aren’t goals the way to see results?”Here’s the thing: Goals are great to temporarily motivate you, but what happens when you get obsessed with the goal and ignore the other 3. You get miserable. You get tunnel vision. Your goal is “lose 5. You’re relying on the goal to make you happy. Forget that. That’s garbage. Your health is part of your life – and you need to be happy before you do anything. So here’s my suggestion to have fun, stay happy, and get results all without focusing on your goal: Just focus on progress. If you can only do one pushup, work on getting to 5. If you can’t do a pull- up, work on doing one strict pullup. If you can only run a 1/2 mile, work towards that 1 mile. If you drink soda every day, try working towards your first week soda- free. Health is inseparable from life. Try to stay sane and have fun as much as possible. The more you treat it like a beast to conquer, chances are the less fun it’s going to become. Thoughts on The Biggest Loser? What are your thoughts about this show? My biggest beef with it is really just two things: You don’t need to starve yourself or exercise 4 hours a day to get fit. Not even close. And one more thing: Just obsessing over the scale, to the exclusion of the many other factors that make you healthy and happy is a fool’s game. Being healthy is just as much internal as it is external, and you need to work on both to really feel whole. Leave a comment below with your thoughts on the biggest loser. Is it good for the modern world? Neither?— Alex. Image: Freedigitalphotos.
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