Has skateboarding helped you LOSE weight....or has all that beer after skating made

[skategeezer]

you GAIN weight!?!

Canadians' weight gain slows
Trend going in right direction: StatsCan study

But young men are exception, rate

of gain increases
Nov. 7, 2006. 01:00 AM
PETER SMALL AND MEGAN OGILVIE
STAFF REPORTERS


There's no word on whether it's the video games, the beer or just youthful abandon, but young men are belly-busting a trend that sees other Canadians slowing the rate at which they're gaining weight.


A Statistics Canada report released yesterday shows that adult Canadians are, in general, still packing on pounds but more slowly than before. That didn't hold true for men aged 18 to 33.


"While everybody else is slowing down the rate at which they are gaining weight, young men are continuing the same path," the study's lead author, Heather Orpana, said in an interview.


The study did not look at the reasons for the changes. StatsCan will examine those factors next. Exercise and nutrition are important, but there are environmental factors, Orpana said.


"On average, Canadians are gaining weight, so that's unfortunate because we do have a problem with ... obesity in Canada" Orpana said.


"That the rate of weight gain has decreased recently may be a positive thing. We are going to have to see if that continues in the future."


The average weight of Canadian men is 177.7 pounds (80.6 kilograms), while it's 144 pounds for women. Fully 36 per cent of Canadians are considered to be overweight, while 23 per cent are obese.


The study also found women who are losing weight are losing more than before, and the proportion of men gaining weight decreased to 44 per cent from about half.

The study has tracked 13,300 to 17,300 adults who have been reporting their weights since 1994. The latest results, which deal with 2004 and 2005, found that men as a whole, younger adults of both sexes and people who are at an acceptable weight gained faster than other groups.


France Bilocq, chief of the National Population Health Survey, which collected the data for the study, said most of us are heading toward weight gain.

But men, younger adults and people of acceptable weight are moving there faster than others. There is, however, a trend in the opposite direction, toward weight loss. Women on it are moving faster than before.


For every year since 1996-1997 when the study first reported results, adults 18 to 64 were heavier on average. Over the eight years, men gained an average of 8.8 pounds and women an average of 7.5 pounds. Susan Whiting, professor of nutrition at the University of Saskatchewan, said the study relies on self-reported data, which may not be as accurate as measuring study participants.


"It's well-known that women lie about their weight and men lie about their height," she said. "And we don't know if they (study participants) have changed how they report on their height and weight over the last 10 years."


But if the data are accurate and Canadians are gaining less weight, that may mean that publicity and education efforts about obesity have had an impact, said Whiting.

She said the data may also reflect the past popularity of some diets but questioned whether people who tried them have managed to keep off the weight.

[tyler87]

Skateboarding keeps me pretty lean. Not that I could gain weight to save my life anyway...

But doing things like running slalom, walking back up hills and serious street skating will keep you tones.

[drew]

Lately, skateboarding has never really been enough of a workout for me. I still have to workout normally and watch my diet. Pushing, cruising, carving downhill, sliding, etc. don't seem to keep your heart rate up enough. When I was a kid I think it was better exercise because it was more street skating and it could be literally all day, all summer long.

[jessicacorchia]

i'm totally stoked about my body, ask my friends, i take pride in it cause i work so damn hard for it. skating has a lot to do, but it's mostly from all the time in the gym. (studying to be a personal trainer) i'm sure drums have a little to do as well


it's all balance training ,you hit every muscle in the lower body. days after i skate, my legs feel awesome and tighter than any leg workout can make them. and when i slide it's all core. it rips up my back and shoulders. i think the only reason i can do trick slides is cause i train my stomache everyday like a lunatic.

i eat really really healthy, i'm too aware of my diet i think, however i love to drink...a lot so i feel like it cancles eachother out.

[funkyphreakout]

You Canadians need your fat!!! When it gets down to >0 Centigrade, I couldn't imagine being in shape. I live in Florida because at 127 lbs 5.6% body fat I'm wearing a jacket in 65 degree weather.

[revelation2]

My friend's pushing leg is noticeably larger than his non-pusher.

[king edward]

^^^^
That's what got me started using both.

[Civ]

me too 678910

[tyler87]

Well, I didnt want to say anything Civ, but you were filling out those long john's a little to much this weekend if you catch my drift.

[Momona Boe]

skating has just MELTED the pounds offa me!!

[karows]

Jessica's account of her stoked lifestyle is inspiring and I have been thinking of the weight thing lately while waiting for my new board in the mail. A year ago, I was about 12lbs less than I'm now. With a foot injury last Spring, kids, work, and slow decline of activity I'm motivated to lose 10lbs, but more importantly to get back in shape. When I returned to skateboading at the end of Summer with my kids it stoked the fires of activity. Probably need to get back to the YMCA's Gym, too. Thanks for the thread!

[Slim]

I'm 38 and still the same weight I was at 18. I'm stronger, though perhaps not as flexible and perhaps a bit more injury prone, and have less hair... but overall I'm stoked. It's all about staying active. Surfing and skating do it for me.