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6A Daily News – Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Vitalityfitness health DETROIT (MCT) — When Don and Darla Daley dine at restaurants near their Royal Oak, Mich., home, they no longer drive their car. It's the same with quick trips to the store or nearby Royal Oak Farmers Market. They hop on the bicycles they bought two years ago — their favorite form of recreation and exercise. The Daleys are discover- ing what many people are getting to know. Bicycling is a great route to fun and fit- ness for people of all ages. In the two years since the Daleys purchased their bikes, Darla, 46, has lost 142 pounds and Don, 51, has lost 68. MCT photo And Darla dramatically reduced the medications she takes for high blood pres- sure, too. Don, left, and Darla Daley of Royal Oak joined Weight Watchers, bought bicycles and have each lost a great amount of weight. He lost 68 pounds and she has lost 142. Biking alone didn't do it. Before they bought their bikes they joined Weight Watchers and began to work out with a personal trainer. But, they say, biking is the most consistent exercise they do and the exercise pro- gram they've stuck with the longest. have been as successful without the biking," Darla says. "I don't think I would They do it because it's fun and they can incorporate it into their daily lives, so working out doesn't feel like work. Even in the winter, they ride their bikes at home on trainers — equipment that turns the bikes into sta- tionary bikes. Like many cyclists, the Daleys are grateful for the longer daylight hours and warmer weather that allows them to cycle outdoors more often. May, the unofficial start of the bicycling season, is filled with a variety of cycling events in towns and cities nationwide. Bicycling benefits the mind and body, health pro- fessionals say. "Biking builds stamina and upper and lower body strength," says Dr. Ronny Otero, head of Emergency Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital's Sterling Heights Medical Center. "Studies show that people who bike have better moods and are 1010 Jefferson St., Red Bluff 527-7800 Complete Dental Care • Cosmetic Dentistry • Adults And Children • New Patients Warmly Welcomed! www.MooreandPascarella.com more efficient workers." "Biking burns a lot of calories without burning you up and it's a good exercise for the brain," says family medicine physician Dr. Lee Green, professor of medi- cine at the University of Michigan Health System. "A good workout on the bike can help you unwind." It offers variety, too, he says. "It's a sport that can be done pretty much any way you like _ from a leisure ride to a high-speed, long-dis- tance race," he says. "Pretty much anyone can do it because it's easy on your joints." Bicycling is relatively safe, doctors say. Mich. _ about a 20-mile route that avoids main streets. Kozeliski says. "And in the summer, with all the con- struction, getting home by car takes longer than on the bike because I'm stuck in traffic." "It's much less stressful," Nutrition nursery rhymes When the Daleys pur- chased their cruisers two years ago, riding a few blocks through their neigh- borhood left them exhaust- ed. They'd see groups of cyclists speeding past their home and think — nice, but NEVER! "As a physician, I see more serious consequences from not biking," Green says. "I'd rather treat people for scrapes or broken collar bone than heart attacks because they didn't bike. Biking is much safer than the sofa. It's sitting on the sofa that kills." Cycling enthusiasts say with a little planning it's something you can incorpo- rate into your daily life. Brian Kozeliski, 41, a portfolio manager for Munder Capital Manage- ment, rides frequently from his Rochester, Mich., home to his job in Birmingham, they joined a Wednesday night group ride from the Continental Bike Shop in Hazel Park, Mich. "I thought I was going to die," Darla Daley says of their first time out on the 15- mile ride through Hazel Park and northwest Detroit. Now the weekly rides are a breeze for the Daleys. They do weekend rides of up to 50 miles and weekday rides as often as their sched- ules allow. In addition, they make it a point to take their bikes to places they used to drive. "You see things you don't normally see driving by in a car, even in your own neigh- borhood," Don Daley says. "I never thought I'd love it as much as I do," Darla Daley says. "Other bikers wave at you. It's just fun." But after a few times out, food. For example, when Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and whey, what exactly was she eating? Cottage cheese most likely, say those who think about such important mat- ters. In the cheese making process, some proteins in milk clump together to form "curds." Others remain in liquid called "whey." Cot- tage cheese _ supposedly named for people who lived in cottages and made this simple cheese — contains these curds and whey. Curds and whey are "com- plete" proteins in that they contain all the amino acids — protein "building blocks" — to assemble every protein structure in the body. Com- plete proteins are therefore important for the business of building babies. Whey protein in particu- lar is a rich source of leucine — an amino acid that helps redbluff.mercy.org www.redbluff.mercy.org Diabetic Education 5:30pm-9:30pm Wednesday, May 23 Columba 529-8026 Grief Support Group 3:00pm-5:00pm Thursdays Coyne Center 528-4207 www.redbluff.mercy.org (MCT) It was a "vintage nursery rhyme" baby show- er, complete with Little Bo Peep and her sheep and Mary was quite contrary. My daughter, pregnant with my granddaughter-to-be, sat on Miss Muffet's "tuffet" _ with a spider that sat beside her — as she opened gifts. I was curious about the synthesize protein in mus- cles. And not just in grand- babies. Studies show that whey protein can benefit aging muscles in grand- mommies as well. Jack and Jill ran up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown but Jill helped him with a cup of cool water...or something like that. Jill knew that water is very important, especially during pregnancy. It is the solvent and coolant for all the biochemical reactions in the baby-building process. Water also delivers neces- sary nutrients from pregnant moms to growing babies and carries away wastes. In addition to the water natural- ly present in the foods she eats, pregnant mommies require about 10 cups of fluid from water and other beverages each day, accord- ing to current recommenda- tions. This increases to about 13 cups of fluids each day for breastfeeding moms. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty together again. So they cooked up some eggs. Turns out eggs are a rich source of choline — a rela- tively unknown but essential nutrient for pregnancy. Choline is especially impor- tant for fetal brain develop- ment. It also helps to strengthen cell membranes and aids in memory devel- opment and cognition _ the ability to think clearly. (Grandmothers can benefit from this nutrient as well.) Other good sources of choline include lean beef, cauliflower and peanuts. Interestingly, human milk is also a rich source of choline. Now about that old woman who lived in a shoe... 16, 23 & 30 Wednesday May Every LASSEN MEDICAL GROUP Expands Red Bluff Urgent Care to 7 days a week. www.lassenmedical.com 2450 Sister Mary Columba Drive (530) 527-0414 James W. 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