There are so many benefits of doing good beyond the act itself. Studies show that when we help others, we减轻压力，延长预期寿命，，，，降低血压and increase happiness. All of this comes as no surprise after participating in a charity ride called厨师周期forNo Kid Hungry。我是235名骑手，他们在三天内踩了300英里，以提高认识和金钱来抵抗童年的饥饿。
成为一个筹集近200万美元的团队的一员真是太神奇了（他们仍然是在6月30日之前接受捐款）为了有助于解决这个国家的可解决问题的有价值的原因。我们遇到了奥克兰一所学校的校长，该学校正在参加试点计划，为学生提供早餐。她与我们分享了他们发现提供这顿饭的连锁反应的发现。令人惊讶的是：他们了解到，儿童的出勤率得到了改善，他们在课堂和家里表现更好 - 希望他们能蓬勃发展，贡献并成为我们的下一波领导者。
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THE NOTION OF “ACTIVE HELPING”
如果那还不够的话，我们，骑手，一路上发生了一件奇怪的事情。超越了勇敢的儿童，还有次要后果。我们也变得更健康。通过在三天内进行300英里的骑行，我们最终就自己投入身体的东西做出了更好的决定。也许我们在第二杯酒（甚至是第一杯）上经过，或者是第三杯？）。也许我们在乳制品和糖上更容易，我们选择了更多的蔬菜。也许我们最终减轻了体重，减少了对酒精或更糟的事情的依赖 - 也许对我们亲人和同龄人的微妙转变反映了。
厨师证词和成功案例
At some point it dawned on us that by signing up for this event, we committed ourselves to getting healthier — to taking better care of ourselves, watching our diets and following a training plan. After all, you can’t just pick up and ride 300 miles. No way. Most riders were chefs, a profession known for crazy hours, late nights, drinking and eating too much and stress. Many of these chefs used to be active but then, “life got in the way,” and the pounds crept on.
拿凯文·纳山（Kevin Nashan）密苏里州圣路易斯的Sidney Street Cafe和Peacemaker的位置。在生孩子之前，他参加了数个铁人三项铁人三项比赛，然后停下了70磅，被引入了厨师周期。现在，在第二年之后，他重量减轻了56磅。“起初我没有想到影响。厨房是传染性的 - 如果您聚会，厨房聚会。如果您健康和活跃，那么其他人也会变得更健康。” Nashan指出。“每个人都从健康的环境中受益。但是，您必须照顾好自己，然后才能照顾别人。”
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特拉维斯洪水，，，，the chef/owner of Pappas Artisanal and Grizzly’s Biscuits & Doughnuts who also volunteered to cook for all of us riders from his mobile kitchen for the past two years, was active as a kid growing up and rode BMX, but didn’t get back on a bike until he heard about Chefs Cycle. At the first ride, he weighed 315 pounds and had fallen into the typical chef lifestyle of drinking and late nights. His reaction upon getting invited to ride: “I don’t wear spandex — 315 pound people don’t wear spandex,” he recalls saying. He lost 50 pounds, completed the ride and he was hooked. After completing this year’s ride, he’s part of the 900-mile club, those who have completed three Chefs Cycle rides, and his goal for next year is to take another 50 pounds off his 260-pound frame. For him, the commitment to being healthier and active influences his menu. “I started putting healthier things on the menu because they were the things I wanted to eat. It’s more vegetable driven,” he says. “I tell new cooks that meat can be basic — you grill it, roast or braise, etc., but if I get a basket of veggies, the range of dishes is surprising.”
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但这不仅是减肥，还与更健康的心态和感觉更好有关。
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玛丽·弗朗西斯（Mary-Frances Heck），”地瓜” cookbook author and former test kitchen director at Bon Appetit, owned a road bike and did triathlons, but never rode 300 miles in a row. This was her second year doing the event, and this year she really focused on nutrition. “I learned a lot from the people I met at Chefs Cycle [the first year], and started reading about sports nutrition as a part of training,” she recalls. While weight loss wasn’t a goal, she noticed that by eating the right foods, she felt much better than she did the prior year. Noting especially that “the recovery meal when you get back from a ride (or workout) makes a huge difference in how you feel.” For her, the nutrition component was a game-changer. “What you put in your body affects hugely how you feel,” she says.
最后，菲利普·泰西尔（Philip Tessier）银在Bocuse d'Or在2015年，是一名跑步者，确实做了CrossFit，但他需要一些东西将他推出舒适区。“慈善方面是使我摆脱痛苦和痛苦的注意力。我告诉自己‘我可以做到；这就是目的的目的。’”他继续说，“这是我无法not火车。我把时间和精力投入到这一个nd I’m committing my time, energy and resources — it felt like there was a balance from an external perspective. The charity aspect removed the ego.”
赫克说得很好：“我无法想象曾经饿过的厨师。厨师知道这一点。这是一场身体上的斗争，但您不能退出。我们很荣幸可以骑自行车作为慈善机构。”
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即使没有意识到它，我们就开始帮助他人 - 帮助为无法获得食物提供食物 - 我们以多种方式受益。这都是一个周期，这都是相互关联的：为了帮助他人，我们必须照顾好自己。然后，通过承诺自己的健康，我们成为同龄人的榜样。通过这一切，我们从未见过这样的事实，即我们筹集的资金为孩子们提供的食物，这些食物会推动他们的思想，身体并最终为他们的美好未来铺平道路。
