There has been much written over the past five decades on the benefits of exercise to counter the effects of modern, industrial Western society. But only in the past decade or so has much attention …
Part 2: The Science of Weight Loss Just Got Messier
Earlier this summer I wrote about one of the latest three news articles to shake up the summer dieter’s doldrums, an article in the Washington Post about the new federal dietary guidelines that de-emphasizes breakfast. …
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The Weight Loss Agenda Just Got Messier
Earlier this summer, three news articles blasted out of the summer doldrums to shake up everyone’s ideas about weight management and dieting. In a likely futile effort to reconcile what each says with what the …
The Weight Loss Conundrum, Continued: Diet vs Exercise…or Both?
The latest controversy, which we’ve seen played out over the past 30 years, comes to you from two doctors: one, a pediatrician, the other a researcher in weight management. The former wrote in the NY …
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Why diets don’t actually work…but how to make them work better – Part 2
A couple weeks ago, I posted Part 1 of this discussion on weight management – Why Diets Don’t Actually Work. Here’s the rest of the story – how to manage weight with two, or a …
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The Diet Amnesty: Why You Shouldn’t Blame (Just) Yourself – Part 1
An article in the Washington Post, “Why Diets Don’t Actually Work, According to a Researcher Who Has Studied Them for Decades” (May 4, 2015), has excited the air- and ether-waves, especially among those organizations – …
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How Much Exercise Is Needed for a Long Life
A recent article on-line declares that researchers are homing in on what it called “the perfect amount of exercise for a longer life”. As you might imagine, reading beyond the headline could be grounds for, …
The Unadulterated Value of Exercise vs the Over-hyped Value of Diets and Supplements
Trying to keep up with what’s going on in the fitness/wellness sciences is difficult. Every time some new ‘thing’ hits the media, it stirs up interest from many of my clients in the meaning and …
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On ACL Injuries in Women and the Clam Shell Exercise
www.exerciseetc.com) would attest, and an avid reader of the art and science of exercise and training. So when he blogs (http://marinosbodyshop.com/page/blog.html), it’s worth taking note. One of his blogs – Can Serious ACL Injuries In …
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Interblogging with Colleagues Leads to Insights on Spot Reducing Tips
My buddy, Mike Deibler, from San Diego, a Masters in Exercise Science and a speaker with Exercise ETC, has posted this piece about spot reducing: Don’t Burn Fat This Way In Mike’s succinct …
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