By request, I was asked to comment on the products of Team Beachbody(c) since they, having read some of my posts, believe I may have some noteworthy comments to make on their behalf. However, they …
on the science of science
I won’t get too technical here, esp since I’m not ensconced in the science of scientific research. As one educated and moderately well read in the science of exercise and wellness, I may be able …
Summer Break?
It’s always less busy in the gym during the summers so it’s a good time to test the waters. That is, to see what else is out there. Before I do, let me share my …
The Busyness Trap
Who hasn’t made the claim – I’m just too busy to do xxxx? Even my kids, out of school for the summer with no real job other than a few babysitting gigs, are just too …
on food and running long
Most of my blogs pertain to wt management, and calories count, but protein helps, too, but today I want to comment on this piece in the NYTimes – http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/can-athletes-perform-well-on-a-… The issue of vegetarianism/veganism in sport …
how much is too much, or too little
Exercise prescription has changed over the 30 plus years since I first studied it in grad school. This latest article, from research presented at the ACSM annual meeting, highlights a return to sanity: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/06/moderation-as-the-sweet-spot-fo…That’s not …
Thoughts on depression, and depressing thoughts
This article, from a study in Great Britain, describes what some might conclude is depressing news: that the addition of an exercise component to a treatment process for depression does not yield any better results …
marathon running, death, and graduating seniors
As the title suggests, this is the musing of a fitness pro on the recent – actually, today’s – graduation of his second daughter, third child, and last child from high school. with one already …
A different way to look at obesity
In the NY Times today, there was a provocative article about the application of applied mathematics to the obesity crisis: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/15/science/a-mathematical-challenge-to-ob… Carson C. Chow , an investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive …
fitness, jogging, happiness…and death
did i catch your attention? death usually does. inspired by the concluding line of this article – http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/EuroPRevent/32513 – the statistic is astounding if true. 122 deaths among joggers vs over 10,000 among non-joggers!. of …