we fitness professionals have much to fear from big Pharm: someday a drug will be developed that will remove one of the major impetus, or is it impeti, for people who seek out our services. …
Shoeless Running
last week i discussed the idea of running shoeless; today another article popped up about this that concludes shoes make us run differently than we would if barefoot. whereas the previous article suggested not to …
Shoeless Joe
Some of you may be old enough, or have seen the movie, “Field of Dreams”, to remember the name “shoeless” Joe. I’m old enough to know the name but not the reason he got this …
Normal Weight Obesity
It sounds paradoxical but those in the exercise/fitness field know it’s there: people whose wt and whose BMI are normal, or even low, but are obese…by body fat standards. We’ve all heard about muscled athletes …
On Stretching
This article from way back in November – Phys Ed: How Necessary Is Stretching? – addresses the upside and potential downside of doing flexibility training, esp in excess. having studied stretching for the past decade …
Salted…
Occasionally I go to the movie with a buddy of mine who loves popcorn, but not the kind I would share. He likes buttered popcorn. So do I, but I hate the mess, the unnecessary …
Ski Safely
Dear blog-readers: It’s full blown winter now, esp in the high country. That means ski season is up and running. It also means for those who don’t live up there that that annual visit portends …
Get Your Butt Going
This just in from Exercise ETC’s FitBits, a monthly on line newsletter full of exercise facts. It’s an article discussing gluteal exercises, especially the gluteus medius, the one on the outside of the hip, the …
Praise the Lard, Pass the Butter
the bad news: 68% of americans are overwt or obese. the good news: the numbers are holding steady enough that some think we’ve topped out. the bad news: while maybe fewer will get fatter, it’s …
BMR and You
BMR – basal metabolic rate – is one of those numbers we love to know….right? you say no; why not? don’t you know that if you know this number, you know how much to eat, …