There are many factors that contribute to the overweight/obesity (OO) crises we in the West, especially in the US, are experiencing. I won’t try to list them all but it’s worth noting that by OO crises …
Fitbits Don’t Make You Fit
To the dismay of many purchasers and users of fitness trackers like Fitbit and other popular brands such as your iPhone, having this very cool, high-tech capability does not in and of itself help you …
Picking Insurance is Secondary Compared to Taking Care of Your Self
The ACA, or Obamacare, is a federal attempt to provide easy shopping for health insurance plans on what are called exchanges. While the effort to make it easier to shop and compare plans …
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Could Fidgeting Lead to Healthier Blood Vessels?
I hope so, because my dad used to ask me at dinner if I was nervous – my leg was always bouncing up and down. But then, as I aged my legs, vein-y and muscular …
Diet Pills, Pilloried or Not
Diet is a word describing the types of food one eats. Dieting, on the other hand, tends to describe the kinds of foods you don’t eat, usually to lose weight. To say you are on …
A Friendlier Way of Saying, Get Off Your Arse!
As we’ve discussed in prior posts, sedentariness is deadly and basic levels of exercise – 30-60 minutes -cannot entirely diminish the effects of a sedentary lifestyle of 8 hours of sitting. In one of my …
Brains, Aging, and Obesity
The brain shrinks as you age, and all you can hope for is good genes and healthy habits to slow it down. But what if good genes are there but healthy habits aren’t…and you gain …
Bone Density vs Bone Quality vs Falling: What Works and How?
If only it were as simple as some people say: Just walk for better health. But that is such a minimalist approach that may not yield even minimal benefits. We tend to believe that walking …
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Kids, Be Fit; Adults, Earn More
Is it possible that just by being fit as a kid, you can be more financially stable as an adult? So suggests a recent study in the ACSM’s MSSE (July 2016). But there are many …
Strength with Speed vs Sustained Contractions: Which is Better and Why (Not?)
This may sound wonky but I believe it highlights a few training considerations fitness pros and acolytes might consider. First of all, when it comes to strength or resistance training (RT), as compared to aerobic …
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