What’s more important? Food choices or exercise? In losing weight I’ve generally thought that it is 2/3 food choices and 1/3 exercise but there are important ways that exercise contributes lost in the maintenance of weight loss. First, exercise is a great reducer and might reduce stress eating. Additionally if …
A study of elderly male Veterans showed that better fitness predicted lower death rates. Not only that, if a man INCREASED his fitness during follow-up, good things followed: Unfit individuals who improved their fitness status with serial testing had a 35% lower mortality risk … compared with those who remained …
Many overweight folks have back problems. Stretching the hamstrings can help relieve some of the pressure on the back. Check out the video from Duke University on stretching.
Half of my workouts (usually total of 4/week: 2 walking or treadmill) are strength or resistance training. Strong muscles seem to protect against accumulation of belly fat. Another article shows this association. Ladies, strength training is for you, too! Check out the video from ACE.
Unfortunately, most kids’ activity decreases dramatically when they enter adolescence. Even with motivation, losing weight for most teenagers can be difficult. According to a Temple University public health study featured on the Huffington Post, this is because teenagers are not very health conscious (their primary concern is losing weight), or are …
Exercise shouldn’t be intimidating. You don’t need to spend 1-2 hrs a day on the treadmill or bench press 300 lbs a day. It should never be “do or die.” In fact, moderate exercise provides the most health benefits. Jogging 2.5 hours a week at a slow pace (10-11 minutes per mile) is …
Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend! Try to be active, and exercise some restraint at the weekend’s BBQ. I find it helpful to eat something healthy before arriving at a BBQ – a few nuts 30 min before can really help reduce one’s appetite. See you on Tuesday!
It’s never too late to start walking! In post-menopausal women, a new article shows: Conclusion: Our findings suggest that moderate physical activity, including brisk walking, may reduce postmenopausal breast cancer risk and that increases in activity after menopause may be beneficial.
Around the world, especially in developed countries, women of color are often those with heaviest burden of obesity and diabetes. In a recent study of Arab women in Israel, an intensive intervention lowered their blood sugar, triglycerides, and chances of having metabolic syndrome. …obese, nondiabetic women aged 35 to 54 years …
I try to exercise 4 times a week; twice doing resistance/weight training. But once you’re fit and have developed some muscle, you might get by with less resistance training. A new study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, as covered in this New York Times article, suggests that …
