Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Parents reading this may not be surprised by the latest findings from a team of researchers at the Georgia School of Medicine. The first-of-its-kind study published in the November issue of Pediatric Exercise Science, a professional journal dedicated to increasing our understanding of exercise during childhood, finds that aerobic activity seems to have a significant […]
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
If you’re ending 2008 pretty much at the same fitness level as you began the year and can’t lose weight, you’ll have the benefit of some new understanding about weight loss as you re-set those goals for 2009.
During the year just past there was some solid research about exercise that tossed out the notion of […]
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
In case you needed more of a reason to keep an eye on your weight, recent research has found that, in general, obesity is linked to cancer.
For obese women, especially those who have gone through menopause, this means an increased risk of breast cancer.
Though experts can’t yet explain to us why the link is there, […]
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tired of grown up workouts? Want to rediscover your inner child?
New research from the University of Glamorgan shows that short bursts of activity… as children do when they play, may be more beneficial than long grueling workouts every day.
The Welsh study focuses on exercise patterns over several years, comparing short high-intensity sprints of 30-100m (lasting […]
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued its first-ever Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.
Think of these as the “Food Pyramid” for exercise and activity level.
Experts now recommend two and a half hours of exercise (aerobic and strength training) for adults per week, and an hour a day for children.
The plan seeks to offer […]
So much of the time we hear about exciting research… valuable scientific finds… and then nothing more.
Does anyone take what is learned in the lab and try and apply it to the real world to get results for real people?
Researchers at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health, collaborating with those at […]
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Women at risk for developing type 2 diabetes can take a valuable tip from some recent news out of researchers at the University of Glasgow.
The British Heart Foundation study found that insulin resistance (a key biological risk factor for developing diabetes) in women identified as “high risk” dropped by 22% after just seven weeks on an exercise program.
Your […]
