Karenchar on weight-loss-forum had some good advice on losing weight with exercise.
Though she is giving advice regarding rapid weight loss, she qualifies it:
Fast weight loss doesn’t imply that you drop 50 pounds overnight; a few pounds can take months to shed and for obese individuals, it can take years to lose the desired [...]
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Exercise
There is a fascinating discussion on the forums at wrongplanet. A question was asked about compulsion to exercise:
While I would never say I am an exercise nut exactly, I don’t feel right if I fail to exercise at all over the course of my average day. I even shadow box as one of my stims. [...]
We’ve heard a lot about the Wii Fit. The high tech device has caught the imagination of the public. Nintendo has sold 7.9 million of the units in North America.
The company promotes the health benefits of the unit. But the Montreal Gazette reports on some research that suggests that the benefits are less than slellar.
The [...]
Kenneth Cooper, M.D. has some advice for those who haven’t been exercising regularly.
He asks the question: What is the biggest mistake people make?
Starting too fast. It may have taken you 20 years to lose your conditioning, and yet you want to take 20 days to get it back.
Good advice. We’d all like to be [...]
Recently the American Council on Exercise made some fitness predictions for 2010.
“Consumers will really look to maximize their workout results while maintaining a close eye on their budgets this year,” said ACE’s Chief Science Officer Cedric X. Bryant, Ph.D. “Along with financial constraints, we understand that people are busier than ever and will [...]
Carrie and Danielle recently raised the subject of pole dancing as a fitness activity.
Hence the newest rage in the fitness scene is that of pole fitness. Even though pole dancing is an erotic form of dancing, it is physically very taxing. It requires high levels of energy and balance.
Pole dancing is an advanced form of [...]
Stephen Cabral raised an interesting point on nutritiondata.com. The question was whether 30 minutes of cardiovascular exercise is enough when you are trying to lose weight.
Currently, the U.S. Government recommends “30 minutes of moderate cardiovascular exercise 3-5 times per week.”
In the beginning, I think that 30 minutes is perfect… However, I believe you’ll quickly find [...]
A recent study looked at weight loss in overweight patients. They wanted to know what happened to the heart and blood vessels when they lost weight.
They studied 60 adults who were advised to use a low calorie diet and exercise.
About 3/4 of the subjects finished the study.
WASHINGTON – The obese who lost some [...]
Julie Deardorff recently took a look at the new “fitness shoes.” These are the shoes with a sole that is curved.
The concept is that having an unstable sole will cause the recruitment of additional muscle fibers in the legs. And this will then lead to improved fitness without increased effort.
Claim: So-called “fitness footwear” can make [...]
A new research study shows that better physical fitness in teenagers is associated with higher intelligence.
Researchers from Sweden and USC examined data on 1.2 million Swedish men born between 1950 and 1976 who also enlisted for the country’s mandatory military service. They looked at the participants’ global intelligence scores as well as logical, visuospatial, verbal [...]