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 [...]
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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 [...]
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” [...]
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, [...]
The field of fine art has more unfounded opinions than any other field. Which field is number two in the number of unsubstantiated or completely inaccurate opinion? It must be the field of weight loss, fitness and exercise. For everything ever devised to help you lose weight, there is some “expert” somewhere telling you why [...]
Madonna is an example of a celebrity who has kept fit. But is she doing too much? A discussion of fitness and overtraining.
Here’s a woman that is an inspiration. Becky Griggs was morbidly obese. Now she’s lean and healthy. How did she do it? These days, Becky Griggs starts her morning well before the sun comes up, in time to meet her clients at the gym at 5:30. It’s a big change from six years ago, when [...]
This is an interesting question: Does drinking coffee help take off weight? I think the author of the article at healthkicker.com got it right. There is no evidence that drinking coffee will lead to significant or permanent weight loss. The findings implied that the caffeine present in coffee may help people to decrease body weight. [...]
