Reggie Reyes discussed the “fat burning zone” concept on ParentDish.com. A father of a 15-year-old girl asked me to meet his daughter so I could discuss her weight-loss training program and make any necessary adjustments. I’m always interested in weight control and fitness for young people. For them it is even more important than for [...]
TEENAGERS
Weight loss in the younger years...
New York Daily News has an item about the president’s daughter Malia. The subject is childhood obesity. The First Lady recalled visiting the pediatrician and being warned that “he was concerned that something was getting off balance.” She hadn’t noticed the changes, Michelle Obama said, and the doctor suggested that she take a look at [...]
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, [...]
