Surrounded by holiday treats? Let your exercise work for you – Fitness series part 2, Cardiovascular Part A
The holiday season can be a great time of year – vacations, gifts, family time… but not so great for the waistline. A healthy weight person gains about 1 pound and those already overweight can gain five pounds or more. Though less than the 7-10 pound gain previously believed to occur, the downside is that that…
Joint Range of Motion – Muscular Flexibility! Fitness series part 1
For quite some time I have been asking Dr. Tran to come see what I do first hand. She finally took me up on my offer! With Dr. Seidelman as witness and photographer, Dr. Tran underwent a Clinical Fitness Assessment. A comprehensive Clinical Fitness Assessment is designed to provide critical information for developing effective personalized…
A quick upper body workout
With the assistance of Troy Wentzlaff The incidence of osteoporosis increases with age in men and women. Many are aware of the benefits in this regard that walking or jogging is good weight-bearing exercise for building stronger bones. Your upper body benefits from ‘weight-bearing’ as well. I agree with Thu that toned arms are a…
Exercise, Nutrition and the Brain
This weekend, I attended a conference in DC that I’ve been looking forward to for months – Nutrition and the Brain. While most medical conferences have some ‘exciting’ aspects when new research is revealed, here almost every speaker discussed something that can personally affect all our readers and patients. The talks covered many aspects of dementia…
No Pain, NO PAIN!
In the past, there was a common saying, “No pain, no gain,” to encourage people to exercise harder and longer. I don’t hear that expression much any more. Either I’m hanging around with wiser people, or all those, “no pain, no gain” believers have been injured and changed their tune. Whether you are stretching, lifting…
Exercise Training, Omega 3’s and Fast Food
Some pearls for 6/29/2013Exercise Training Frequency, Omega 3s and Breast Cancer, and Fast Food Exercise frequency in previously sedentary women aged 60-74Hunter, et al, MedSciSportsExerc, 2013Jul 45:1386 We know that aerobic exercise (in this study, treadmill and bike) and resistance training (circuit of 10 exercises done twice) can maintain physical performance as the years go by….
How to ‘fuel’ the fire
I’ve always found it intriguing that the ellipticals and treadmills at the gym give options for working out in the ‘fat burn zone’. Isn’t all exercise meant to burn fat? And why would you try to stay at a lower intensity of exercise, where the ‘fat burn zone’ is, if you were trying to burn…
Balance – the ‘stand on one foot’ kind
Balance – literally – the stand on one foot kind and a quick snack idea We hear so much about balancing work and family and pleasure, but not so much about the balance that keeps us upright. The fact is, balance is extremely important in keeping us healthy. Starting at about age 40, our sense…
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