All posts tagged "Tips"
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You’re as young as you are metabolically active
Common sense tells you that the longer the duration of exercise, the larger the energy expenditure –...
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Vigorous Physical Activity Is Associated with Additional Health Benefits
Research is well documented on the benefits of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activities – meaning engaging in exercise...
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Fish Oil Lowers Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Medscape.com reported in March 2020 that researchers from the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical...
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Some Football Players Have Increased Cardiovascular Risk with NSAID Use
Anyone who’s been involved in athletics at any level—professional, college, recreational, or those older individual with the...
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Vitamin D Status Appears to Modulate COVID-19 Risk & Severity
According to research—”Evidence Regarding Vitamin D and Risk of COVID-19 and Its Severity”—which was published in the...
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Combined Exercise Improves Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
Mayoclinic.org says that type 2 diabetes – also referred to as adult onset diabetes – is a...
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Vitamin D May Reduce Cancer Risk in Adults with a Normal Body Mass Index
In November 2020, Harvard researchers reported in JAMA Network Open that, “vitamin D3 may reduce the risk...
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Frequency, Intensity, and Time Spent Exercising Is Key to Weight Loss Success
In 2005, with the publication of my book, The Fat Burning Bible (John Wiley & sons), I...
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Mediterranean Diet Is Most Sustainable for Weight Loss
In January of 2020, research determined that individuals who follow the Mediterranean diet, intermittent fasting, or the...
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Too Little or Too Much Sleep in Old Age Increases Risk to Cognitive Decline
In September of 2020, JAMA Network Open reported on a pooled cohort study – Association Between Sleep...
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Training Multiple Body Segments Simultaneously
Concurrent training is a term that reflects multiple exercises working simultaneously and synergistically – stabilizing (isometric contraction)...
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Blueberries Increase Cognitive Performance in Middle-Aged Adults
In August 2020, Psychology Today reported on a placebo-controlled study – Improved Metabolic Function and Cognitive Performance...
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The Diamond Push-up: Triceps, Back of Arms, and Core
Assume a prone plank position - resting the upper body on the forearms – with fingers pointing...
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The Climber Push-UP: Strengthens the Shoulders & Core
Assume a prone plank position - resting the upper body on the forearms – with fingers pointing...
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The Ultimate Push-Up Series
The Standard Push-Up exercise places emphasis on strengthening the chest (pectorals) shoulders (deltoids), and back of the...
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Stretching the Hip Flexor to Reduce Low back Pain
According to Sue Beckham, Ph.D at the Cooper Institute in Dallas, Texas, “prolonged sitting and activities like...
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Shaping the Thighs to Reduce Knee Injuries in Female Athletes
With the great success of the U.S. Women’s soccer team at the 2019 Women’s World Cup Championship...
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Developing a strong throwing shoulder
With Summer in full swing, many young athletes are participating in off-season sports and recreational activities that...
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Improving Range of Motion in the Hip
Improving range of motion in the hip capsule is critical to reducing injury – especially to the...
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Upper Torso Towel Warm-up
An effective warm-up before athletic training or competition is critical to success and injury prevention. The same...
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Vitamin D reduces risk of fat gain in old age
With advanced age comes the potential for a loss in strength — dynapenia — and muscle mass...
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Developing Strong Upper Torso Posture
Development of a strong posterior (back) upper torso is important to reduce injury in overhead “throwing” sports,...
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Interval Training Beats Continuous Exercise to Burn Fat
Jamanetwork.com (Journal of the American Medical Association) recently reported that, “there’s no consensus on the best exercise approach...
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Streamlining the Inner thighs
The thigh—composed of three strong muscles groups—include the hamstring muscles in the back of the thigh, the...
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Are beer & exercising compatible?
It’s no secret that beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in the world. Statista.com says that...