There is a lot of news about how good exercise is for us, but for many people that doesn’t make much difference. There is often a gap between knowing and doing. There is no magic age to start being active, it should be a normal part of your day. There also isn’t age when you get to “retire” from exercise. If …
One time only
I was on my way to the gym at the Nordic Centre on Saturday. It is always busy there on the weekends, World Cup races, club events, mountain biking, running, always something and a lot of serious athletes. This weekend there was a trail run and I was meeting someone to pick up a package and then going to the gym. It …
Do my bones look fat to you?
Amazing new research in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research has shown that people who are overweight or obese can get more bone-building benefits than their lean friends. What does that mean? Your bones store fat. Your bones and bone marrow are not stable and unchanging, they are active. They make blood cells, immune cells and can make cancer cells. …
Start with the why.
Thanks for the great responses to my question about exercise. “Why do you think more people don’t exercise enough? What stops you from turning up the dial on your exercise intensity? Why is this one thing, that has more benefits than any pill you could take, so hard to do regularly?” F said I’ve got lots of ideas why some …
9 years younger
Intense exercise keeps you younger. How exercise keeps your telomeres and you, young.
What about your knees?
If you exercise, run, go to the gym, play sports inevitably someone you just met will ask “but what about your knees?” As if being active is a direct path to achy joints. We know that exercise is good for us and we know it is good for our joints too. You don’t get osteoarthritis from being active. It was once …
The sweet taste of sugar
The sweetest thing. Have you ever been on a long run or ride and started thinking about sugary drinks? Then when you have one it feels like your muscles are sucking it up, like you can feel it being absorbed? Maybe you can. Carbohydrates and simple sugars are the only nutrients that can be absorbed through our tongue, directly into our …
Sit less. Move more.
Are you sitting down? Because I don’t recommend it. Last week I attended the Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention and I found two things particularly interesting. But, you could sum up most of the conference in 4 words. Sit Less. Move More. A few other interesting facts were highlighted more than once. First, every speaker said that Cardiac Rehab wasn’t …
Ready. Set. Run.
Running is a miracle cure for almost everything. Runners live about 3 years longer than non-runners. Running counteracts the effects of eating badly, drinking and being overweight. It isn’t actually a miracle cure, but it outperforms walking, cycling, and swimming when it comes to chronic disease prevention and longevity. You don’t even have to go fast, or for that long. Every …
7 Day Fitness Challenge
Are you ready to join the 7 Day Fitness Challenge and get your training plan? Here are the details. From April 24th – 30th you can participate in the 7 Day Fitness challenge and have your own fitness plan. What do you get? 1. Fitness tests to establish where you are. 2. Cardiovascular and resistance training. 3. Direction and accountability. …
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