It is 7 weeks until the end of 2016. November and December can be a time of overindulgence, especially if you live in the United States. In the US, Thanksgiving is close enough to Christmas to make it one long, eating season. It starts badly, with Americans reporting that they eat a couple of days worth of calories at one …
Improve your fitness with type 2 diabetes
Do you worry about your blood sugar? Have you been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes? You know that exercise, endurance and strength training, helps control blood sugar? Guess what else helps? A plant based diet. Eating a plant based diet improved physical fitness, maximal performance and lung capacity, in people who have type 2 diabetes when compared to a typical …
Sleep more, eat less.
I spent the weekend with a Jack Russell puppy. Stella is super cute, but no one got enough sleep. I found myself eating dark chocolate almonds half way through the afternoon thinking about having a nap. You might recognize that feeling, when you know you should really get some rest, but you eat instead. We all feel like eating more …
A little goes a long way
More news from the Perspectives in Exercise, Health and Fitness Conference that I attended on the weekend. It was good for a number of reasons. The first, and my favourite, was the science behind the recommendations. The presenters were researchers and explained the science behind their findings. They also supplied the practical applications, how to use it, who it works …
Running while angry
Think it’s cathartic to run angry? Think again. That is what the NY Times article states. Don’t exercise angry, because it may be bad for you. You might have a heart attack. Really? I don’t disagree that negative emotions can exacerbate heart conditions, however the article goes on to state, “The study does not prove that running or otherwise sweating …
How about those Jays?
Hey, how about those Jays? Okay, I admit I am not a baseball fan. I may have a bias (or two) when it comes to baseball, but I am glad to know that I am not the only one that noticed that baseball players seemed to be getting much larger lately. Penn State researchers recently tracked the weight of baseball …
Better together
Do you need a little extra motivation to get moving when the days get shorter? Having a workout buddy can make the difference, but choosing the right one makes all the difference. What makes a good workout partner? According to research from the University of Aberdeen, having a new workout partner that is emotionally supportive is better than choosing a …
I love good news
Exercise has many benefits, but weight loss is not one of them… or maybe it is. New research published in the American Journal of Physiology shows that exercise stimulates the production of the hormone irisin. Irisin, helps change calorie storing, white, fat cells into energy releasing, brown, fat cells. Irisin also inhibits the formation of fat cells. There is more good news, …
How much exercise do I need to do? The science.
Personal factors that you might want to consider when choosing an exercise schedule and the research. First, an important definition. There are 11 components to fitness. Five health-related and six skill-related components together make up fitness. The five health-related components of physical fitness are cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility and body composition. The six skill-related components of physical fitness …
How much exercise do I need to do?
How much exercise do I need to do? That could be one of the most common questions I am asked. The answer, as with most things is, it depends. How much is enough depends on a variety of factors. How you come to any reasonable answer starts with these questions. 1. What do you want to achieve? Is this a …
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