Exercising after work may have unexpected benefits. The journal Medicine and Science in Sports & Exercise recently reported that exercise after performing mentally stressful work reduces calorie intake later. This made me think about the running joke that my sister and I have. When I exercise, she gets hungry. It’s not that she doesn’t exercise, it is that often when …
Reversing the benefits of exercise with diet
Did you know you can reverse the health benefits of exercise with your diet? Sounds incredible that all that hard work could be for nothing. It all depends on your diet. What diet? Specifically the type of protein you eat. Animal protein is not helping you recover from exercise. But don’t we need protein to recover from exercise? Sure, some …
Unplugged
I am back from vacation. A two week fitness adventure. With a big technology break. I highly recommend it. The fitness adventure and the technology break. It seems we can’t go anywhere anymore without the electronic umbilical cord. The benefits of cutting the ties are worth the few anxious moments of being unreachable. Actually I found the unreachableness one …
5 ways to get Olympic results. Guaranteed.
It’s the middle of August, the summer is coming to an end and thankfully so are the Olympics. The Olympics are so inspiring and motivating. Except you have to watch them, and that could mean you are exercising less. However, you could use this time to think about your own fitness goals. Olympians aren’t the only ones who can benefit from …
5 ways to get to race weight
If you have a few pounds to lose and want to reach a healthy weight that is more conducive to a better athletic performance here are five tips to reach your race weight. This isn’t about losing a lot of weight, for that you need to make changes you can live with, forever. These tips aren’t the ones you normally …
Fitness IQ
Take the test to find your Fitness IQ. Infographic by Nautilus, Fitness IQ
Race Weight
I have been running more lately. Partly due to the weather, we have had a summer that has not been the best for cycling and partly because I have a half marathon to train for. I have also been thinking about weight. Mine, currently not ideal. You really notice anything extra when you run. I live in a town that …
Exercise therapy
I read a couple of interesting studies about muscle this week and both could have a positive effect on you. The first one was on muscle as a therapeutic treatment option. It seems that muscle repairs itself faster with exercise. Even older muscle. Now going to the gym means that you can build more muscle and that you will heal …
Timing is everything
With exercise, as with most things, timing is everything. For instance, if you are using exercise to improve your memory, and there is plenty of research to support this, when you exercise matters. Learning something new and remembering it later, can be enhanced with good timing. Exercising immediately after, or not at all, gives you the same result. Not much …
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