It is officially summer and surprisingly many people maybe moving LESS in the summer. You might be thinking, “don’t people get outside more when the days are longer and the weather is better?” Yes, they do. They may even be more ACTIVE. Walking, cycling for transportation, spending some time at the pool or the beach. But, that doesn’t mean they are …
What numbers matter
What numbers matter? We measure everything. Weight, waist circumference, body fat, calories consumed, distance run, elevation gained, pounds lost, revolutions per minute. Age. That last one is a funny one. When we are young we believe we have plenty of time to get fit, lose weight, run, ride, get to the gym, improve our health and then we don’t. When …
For best results, sleep.
Many people worry that not sleeping before an event will have an effect on their performance. One night of tossing and turning is not going to affect your race, but a chronic lack of sleep does. Results from a sleep restriction study on cyclists found that reducing sleep to 4 hours a night for three days had a significant effect …
Can you do too much exercise?
Endurance exercise is not going to kill you. In 2012 there was a study that claimed that intense, repeated, endurance activity caused the heart to become enlarged and could potentially lead to sudden cardiac death. It got a lot of press, people who didn’t like to exercise now had an excuse. “It’s bad to exercise too much” they said, “you …
Will exercise help me lose weight?
Sometimes we think we haven’t been losing weight because we haven’t been able to do their workouts. While this is a popular reason it is not exactly true. Exercise is not a great weight loss method, especially if you regularly exercise, but it does help maintain weight loss and if you are just starting an exercise program it is a …
Is barefoot better?
Ever since Christopher McDougall’s inspiring book Born To Run was published the interest in barefoot and minimalist running has increased. Is it a good idea to run barefoot? I am not so sure. Will it make me a better runner? It could. Would I run barefoot? No. These are questions I am asked, often. Here is what the experts say. …
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