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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