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 …
I rarely drink water
I have a confession, and this might seem funny to you, but I don’t drink much water. Yes, I know it’s good for me. In my defense I don’t drink juice or pop or other sweetened beverages. I do drink coffee and tea. I never said I don’t drink any water. I drink water with dinner. I bring (not always …
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 …
Big, fat, sugar coated lies.
Last week the big news was that the sugar industry paid researchers to downplay the risks of sugar in your diet. While the ethics of this are disturbing, did you really believe before last week, that sugar was a healthy nutrient? No, I know that you did not. Do you now believe that fat is off the hook? No, you …
Exercise to eat less
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
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