It’s been known for years that exercise has a positive effect on metabolism. But a new study finds that the effects are significantly greater than previously believed.
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Exercising With Asthma During The COVID-19 Outbreak
The World Health Organization and other health organizations have advised people who suffer from asthma that they are at increased risk of acquiring COVID-19 coronavirus. These same people have unique challenges with exercise.
Coronavirus Shutdown At Home Workout (Video)
Many Americans and others around the world are at home, unable to work or do the normal, everyday things they’ve always done. That includes going to the gym to work on their fitness. Here’s a workout you can do right at home with minimal or no equipment.
Your #fitspiration Instagram Posts Aren’t Really Inspirational For Women
Women scrolling Instagram will come across thousands of posts with the hashtag #fitspiration. Attractive, fit women in form-fitting clothes show off their “fitness lifestyles” in order to inspire other women (or satisfy narcissistic tendencies.) But do these posts actually have the opposite effect? Are they doing damage to women’s body image?
Sip Your Way To A Faster 5K?
If your 5K run times aren’t quite where you’d like them to be, help might be on the way. Not in the form of some secret training program or new running shoes. The “secret sauce” for a faster 5K? A nice, big cup of coffee. Or so says new research.
Weight Loss Not The Right Reason For A Healthier Lifestyle
This article, written by a University of Alberta writer, highlights some of the challenges and realities of adopting a healthy lifestyle. It also discusses some of the realities of biology and physics when it comes to weight loss and weight management.
This Might Torpedo Your Goal-Setting
Are your goal-setting efforts just not getting you there? Are you setting goals, only to realize you underestimated what it would take to execute on them? New research has zeroed in on what may be torpedoing your goal-setting efforts.
Ten Thousand Steps A Day And You’re Still Fat
10,000 steps a day has been the “gold standard” daily step target for people seeking weight loss for years. Everyone from the “Biggest Loser” screamers to your doctor and even your FitBit have told you to get your “10K a day” in. But lots of “10k-ers” are still fat. Maybe there’s more to this… Wouldn’t… Continue reading Ten Thousand Steps A Day And You’re Still Fat
Play Golf And Live Longer
Golf is a sport which seemingly can be played by any relatively healthy person. Is it possible it might also be the way for older people to maintain good health – or even improve it late in life?
Trap Bars And Athletic Power
The Trap Bar has both fans and detractors. Are Trap Bar Deadlifts really deadlifts? Does it really matter? Is the “T-Bar” a useful fitness tool or better off sold for scrap?