— WEDNESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) — Vigorous exercise offers more of a mood boost than less strenuous exercise, a new study finds. — U.K. researchers compared 11 sedentary people who did moderate and high-intensity exercise. Their mood was assessed...
THURSDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) — You stand a better chance of survival if your heart stops beating while you’re in an exercise facility than if you’re in another type of indoor public place, a new study found. Overall, 50...
In the past few years, a fitness craze has been sweeping the industry-the operative word being “craze”. They call it “Functional Training”. I have witnessed this craze reach epidemic proportions in the fitness world, to the extent that many people...
Hard workout today: 1. MedX Neck Extension 2. MedX Neck Flexion 3. Weighted Chin Up on the Nautilus Omni Multi Exercise (OME) 4. MedX Shoulder Press 5. MedX Leg Press 6. OME Wrist Curl with thick bar attachment 7. OME...
‘Newtrition’ Resolutions for Junk-food Junkies “I know I should eat more bananas, better breakfasts, and less junk — but I just don’t want to!”Sound familiar? Yes, if you are among the cluster of athletes who rationalizes that your consumption of...
Immigrants Eat American Junk Food to Fit In: Study FRIDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) — After moving to the United States, immigrant groups trying to fit in tend to choose high-calorie, fatty foods in an attempt to appear more American,...
The Top 10 Exercises of the 80s: Where Are They Now? Still long for the days of Jane Fonda, leg warmers and coordinating leotards/scrunchies? Look no further — these 10 workouts from the 1980s will have you wanting to blast “Girls...
MONDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — People with a history of heart attack are at increased risk of suffering another attack or dying after even a week of taking certain types of prescription and over-the-counter painkillers, including Advil, Motrin or...
Attitude Quote “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than...
Resistance Training has Similar Effects as Aerobic Exercise in Lowering Blood Pressure Lowering blood pressure is a very important part of a healthy life style. Dr. Scott Collier was the lead investigator of the study published in the October 2010 Journal...