Breathing is something the body does so automatically that under certain circumstances, it is very easy to forget to do. This is one of the most common cues I will be telling clients, “breath.” Why? During a workout, you’re sending neuromuscular signals to cause muscular contraction to perform each exercise, as the intensity level of…
DetailsHigh Intensity Training (HIT) and Mental Endurance How can High Intensity Training help strengthen the mind as well as the body? As a college athlete, my coach always emphasized the importance of being mentally tough in order to succeed. It was part of our training, half of our practice was meant to improve our athletic…
Details— 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 before, during, immediately following, and 20 minutes after they did the workouts. The participants’ moods…
DetailsTHURSDAY, 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 percent of cardiac arrest victims survived if the attack occurred in a public place where…
DetailsIn 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 equate this type of training with the field of personal training: in other words, so…
DetailsHard 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 Wrist Extension with thick bar attachment Total workout time was around 15 minutes. I’ll do…
Details‘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 “junk food” is OK because you exercise hard, burn off the calories and hence “deserve”…
DetailsImmigrants 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, a new study finds. That’s one reason why immigrants approach U.S. levels of obesity within 15…
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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 Just Wanna Have Fun” (on your modern-day iPod).
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 Voltarin, a large new study suggests. Danish researchers analyzed nationwide records of almost 84,000 heart…
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