Wow, this changes the discussion: Phys Ed: More Bone (and Less Fat) Through Exercise Yes, whole body vibration (WBV) has been in the states now for over a decade, a technology popularized by Powerplate but not proven by US standards as having utility until the research community started checking it out. (If you’d like aRead More
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Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy (PRP)
Maybe you’ve read about some famous athlete who touts the benefits of this newfangled medical technique – PRP. before this, you may have heard of athletes touting the benefits of prolotherapy. Maybe you’ve even tried one or both of these out for you chronic, nagging, overuse tendinopathy or what not. If so, let me knowRead More
Sprint to Faster and Maybe Better Health
Sprinting has been shown to improve all kinds of health and fitness parameters. here’s a recent commentary re a study that, again, supports the value of high intensity training: http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/acsm/active1-25.htm Now, before I go on and explain the pros and cons, let me provide a personal disclaimer: I don’t train like I used to butRead More
Wt Loss Via Newtonian and Einsteinian Physics
Dear Friends and Family, I may not have told you in this venue, but I will be teaching a one-evening class called Newton’s Laws of Weight Loss through the University School of Nashville Evening Class program. I’ll be taking a look at new science and old in the quest for weight loss to give youRead More
Running Shoe Type to Fit Your Foot Type
I’ve reported before on whether or not you should buy a running shoe to fit your foot type. The most recent studies simply do not support this idea. For one thing, analyzing a foot type, or how it performs when you run, is not as easy as looking at the sole of your shoe. tooRead More
Barefoot and Pregnant….With Questions
So the debate continues: is running barefoot better for you than running in shoes? Here’s an easy to read scientific review of the many facets of this issue: http://www.lowerextremityreview.com/cover_story/the-truth-about-barefoot… In sum, it says that the sudden switch to barefoot running will most likely create a new, different set of orthopedic issues. By the same token,Read More
Alcohol and Exercise Consumption?
Here’s an article that stimulates absolutely no thought in my mind: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/does-exercising-make-you-drink-… The essence is that exercise seems to stimulate rather than blunt alcohol consumption. Humans present one layer of evidence; mice, which we assume do not have social circumstances centered on alcohol consumption, also seem to thrill on alcohol intake if they are exercisers.Read More
Obesity, Brain Chemistry, and Choice
The search for clues as to why we americans are getting so fat over the past few decades stops at nothing. The other day I read about mice that were genetically altered to not be able to process certain fats and their brains told them to eat more. they got fat. duh! The scientists conjectureRead More
Why Should You Stay in Shape?
We all know why you should get in shape, why you should be healthy, fit, etc. We all make our best efforts to do so with the least amount of negative impact on our lives. That is, take the least amount of time away from the other things in our lives – work, play, family,Read More
Breast Cancer, Lymphedema and Weight Training
So, let’s consider the many reasons to NOT exercise: No time, inconvenience, don’t like it, hurts, boring, have to shower after, work/family/other obligations, too out of shape, sick….the doctors said I shouldn’t/can’t. Whoa! What the hell kind of doc says you should not exercise? Anathema! Sin! Short-sighted! That is the case for some with medicalRead More