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A recent study out of the UK has demonstrated a relationship – NOT a causal one but a correlated one – between strong arms, as measured by grip strength, and a healthy brain. So I’m typing this with one hand at a time while doing curls with the other. Or, perhaps, I should relax andRead More
Many a fitness professional, including those who write, contribute or publish fitness and wellness articles, adhere to some voodoo beliefs that, occasionally, need debunking. For example, I just read an article in Lower Extremity Review about symmetry. That is, in medicine, therapy and fitness, there is a belief that things should be symmetrical between ourRead More
How’s that for a headline? Grabs your attention, don’t it? But that’s how mass media, especially on line media, operates: it tries to grab eyeballs. Even researchers do so by titling their articles accordingly – either catchy, kitschy or catastrophically. But if you read them carefully, you will often see the big clue that it’sRead More
Weight management and weight loss (and, by association, weight gain) are two peas in a pod…but only eat one of them! I have written on this topic so many times in opinion pieces and in scientific reviews that I’m reluctant to do so again. But this most recent article in the NY Times has inspired meRead More
In the past 15 years or so, much research has been done on the topic of nutrition and resistance training – what to eat, how much to eat, and when to eat…or supplement. Most of these studies have looked at young male athletes, leaving out a large segment of the population – women, the elderlyRead More
The Super Bowl is over – Fly EAGLES Fly! – but the effects of all those unhealthy snacks and drinks may last for a few more days or weeks. So it is with us Americans – we tend to live between holidays in a state of regret and shame. To make matters worse, we positionRead More
Santa Claus has settled into another 350 days of hard work in preparation for one very long night of delivering toys and gifts to kids, and adults, all around the world. This amazing feat, even with the aid of some fast-flying reindeer, requires that Santa be in peak condition. In fact, he really can’t haveRead More
The latest ‘fad’ diet plan making the news today is ‘intermittent fasting’. This entails any one or combination of restricted eating not by food quality or quantity but by timing. That is, there are various versions of this program that in some form or fashion restrict when you can eat. Hence, intermittent = every soRead More
Happy New Year! It’s that time of year when, again, so many of us promise that we’re going to shed excess weight by eating righter or better or less – nah, nobody actually commits to the latter – and exercise more. As a gym owner, you might think I would be one of those who’dRead More
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is one of the more prevalent and rapidly up-and-coming neurodegenerative diseases confronting our healthcare system as the Baby Boomers get older. With no cure in sight, various treatments have been approved for managing the disease; but the degenerative component reigns true as over time, these treatments lose their effectiveness. One of theRead More
