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REAL-News --September-20212Jun 01

June 1, 2022 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – June 2022

June 2022 The Running Shoe Debate Continues  One thing about the march of science – it never comes to a complete stop. For example, the long-running debate over which type of running shoe is best: highly cushioned (HCS) or minimally cushioned, or barefoot? For more on barefoot or minimalist-shoe use, read this, this, this andRead More

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May 01, 2022

May 1, 2022 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – May 2022

May 2022 A License to Drink? C’mon… If you were ever a runner, competitive or not, you’ve probably gone for a post-run or post-race drink with your fellow hoofers. Well, not only does the research show that you and your friends are more apt to drink, from a study that showed those with higher cardioRead More

Filed Under: General News, Real News

REAL-News --August-20222Apr 05

April 5, 2022 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – April 2022

April 2022 Why Postmenopausal Women Have Higher Exercise BP  The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the “fight or flight” response that leads to elevated heart rates (HR) and blood pressures (BP.) Interestingly, postmenopausal women tend toward a higher BP response to exercise than younger women. This “exaggerated exercise-induced BP response” is thought to increaseRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: arthritis, brain health, Exercise, hormone replacement, postmenopausal blood pressure, sphygmomanometry, vitamin D

REAL-News--March-2022Mar 01

March 1, 2022 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – March 2022

March 2022 Regular Physical Activity Reduces Anxiety Physical activity may prevent anxiety, but the importance of exercise intensity, sex-specific mechanisms, and duration of the effects remain largely unknown. A Swedish study reviewed the records of 395,369 individuals for up to 21 years to investigate if participation in an ultra long-distance cross-country ski race (Vasaloppet, upRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: anxiety, cancer, Exercise, sedentariness, sitting, stress

REAL-News --August-20222Feb 01

February 1, 2022 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – February 2022

February 2022 Body Recomposition for the Older Female “Body recomposition” – a new term in the fitness science world – refers to the positive changes you get from an exercise program such as increased lean muscle mass (LBM) and decreased body fat (BF), both of which are favorable to health, not just appearance.  This isRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: aging, breast cancer, covid, exercise is medicine, immunity, muscle mass, protein

REAL News - January 2022Dec 31

December 31, 2021 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – January 2022

January 2022 Foam Rolling: Fact or Hype? Foam rollers – those cylinder-shaped dense foam devices used by elite athletes and therapy patients world wide to “release” bound-up, knotted-up, adhered, scarred, tight myofascia (the fascial wrapping around muscles) – are all the rage. They’re like do-it-yourself massagers that, with skill and agility, allow a person toRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: arterial function, diet drinks, foam rollers, foam rolling, mushrooms

REAL-News --December-2021Dec 01

December 1, 2021 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – December 2021

December 2021 Resistance Training That’s Good for the Heart Resistance training (RT: weightlifting) has been recognized as an important component of a general exercise and wellness program for over 30 years now. The current federal guidelines for physical activity (Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans) recommend 2-3 days/wk of muscle-strengthening exercise for nearly everybody. Long recognized for itsRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: caloric restriction, gluteus medius, Heart Health, hip adduction, resistance training, running mechanics

REAL-News --November-2021Nov 01

November 1, 2021 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – November 2021

November 2021 How to Catch Your Breath….and Why We Bend Forward While trekking one of the trails of the Grand Canyon this past May, I found myself sucking wind on the long uphill climb. And wondered, why do I bend forward propping myself up with hands on knees, like any athlete who’s winded after aRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: bone density, catching breath, creatine supplementation, diaphragm, older adults, resistance training

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