August 2020 HIIT vs MICE: Which is best for the Arteries? High blood pressure (BP) and arterial stiffness often accompany aging. We kind of know that cardio exercise is good for the former but which type of exercise is good for both? A Canadian study investigated the acute effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT)Read More
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Real News: October 2016
October 2016 Resistance Training and Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Treatment or Waste of Time? Breast cancer is the most common cancer for American women and the second leading cause of cancer death. Despite great new techniques and echnologies for treating it, many women incur a side effect known as breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). This is aRead 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