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Life-Changes:-Diet-for- LivingAug 24

August 24, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

Life Changes: Diet for Living

The link between nutrition and heart disease has been up for debate since the 1960s. We can attribute the beginnings of the major research behind this topic to Dr. Ancel Keys, a physiologist. He determined that arterial plaques contain cholesterol, cholesterol tends to be related to saturated fat, and that heart disease is related to saturatedRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Exercise, heart disease, metabolic disease, metabolism, nutrition, weight loss

Fit-Happens--Spring-2025Jul 01

July 1, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – July 2023

July 2023 Three (More) Cheers for Resistance Training A large meta-analysis of studies on resistance training (RT) exercise in adults found 16 that met the criteria. The overall conclusion was that RT conferred a  “10–17% lower risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD), total cancer, diabetes, and lung cancer,” otherwise labeled non-communicable diseases (NCDs). ThereRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: brain health, cognitive function, Exercise, gut bacteria, microbiome, resistance training

Part 1: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: The New, Improved, and Not-Fully-Understood Weight Loss DrugsFeb 01

February 1, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – February 2023

February 2023 Don’t Sit While Reading This! The science of sedentariness marches on. For the past 20 years, it’s become more evident that sitting, except on an exercise machine, is dangerous to your heart and health. In light of this information, a broader health concern is how physical activity (PA) impacts the older population. TheRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: achieve well-being, ankle sprains, Exercise, exercise intensity, frailty, Heart Health, physical activity, resistance training, Senior Training

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

How-Hard-Do-You-REALLY-Have-to-Work?Mar 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 - October-2021Oct 10

October 10, 2021 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – October 2021

October 2021 Behavioral Compensations Alter Results of Exercise Training It is expected that an exercise program will yield results commensurate with the frequency, duration, intensity, and type of exercise one does. So a University of KY study wanted to determine exactly why some folks don’t get the expected results.  They had sedentary adults with BMI’sRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: caloric compensation, Exercise, immunity, vaccines, weight management

REAL-News --April-2021Apr 01

April 1, 2021 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – April 2021

April 2021 Why Exercise Doesn’t Burn Calories as Expected:  Compensation We all grew up hearing a mile walk or jog burns 100 calories; that you have to burn 3500 calories to lose a pound of fat; that you can’t exercise weight off…WHAT? Yes, it’s much easier to eat 100 calories than it is to runRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: burn off excess weight, caloric compensation, diet, dieting, Exercise, weight management

REAL-News --February-20251Jul 01

July 1, 2020 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – July 2020

   July 2020 Personal Training & Gym Convenience = Better Fitness Workplace fitness centers offer otherwise-sedentary employees an on-site option by which to develop and maintain exercise-based fitness. Encouraging staff to take advantage of the facilities and services, however, is the first challenge. One idea that should be considered is more personalized supervision to provideRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: Exercise, exercise intensity, field of health or exercise science, musculoskeletal improvements, resistance training, Senior Training, strength training

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