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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
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
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
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
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
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
June 2020 Is There An Exercise Routine Older Adults Can and Will Do? As we age, we lose muscle and bone mass. We don’t manage glucose levels as well. These predispose the elderly to reduced function and higher risk of falls and fractures which could seriously impair both quality and quantity of life. EncouragingRead More
If I were an expert on anything, it would be somewhere in the category of fitness but not in medicine. What is fitness, anyway? This question has been asked by health, exercise, wellness, medical and fitness experts for over 50 years, pretty much since Dr Ken Cooper researched and wrote on, and developed the veryRead More
