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Jun 19, 2010

June 19, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

Exercise and the Brain

Much has been written and discussed and debated about the role of exercise, and fitness, in mental, and academic function. I recall when I was in grad school – late 1970s-mid 1980s – reading on the usefulness of cardio conditioning in treating depression and addiction. So, when I got an anonymous posting in regards toRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, brain, Exercise, fit

Barefoot Running, Minimalist Shoes - Revisited1Jun 16

June 16, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

Strength Train Yourself Flexible

Studies have been showing over the past decade or so that resistance training (RT) improves flexibility. Furthermore, it reduces your risk of lengthening injuries – like a hamstring tear during running, or back strain from bending – by not only increasing the ability of the muscle to pull more load but also resisting a loadRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Exercise, flexibility, strength, training

Apr 17, 2010

April 17, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

Weight Loss in Older Adults

Traditionally, physicians have been reluctant to encourage older adults – those over 75, for example – to lose weight since studies have shown that older adults who lose weight tend to have unnoticed medical problems. In other words, weight loss that occurs in this population is often due to disease, not desire. A recent studyRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: calories, Exercise, obese, weight loss

REAL-News --March-2020Mar 25

March 25, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

Exercise and Weight Control in Aging Women (And Men, Too…)

On Wednesday, March 24, an article about a research project hit the news big time. a continuing study, as a sub group of the women’s health study (by Dr. I Min Lee), found that women who were middle age (avg. 54), followed for 13 yrs on their diet, exercise, and weight, were able to maintainRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: aging, Exercise, obese, weight management

Mar 23, 2010

March 23, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

Sugar, Hi Fructose Corn Syrup

The corn growers of america want you to not be afraid of hi fructose corn syrup, so they’re changing the name: corn sugar!!! that should allay any fears of consuming too many wasted calories now that its name has changed, right? Wrong. There are unwarranted fears about the correlational link of hi fructose corn syrupRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: calories, Exercise, sugar, workout

Mar 09, 2010

March 9, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

More On Barefoot Running

The articles continue coming in about the merits or hazards of barefootness. The American Running & Fitness Association, of which I am a lifetime member and happy recipient of its newsletters, has an article in this month’s Running & Fit News: http://static.americanrunning.org/fitnews/ARAfitnews_V28_1/continued2.ht… It discusses some of the books out there along with some commentary byRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: barefoot running, Exercise, fitness, running

Jan 06, 2010

January 6, 2010 By Irv Rubenstein

Another Day in Fitness Land

It may be self-indulgent to share one’s personal or professional endeavors and thoughts on a daily basis. that’s what blogging is about. but sometimes you actually have much to say that would be beneficial for others to hear. This past summer, TIME mag ran a piece that was very controversial, esp among fitness people. theRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: ACSM, BMR, EPOC, Exercise

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