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By Irv Rubenstein
The data here looks great: 50% reduction in risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) among exercisers. But what does that really mean and why does this study (the picture is a link, hint, hint) mean so much in light of the preponderance of studies showing little to no benefit from exercise? For one thing, this studyRead More
By Irv Rubenstein
Normally I would not be posting a competitor-trainer’s blog posting when it comes to addressing an injury or disease unless it was something fitness training might help prevent, treat or manage. Not because I fear competition. Rather, it’s because I see this blog site as a source of valuable fitness and wellness information and IRead More
By Irv Rubenstein
So, a friend/colleague of mine, Linda Melone (LindaMelone.com) is a professional exercise and fitness writer. She often asks my inputs and sometimes my opinions on matters pertaining to fitness and exercise for articles she is commissioned to do or proposing to do for various magazines, paper and on line. A while back she asked forRead More
By Irv Rubenstein
Here’s a real-world application of behavioral psychology that could change the world, sort of. It may help you, your kids, or your staff/employees achieve a healthy lifestyle habit that will keep them leaner and healthier. And we all know, money talks, bullshit walks, even when it comes to fitness: http://www.healthcanal.com/life-style-fitness/70470-to-encourage-physical-activity-potential-to-lose-a-financial-reward-is-more-effective-than-gaining-one-penn-study-shows.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+healthnewshc%2FOxfp+%28Health+News+from+HealthCanal.com%29
By Irv Rubenstein
We all know, especially those of us getting older, that you’re really only as old as you feel. But the other side of that coin is, the older you feel the sicker you are…or will be. This study demonstrates that those who ‘feel old’ tend to have more hospital visits than those who don’t feelRead More
By Irv Rubenstein
Scientists hate to make hard conclusions when it comes to affirming anything. Thus, they are apt to call for future studies to confirm or dispute their findings. When a fitness program for little kids who are obese claims improvements in areas of fitness if not in body composition, don’t take it with a grain ofRead More
By Irv Rubenstein
There’s some good advice in here about designing a structure to support lifestyle change, such as joining Weight Watchers. Then again, while the psychologists have analyzed what and how people fail or succeed in doing so, I’m waiting to read studies that prospectively get folks to have long term success in making lifestyle change. ForRead More
By Irv Rubenstein
Everyone kind of knows that getting started and keeping going with an exercise, or diet, program is the hardest part. Even though I encourage all newcomers to just start small – like 10 mins/day of walking – or changing one part of one’s daily diet – like cutting back on soft drinks by either eliminatingRead More
By Irv Rubenstein
First let me link you to my friend, Linda Melone, a fitness writer in CA. Her blogs are instructive and sometimes even funny. You can follow her here: http://lindamelone.com/how-to-be-a-pro-at-creating-an-ageless-body/ Now the reason I’m posting this one in particular is because it does three things: It does not make you feel guilty ifRead More
By Irv Rubenstein
I rarely go off message here on this site. Typically I address a new bit of research or some mythologies of fitness, exercise, diet, or disease. But today, after the 355th mass murder in the US this year, and the advent – sorry, Christians, no intention to link these to Christmas – of Christmas holidays,Read More