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REAL-News --March-20212Sep 18

September 18, 2017 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News October 2017

October 2017 The ‘Obesity Paradox’ Paradox What if a paradox is demonstrated to not be so paradoxical after all? Can a paradox be a double negative? The “obesity paradox”, developed in 1999 from observations that patients undergoing dialysis for end-stage kidney disease had lesser mortality if overweight or obese (BMI of 25-29.9 and 30-34.9, respectively)Read More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: body fat, burn off excess weight, exercise intensity, Heart Health, obesity

REAL-News --March-20251Sep 05

September 5, 2017 By Irv Rubenstein

How athletes age – like the rest of us

The NYT fitness writer added some more fodder to the aging well discussion with an article that summarized the results of a study of elite athletes from 50 years ago. As one might expect, these old coots were still pretty fit, retaining higher-than-average aerobic capacities compared to others in their now-older age group. But they stillRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: achieve well-being, aging, Exercise, fitness, Heart Health, physically active

REAL-News --November-20202Sep 02

September 2, 2017 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News September 2017

            September 2017 Specificity: Neuromuscular Adaptions Depend on How You Train There are two main principles to fitness training that determine your outcomes: overload and specificity. Overload refers to making the body do more than it’s accustomed to doing, be it lifting, running, stretching or what not. Specificity refers toRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: achieve well-being, cardiovascular, exercise intensity, Heart Health, musculoskeletal improvements

REAL-News -- April-20241Aug 03

August 3, 2017 By Irv Rubenstein

Athletes’ hearts, Lean Obesity and Single-payer Healthcare

You’re probably thinking I was trying to get a bunch of keywords into the title so Google will spot me. You’re probably thinking, how in the hell is he going to link three disparate health and fitness issues into one coalesced blog post? And you’re probably thinking I’ve been drinking. But you must read thisRead More

Filed Under: General News Tagged With: achieve well-being, body fat, burn off excess weight, cardiovascular, exercise intensity, fitness, Heart Health, physical activity

Are All Fats Risky?Jul 04

July 4, 2017 By Irv Rubenstein

Are All Fats Risky?

It has been a while since a research article slapped me – and the rest of the fitness community – in the face. However, today via HealthNews Canal, a site that posts p.r. pieces on research being done worldwide, came out with a headline that bursts – or could burst – a lot of fitnessRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: cardiovascular, diets, Heart Health, mediterranean diet, monounsaturated fats, olive oil

REAL-News --April-2021May 21

May 21, 2017 By Irv Rubenstein

Heart Disease, Lifestyle Change and Motivation to Do So

What does it take to make you shake it up, to alter your lifestyle in a direction you and your loved ones know has to be done….or else? This rhetorical question is always on the mind of healthcare professionals, from personal trainers to physicians. How can we help you make the small but significant lifestyle changesRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: achieve well-being, field of health or exercise science, Heart Health, motivation, self-efficacy

Part-1:-GLP-1-Receptor-Agonists:-The-New,-Improved,-and-Not-Fully-Understood-Weight-Loss-DrugsMar 30

March 30, 2017 By Irv Rubenstein

Yo-Yo Dieting Isn’t All Bad If….

A recent article in the WaPo sent shivers down the spines of many dieters as it used valid, peer-reviewed research to back up its headline that yo-yo diets are counterproductive. But it only told part of the story. Essentially, referring to a few articles, the author noted that yo-yo diets often lead to a cycleRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: behavior patterns, diabetes, dietary, dieting, Exercise, Heart Health, higher risk of obesity

REAL News February 2016Sep 14

September 14, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Could Fidgeting Lead to Healthier Blood Vessels?

I hope so, because my dad used to ask me at dinner if I was nervous – my leg was always bouncing up and down. But then, as I aged my legs, vein-y and muscular from training and conditioning, started looking like my grandpa’s – vein-y and muscular. And hairless. And they needed some veinRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: burn off excess weight, Exercise, fitness, Heart Health, physically active

Aug 20, 2016

August 20, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Once Again Exercise Proves Its Bona Fides

DNA, the chains of molecules that design who and maybe what we are, is the question. The answer is, we’re still trying to decipher it all. One thing we do know is that their ends – telomeres – act like the tips of your shoestrings in that they take the brunt of daily wear soRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: DNA, Heart Health, physically active, Senior Training, telomeres

Is-Overeating/Obesity-an-Addiction?2Jul 30

July 30, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

To Fast or Not to Fast, Shakespeare Never Bothered to Inquire

To fast or not to fast, that is a dumb question if you enjoy food. But if you’re trying to lose weight, silly ideas start sounding smart. A great study several years ago, on middle aged overweight, hypertensive men split them up into two groups: one at 2500 cals/day in three meals, the others brokeRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: diet, Heart Health, lose weight, protein, starvation diets

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