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Fit-Happens--Winter-2023Jan 15

January 15, 2023 By Irv Rubenstein

Fit Happens – Winter 2023

Winter 2023 “I feel fluffy”: Conflating a body composition analysis with an emotion Most of us old enough remember Julie Andrews’ version of “I feel pretty”, by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. But it was originally written for Maria to sing in the original 1957 theatrical version of West Side Story. Ever since then, however,Read More

Filed Under: Fit Happens Tagged With: dieting, diets, fat, healthy habits, motivation, obesity

Part-1:-The-Diet-Obesity-Debates-ContinueJul 24

July 24, 2020 By Irv Rubenstein

Part 1: The Diet-Obesity Debates Continue

There are two crises – other than political and covid-19  – that America, and maybe the modern, Westernized world in general, though also the rest of the world everywhere, must face that will destroy humankind: obesity and diet. And the fitness community, especially us professionals, has to accept our roles as potential solutions and causes.Read More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: burn off excess weight, childhood obesity, diet, field of health or exercise science, obesity, personal trainers, professsional fitness trainers, weight bias, weight loss

REAL-News --May-2020May 01

May 1, 2020 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – May 2020

   May 2020 Low Back Rehab: How Hard Should It Go? Intensity of exercise is a potent factor in the rate and extent of progress one makes in general fitness and in some injury recoveries. But this has not been thoroughly tested in chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP.) THis is a topic we’ve coveredRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: exertion, HIIT, low back pain, obesity, overweight, pain, soft drinks, walking efficiency

REAL-News --March-2020Dec 16

December 16, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

Is Overeating/Obesity an Addiction?

When the originally-named Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee (EDCT) was founded in the early 2000’s by Dr. Ovidio Bermudez of Vanderbilt University (at that time; now with the Eating Recovery Center of Denver, CO), Reba Sloan, R.D., now-deceased Karen Silien, psychologist, and Nan Allison, R.D., among others, its stated mission was to create awareness andRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: addiction, addictive behavior, eating disorders, obesity, overeating, overweight

REAL-News --November-2019Nov 01

November 1, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – November 2019

 November 2019 Running Economy and How You Run MaxVO2 is your body’s maximal oxygen uptake and use capacity. But this only tells how fit you are while your running economy (RE) tells how much energy you use relative to the distance you run. And it’s a better predictor of your racing skills. A study fromRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: diet, field of health or exercise science, obesity, running economy, running mechanics, slows cognitive decline

REAL-News --May-2021Oct 17

October 17, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

Bingeing at Night: A Hormonal Habit?

A recent article in the NY Times reviewed a scientific article in the December issue of the  International Journal of Obesity that reinforced what many fitness and wellness professionals suspected: that nighttime binge eating may be more than habitual; it may be hormonal. The article suggested that obese people who binge eat – not all do, one mightRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, dieting, eating disorders, lose weight, obesity, weight loss

The-Real-Fake-News:-Processed-Food-Is-'Healthy'Oct 15

October 15, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

The Real Fake News: Processed Food Is ‘Healthy’

The fitness field is replete with pseudo-science especially regarding diet, dieting and diets. While personal trainers may have some ‘expertise’ in nutrition based largely on what they learned in their certification prep courses or at professional conferences, they also have some serious biases often based on what’s worked for them. These could be appropriate forRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: diet, field of health or exercise science, healthy diet, obesity, processed foods, unprocessed foods, weight loss

Part-1:-The-Diet-Obesity-Debates-Continue1Aug 22

August 22, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

Artificial Sweeteners: Diet or Die?

Let me state from the get-go that I am not a biochemistry guru or even a registered dietician, so any comments below regarding the safety of artificial sweeteners (AS) such as saccharin, aspartame, sucralose or their ilk comes from an angle few in my profession are willing to take. Based on a hearty defense ofRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: artificial sweeteners, dieting, field of health or exercise science, high-fructose corn syrup, obesity, sugar

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