February 28th, 2010 by Guest
Vitamin D, whose influence on everything from blood pressure to the flu has recently been revealed, is in short supply. Which is strange, because the supply comes from our own bodies, which manufacture the vitamin when sunlight penetrates the skin….
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February 26th, 2010 by Guest
I’ve always loved training related gadgets and hope to look at some of those over the coming months in articles. While most of what I’ve been interested in related to training (e.g. heart rate monitors or what have you) some gadgets help with fat loss and body recomposition. Digital scales …
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February 26th, 2010 by Guest
It’s called "runner’s knee," but the activities that can lead to the painful ailment that affects one in four physically active people range from dancing to basketball. Now, in the first study of its kind, researchers at the University of…
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February 25th, 2010 by Guest
I was in a segment on today's Fox 5's Good Day NY about how to beat stress with 5 simple moves.
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February 25th, 2010 by Guest
Want to cut calories without changing what you eat? Eat it slower. The New York Times’ Anahad O’Connor directs our attention to three studies, one indicating that eating slowly releases more hormones that make us feel full than eating quickly…
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February 25th, 2010 by Guest
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by JC of JCD Fitness.
When discussing eating habits, especially within the fitness population, the subject is often a very touchy one. To many, eating is much more than some task we must perform in order to survive and merely function, while for a select few, it’s nothing more [...]
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February 24th, 2010 by Guest
Many health problems, from heart disease to cancer, come with a free helping of anxiety. Now, researchers at the University of Georgia have found that one good (meaning more healthful than pharmaceutical solutions) way to relieve at least some of…
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February 23rd, 2010 by Guest
More than 46 million Americans suffer from arthritis, and many of them turn for relief to glucosamine and chondroitin, natural components of joint tissue that have been used in Europe for decades and became popular in the U.S. about 10…
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February 23rd, 2010 by Guest
As readers may or may not know, I have been in Salt Lake City, Utah for the past five years involved in long-track ice speedskating. While that chapter of my life is coming to an end shortly (and I’m returning to outdoor inline racing as described in a previous article), …
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February 22nd, 2010 by Guest
Memo to Boss: If sleeping is what it takes to improve performance, I’m willing to make the sacrifice. Doubtful bosses should send questions to the psychology department of the University of California at Berkeley. That’s where researchers gave 39 young…
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