Gamers Hit the Gym
I got a smile out of this CNN article about “Fitocracy” – a new site (currently in beta) started by two gamers-turned-fitness enthusiasts: Brian Wang and Richard Talens. The reason? I’ve got one of these at home: my son, Ryan. Now 21, he’s been my steady training partner since April. Right now, “Minecraft” (aka “Mindcrack”) is the game du jour, but he plays a wide variety of both...
Every Little Bit Helps
… even when it comes to exercise – if the results of this recent study are to be believed. According to Maev Kennedy of The Guardian… A cheering piece of research suggests that just 15 minutes of exercise a day – half the recommended amount in the UK – can boost life expectancy. A study in Taiwan, reported in The Lancet, tracked more than 400,000 men and women over 12 years, and showed significant benefits from 15...
Irony, Thy Name is Prevention
While glancing at MSNBC this morning, I clicked on a provocatively titled link, “End of Dieting? New Movement Breaks Cycle” – which led me to an article on “Health at Every Size” (HAES) reprinted from Prevention.com. What is “Health at Every Size“? It’s a philosophy that’s based on health, rather than weight loss. The goal is to break the vicious cycle of yo-yo dieting and promote...
Rosario Dawson: “I Got Compliments For Looking Emaciated”
Yep – this site is primarily focused on weight loss. But weight loss, in and of itself, is not always “good.” Being lean and fit is one thing… trying to force your body to be unnaturally skinny is quite another. Yet for women, it’s the latter, rather than the former, that’s celebrated on magazine covers and other media. As such, it’s good to see pushback from stars like Rosario Dawson…...
Exercise and RMR
Trainer James Fell spells out the good – and bad – news in the LA Times. Though its origins are uncertain, any number of fitness magazines have made the “50 calories per pound of muscle” statement. Popular weight-loss gurus have jumped on the muscle-building-as-panacea-for-fat-loss bandwagon as well. Dr. Mehmet Oz said in a 2007 presentation to the National Cosmetology Assn., “Muscle burns about 50 times...
The NYT Asks: “What’s the Single Best Exercise?”
And I respond: “That’s a really dumb question!” I imagine the author, Gretchen Reynolds, had good intentions, but the article is a complete mess. To begin with, she never defines what she means by “best” – but leaves this up to the various experts she queries. Not surprisingly, the responses she gets are all over the map. The only reason the “debate grows heated” is...
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