Exercise Improves Memory
According to this BBC report: A University of Melbourne team tested the impact of a home-based physical activity programme on 138 volunteers aged 50 and over with memory problems. …Some volunteers were asked to complete three 50-minute sessions a week of moderate physical activity, such as walking, for 24 weeks. Others were not asked to increase their exercise levels. At the end of the study, the people in the exercise group...
Hot Dogs Take a Hit
…in a new ad campaign by a vegetarian-oriented research group, The Cancer Project. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPaxW3BrgIY] According to the Associated Press, the ad has touched a lot of nerves, from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council to the American Cancer Society, which beat a quick retreat from the controversy. However, other nutritionists have stepped in to defend the hot dog. “My concern about this...
Energy Boosters: Can Supplements and Vitamins Help?
This is the subject of a nice little article over at WebMD. Now, I like a good pre-workout booster – which is usually some combo of caffeine with nootropics (heck, even a stiff shot of coffee and a couple tyrosine caps will do in a pinch). I think they really do help with focus, and the ability to dig just a little bit deeper to get that last rep or two out. The bottom line, however, is that the best general energy booster I...
You’re Never Too Old
I thought this BBC article was extremely cool. Exercise classes keep Flo fit at 100. Flo Harmsworth is a good example of the old adage, “It’s never too late to get fit.” At the age of 90 her doctor prescribed exercise classes to help combat the painful effects of peripheral vascular disease – narrowing of the arteries. Her legs were aching and, despite having a very active life, she was starting to find it too...
You Kids Get Off My Lawn!!!
I read the news today, oh boy… Red Bull drink lifts stroke risk: Australian study. CANBERRA (Reuters) – Just one can of the popular stimulant energy drink Red Bull can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke, even in young people, Australian medical researchers said on Friday. The caffeine-loaded beverage, popular with university students and adrenaline sport fans to give them “wings”, caused the blood to...
This Looks Like Fun…
Check these out: getjumpingstilts.com/post.html (scroll down to check out the vid – lol) I haven’t written about exercise gimmicks in a while, so I went looking around to see what I could find. I stumbled over “Powerskips” – which were developed in Germany. They’ve been around for a few years (long enough to garner a Wikipedia entry), but this is the first that I’ve heard of them. I gotta...
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