Intensity vs. Time
Hot off the presses: another study confirming the benefits of high-intensity cardio vs. traditional, low-moderate intensity aerobics… The usual excuse of “lack of time” for not doing enough exercise is blown away by new research published in The Journal of Physiology. The study, from scientists at Canada’s McMaster University, adds to the growing evidence for the benefits of short term high-intensity interval...
Scary stuff…
Well, I’ve finally done it! Hubby is just recently back to work, so we are back to the 3:30am mornings and this has caused me to commit myself to getting some exercise during the wee hours before I actually HAVE to be up for work. Some mornings are rougher than others, and although the bed doesn’t succeed at luring me back to its deliciously downy depths…. the couch turns out to be a lot more comfortable at 5am than...
Quit Harping on the Scale, Jennifer!
I get health and fitness e-mail updates from the Washington Post, so I can’t help but be aware of columnist Jennifer LaRue Huget’s “Me Minus 10” quest to lose 10 pounds. She’s using her column for motivation, which is cool, in a way. Nothing like having a nation-wide audience to help you stay accountable. She’s apparently following Brian Wansink’s advice, and starting with small, do-able...
Life Imitates Art: Powerthirst Edition
I’m currently working on a review of Hemo-Rage – Nutrex’s contribution to the pre-workout supplement market. To be honest, I couldn’t help comparing this: Nutrex takes pre-workout supplementation to another level. Beyond extreme, beyond hardcore. From the UNDERGROUND we bring you HEMO-RAGE Black one of the meanest, strongest and cruelest pre-workout detonator this planet has ever seen. We went down to the...
McCain Withdraws Support for Dietary Supplement Safety Act
I’m in throes of wrapping up a major project, so – while I was aware of the Dietary Supplement Safety Act (natch!) – I missed blogging about it (I wanted to read the text first, but couldn’t spare the time). But it looks like Senator McCain just made this a moot point. A Senate staffer confirmed that Sen. John McCain no longer supports a bill he introduced to significantly tighten regulatory requirements for...
“Generation Snack”
This NYT summary of a recent study doesn’t paint a very pretty picture of kids’ snacking habits: A sweeping study of 31,337 children and adolescents released on Tuesday tracked snacking and meal trends from 1977 through 2006 using data from four national surveys. On average, children reach for cookies, chips and other treats about three times a day, consuming nearly 600 daily calories from snacks. That’s an increase of 168...
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