19 July 2009
Change the way you think about yourself
25/07/09 17:24 Filed in: Nutrition
This will get the agri-junk-food industry up in arms, and those who promote the food pyramid - if it is right, why are more than 60% of Americans overweight? Read More...
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Intensity matters
21/07/09 20:14 Filed in: Interval training
Interval training has been shown to be very efficient at improving aerobic fitness. In our program, a 5 minute warm up and 30 seconds of "sprinting" at each 2-minute time-point (i.e. 5, 7, 9, 11, and 15 minutes) are followed by a warm-down period, and the exercise session lasts a little over 20 minutes. Sprints are sub-maximal, and during the recovery period, the participant cycles at the same speed, but at a moderate resistance. Read More...
Why we're fat
19/07/09 22:26 Filed in: Nutrition
Chronic disease is now affecting children.
More than 65 percent of adults in the United States are overweight or obese, which may increase the likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, cancer, osteoarthritis, and fatty liver disease. Many other chronic diseases such as arthritis are worsened by obesity and/or diabetes. Read More...
More than 65 percent of adults in the United States are overweight or obese, which may increase the likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, cancer, osteoarthritis, and fatty liver disease. Many other chronic diseases such as arthritis are worsened by obesity and/or diabetes. Read More...
