6 Fitness Myths…BUSTED
Before you jump into your summer fitness routine, read these myths… busted to get the best fat-burning, muscle-toning, healthy-making results that will most effectively and efficiently whip your butt into bikini shape.
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20 Habits That'll Get You Fit for Summer
“We’ve all been there: Despite exercising and watching what you eat, the elastic in your workout shorts seems to be as tight as your hamstrings. “Ninety-five percent of the active people I work with want to lose some weight,” says Cassie Dimmick, M.S., R.D., a sports dietitian and running coach in Springfield, Missouri.
Getting lean requires the same trait that makes you get up at 5 a.m. for a workout: discipline. You need to be vigilant about your diet and consistent with exercise so that you maximize calorie burn, increase muscle mass, and decrease body fat. Luckily, it’s easier than it sounds when you employ these tactics from dietitians and coaches. Get ready to lose!”
5 Healthy Foods for Instant Energy
What you eat can mean the difference between being hyperactive and being happily alert. Here are five foods every kid and adult can use for instant energy without all the extra processing and sugar.
Sore Back? Exercise, Study Suggests
“Low back pain might make exercise seem a bit of a stretch. But for those whose doctors recommend it, a lot of exercise is among the best elixirs.
A new study of 240 men and women with chronic lower-back pain showed that those who exercised four days a week had a better quality of life, 28 percent less pain and 36 percent less disability.”
Athletes Can Tolerate More Pain
“Shake it off” and “play through it” are common refrains in sports, encouraging athletes to deal with their pain and soldier on. A new study finds athletes can indeed tolerate more pain than the average person.
Brook Burke's Hot Body Tips
If you’re not sold on the idea that 40 is the new 30, all it will take to be completely convinced is a quick chat with Brook Burke-Charvet. At age 40, the Dancing With the Stars cohost and mom of four is as vibrant, slim, and sexy as ever. Check out our interview with her in the June issue of Prevention, and read on for her fitness tips and tricks for looking and feeling great after hitting the big 4-0.
Science: Coffee Drinkers Live Longer
Millions of us start the morning with a coffee and think nothing of it. But new medical research suggests that it could be helping you live longer—if you drink enough of it. The large-scale study, which is published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that men who drank six cups of…
A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity
Carson Chow has used mathematical models to determine the causes of obesity, and ways to stem the epidemic.
Are You at Risk for Osteoarthritis?
Via AARP Magazine:
“There are more than 100 types of arthritis, which strikes 1 in 5 Americans. The most common type is osteoarthritis, whose symptoms — joint pain or stiffness, joint swelling, loss of mobility — usually begin during a person’s 40s or 50s.
The following questions are designed to determine whether you are exhibiting the signs of osteoarthritis. Answer as best as you can with a yes or no response.”
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1 Study Finds We Exercise Half as Much as We Should
Via Wired:
“We’re a nation of fatties, in no small part because we get half as much exercise as we should.
The typical American spends just two hours a week exercising, according to researchers at Penn State and the University of Maryland, even though the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adults age 18 to 64 get four hours of exercise per week. That could help explain why a separate study by Duke University finds 42 percent of the population could be obese by 2030, adding nearly $550 billion to the nation’s healthcare tab.
Ideally, the CDC says, we should get 2.5 hours of moderate exercise — brisk walking, riding a bike on level ground, that sort of thing — each week. We ought to spend another 75 minutes per week engaging in vigorous activity like running or shooting hoops.”
