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Exercise for the Diabetic
GENERAL EXERCISE BENEFITS Regular physical activity postpones death, mostly by its effect on cancer, strokes, and heart attacks. Exercise is a fountain of youth. Peak aerobic power (or fitness)...
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Does Your Response to Physical Training Depend on Your Genes?
Here’s an excerpt from an interview with author David Epstein in Outside online. Epstein wrote The Sports Gene: Inside the Science Of Extraordinary Athletic Performance: Interviewer: That’s one of the...
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Advice to New Muscleheads from Lou Schuler
I was glad to see that four of my basic exercises were listed by Schuler as foundational: squat, deadlift, pushup, and row. A little more from him: Every good training program is based on bedrock...
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Does Stretching Prevent Sports Injuries?
No. For a couple years I’ve thought that stretching didn’t prevent injuries. Now I’ve got a scientific reference to back up my contention. Also from the abstract: Strength training reduced sports...
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Type 2 Diabetics Better Exercise as They Age
Compared to others, elderly type 2 diabetics are more afflicted with diminished leg muscle mass, leg strength, and functional capacity. Click for details. The right exercise program can counteract...
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QOTD: J. Stanton on Weight Loss and Exercise
Let me be clear. Exercise is not important because it burns calories! Exercise without calorie restriction is a remarkably ineffective weight loss intervention, because it usually makes us hungry...
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Yet Another Benefit of Exercise: Memory Preservation
The NYT’s Well blog has the details. The brain’s hippocampus is a critical center for memory. Alzheimers disease is associated with a gene called apo-E4. Carriers of that gene who exercise regularly...
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Book Review: “Stop the Clock: The Optimal Anti-Aging Strategy”
I read P.D. Mangan’s 2015 book, Stop the Clock: The Optimal Anti-Aging Strategy. I give it five stars in Amazon’s rating system. High recommended. ♦ ♦ ♦ I approached this book with trepidation. I...
View ArticleCertain Blood Pressure Meds Interfere With Exercise
Seriously athletic folks, particularly those in sports with high aerobic demand, should avoid these BP drug classes: Diuretics (they predispose to dehydration) Beta blockers (they may decrease exercise...
View ArticleReduce Insulin Resistance with Resistance Training
Didn’t we already know this? The study at hand involved 10 overweight young men. Insulin is a blood-borne hormone that the pancreas gland secretes in order to keep blood sugar levels from getting too...
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