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Mar
15
The Notorious RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg) Workout! Can You Do It?

Ruth Bader Ginsburg isn’t getting any younger. As the Jewish Supreme Court justice just turned 85-years-old on March 15th, many of her fans are praying that she lives through the Trump presidency.

It isn’t hard to tell how Ginsburg herself feels about the current political situation. In an interview with the BBC last week, she avoided mentioning President Trump by name — as she did last July, when she was harshly criticized for lambasting the former real estate magnate before the election — but said that the U.S. is not “experiencing the best of times” right now. She also said she is worried about the freedom of the press, argued that the current Congress i...


Mar
12
Exercising While Pregnant? Great Idea

Being pregnant can sometimes feel like traversing a minefield of advice: You want to do the right thing for your baby and yourself, but conflicting input from physicians, relatives, friends and even total strangers makes it difficult to know exactly what is helpful and what is potentially harmful.

A group of researchers want women to know that when it comes to exercise, there is a strong consensus of benefit for both the mother and developing fetus.

“Within reason, with adequate cautions, it’s important for [everyone] to get over this fear,” says Alejandro Lucia, a professor of exercise physiology at the European University of Madrid, an author of the viewpoint published Tues...


Mar
01
The Best Exercise for Aging Muscles

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The toll that aging takes on a body extends all the way down to the cellular level. But the damage accrued by cells in older muscles is especially severe, because they do not regenerate easily and they become weaker as their mitochondria, which produce energy, diminish in vigor and number.

A study published this month in Cell Metabolism, however, suggests that certain sorts of workouts may undo some of what the years can do to our mitochondria.

Exercise is good for people, as everyone knows. But scientists have surprisingly little understanding of its cellular impacts and how those might vary by activity and the age of the exerciser.

So researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., rece...


Feb
20
Professor Investigating Food Marketing On Kids

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University of Connecticut Allied Health Sciences Professor Jennifer Harris has conducted research in food studies for years, focusing specifically on how food advertising affects child nutrition.

In her most recent study, she and her team at UConn’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity were interested in food advertising that uses health and wellness messages to market toward kids, Harris said.

“What they’ve done is in many cases they’ve taken a product that isn’t very healthy—such as a McDonald’s Happy Meal—and in the advertising they talk about eating farm fresh food, and showing fruits and vegetables in the ad, but they’re doing thi...


Feb
10
Why strength training is important for those with Parkinson’s disease

Patients living with Parkinson’s disease may experience tremors, slower movement, and issues with balance that can inhibit their ability to exercise and keep their body strong. This has proven to be an issue, as without regular exercise that includes some measure of strength training, these symptoms can worsen as muscle mass decreases, making moving progressively slower and more difficult.

This slowing of movement is referred to as bradykinesia and is what causes many Parkinson’s patients to have a slow, shuffling gait. Regular exercise can help improve the movement of those with Parkinson’s, as well as their balance and gait.

Before beginning any exercise regimen, patients s...


May
12
What Happens To Your Body When It’s All About the Cardio?

We’ve all been there: You just finished your 30-minute sweat sesh on the treadmill and you know you should probably break up the pavement crushing with some free weights, but meh, you’re just not in the mood. Not only can cardio be more fun than other types of exercise, you get that rush of endorphins that makes you feel uber accomplished.

Plus, cardio can give you loads of benefits: The Mayo Clinic found aerobic exercise can slow down the aging of certain cells in the body, and years of research highlights how cardio is good for weight loss and heart health. “Cardio is any exercise that works your heart and gets your heart rate up. The goal of cardio is to challenge your he...


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