by Darin L. Steen
The only thing that can come from using only the scale to determine if your exercise program is working is “Bad News”.
If you really want to know if your fitness / fat loss program is working you need more tools. The scale simply will not give you the true answer to the [...]

Moderate or high physical activity appears to be associated with a lower the risk of developing cognitive impairment in older adults after a two-year period.
Thorleif Etgen, M.D., of Technische Universität München, Munich, and Klinikum Traunstein, Germany, and colleagues examined physical activity and function in 3,903 participants (older than 55) from southern Bavaria, Germany between [...]

According to researchers, women who survive to age 70 or older, those who regularly participated in physical activity during middle age appear more likely to be in better overall health.
Researchers analyzed data from 13,535 participants. The women reported their physical activity levels in 1986, at an average age of 60. Among those who [...]

New evidence identifies critical variable imposing biological limit to running speed
In running, as in all speed related sports, we love to push the limits. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s record-setting performances have unleashed a wave of interest in the ultimate limits to human running speed.
The new paper, “The biological limits to running speed are [...]

According to a new study in the Archives of Neurology, moderate physical activity performed in midlife or later appears to be associated with a reduced risk of mild cognitive impairment. A six-month high-intensity aerobic exercise program may improve cognitive function in individuals who already have the condition.
“Aerobic exercise is a cost-effective practice that is [...]

Young female athletes could have yet another reason to get plenty of vitamin D. The importance of vitamin D for calcium absorption and host of other health needs is well documented, now, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, researcher finds that teenage girls with higher vitamin [...]

A new study finds that fat increases the bodies inflammatory activity. On the other hand, being fit lowers inflammation.
An accepted market of the inflammatory activity is the total white blood cell count. A high count is a risk factor for hear disease or other serious illness. according to researchers at the study researchersat [...]

Even moderate exercise had a beneficial impact
New research from researchers at the University of Melbourne adds to other research that exercise can improve cognitive function in adults with mild memory problems.  The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association
Researchers assessed the effect exercise on 138 volunteers with mild cognitive impairment.  The [...]

Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but endurance exercise seems to make it younger, according to a study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Older folks who did endurance exercise training for about a year got metabolically much younger hearts as a reward. By one metabolic measure, women benefited more than [...]

Good cross training leaves no muscle group behind.

Whether you’re training for a marathon or aiming to maintain your present fitness level, you’ll reap the benefits of cross training—total body fitness, reduced risk of injury, and an added psychological boost.

Q. What is cross training?
A. Cross training is the answer to any exercise rut. Simply combine [...]