 Aging Well into your Future
Via: NPR.org
Photo via: Spectrum Wellness
"Through constant familiarity, we can definitely establish new behavior patterns, using our tendency to form habits to our advantage. If we make a steady effort, I think we can overcome any form of negative conditioning and make positive changes in our lives. But we need to remember that genuine change doesn't happen overnight. ---The Dalai Lama"
Keeping fit and working your muscles is just as important as you get older than it is when you are young, but for different reasons. When you are young keeping fit is all about looking good and hitting the beach with those rippling abs, as we age keeping fit is all about remaining as mobile and active as possible into our golden years. Our bodies have a harder time retaining muscle tissue as we become older, after age 60 we start to lose muscle tissue at a faster rate, strength training can change that and you can start at any age.
Look around your next family reunion and take notice of those older family members that are still mobile and active, chances are they are the ones that keep doing something every day. I have family members on both sides of the exercise gamut, without quoting a study I can tell which are active or not just by casual observation. The older people that remained physically active were mobile and agile into their 90's while the non physically fit family members have been sickly and handicapped, some as early as their late 50's. As far back as I can remember I knew which model I would follow in my life and I know that has paid off based on my level of health as I approach my 50's. Even if you hadn't lived the most fit and active lifestyle it is never too late to change course and get started.
For more insight into fitness as we age please read this interesting news article from NPR: "Seniors Can Still Bulk up On Muscle by Pressing Iron" |
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 Basal Metabolic Rate Explained
By: Yuri Elkaim, BPHE, CK, RHN
Photo: MyfitterU.com
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the rate of energy expenditure that your body goes through at rest. Stated otherwise, it is the number of calories your body needs to survive if all you did was lie in bed.
BMR is important in the weight loss equation because it represents 60-75% of your total caloric expenditure each and every day. The BMR is proportional to your fat-free mass (ie. muscle), and after age 20 it decreases by about 2-3% per decade. In general, women tend to have a lower BMR at all ages due to lower fat-free mass.
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 Why Some People Can Drink Alcohol Without Getting Fat
Author: Tom Venuto
Photo: www.burnthefatbook.com
Alcohol has been implicated as a factor that may hurt your efforts to lose body fat. Whether alcohol is "fattening" has been a very controversial subject because technically speaking, alcohol is NOT stored as fat; it is oxidized ahead of other fuels.
Whether moderate drinking is healthy has also been a subject of controversy. Many studies show that cardiovascular health benefits are associated with moderate beer or wine drinking (which has been of particular interest lately with reservatrol in the news so much), while other studies show improved insulin sensitivity. Some experts however, say that alcohol has no place in a fitness lifestyle. To read the remaining story click here |
 Jack LaLanne - The Godfather of Fitness
Via: Fit Talk
with SheriFitness
Photo: Sheri Fitness
I received an email today from one of the many health newsletters I subscribe to. The topic of this particular email jumped out at me. It was about Jack LaLanne. Jack LaLanne is a name I hadn't heard in many years and I remember watching his television show as a child. Most people have heard of Jack LaLanne and some of you may even remember his show. If you know who he is and remember his show, how can you NOT like Jack?
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 How Fast Can You Lose Weight?
By: FitterUFitness
Photo: MyFitterU.com
What an interesting question…
"How fast can you lose weight?"
Well, to be honest, you can lose a lot of weight very quickly simply by starving yourself. By no means do I recommend that.
However, considering that 1 pound is equivalent to 3500 calories, your goal (in losing weight) is to create a negative energy balance, which will allow you to lose weight safely over an extended period of time.
Excellent Article and a must read.. FitterUFitness |
 What and When to Eat before Exercise?
By: Fitho
Photo: Fitho
Now that you know why you should eat before a workout, we'll tell you what to eat before a workout. The basic rule of a preworkout snack or preworkout meal is that it should be easily digestible to provide you sustained energy for your workout.
What to eat before exercise- PreWorkout Meal
What does that mean- easily digestible snack? To be easily digestible, it should be low in fat; because fat slows the digestion process.
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 Elusive search for cellulite cure
By Val Willingham CNN
Medical Producer
Photo: CNN)
Beverly Hunt is a mover and a shaker. A public relations executive who runs her own business in Laurel, Maryland, Hunt believes in looking good. She keeps active and stays in shape.
Try as she might, Beverly Hunt could not get rid of her cellulite.
But she has one slight problem that drives her crazy: No matter how much she exercises, she can't get rid of her cellulite.
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 Brown Adipose Tissue
By: Laura Austgen and R. Bowen
( Photo: Colorado State)
Everyone is familiar with white adipose or fat tissue, which provides insulation and, by storing triglyceride, serves as an energy depot. Many mammals also have brown adipose tissue, which also stores triglyceride, but has the unique ability to generate heat.
Appearance, Structure and Distribution.
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 10 nutrition powerhouses for kids
By Shaun Dreisbach,
Photo: bodynsoil.com
Get your kids addicted to these colorful, tasty, nutrient-packed superfoods, like blueberries, cocoa, cinnamon and more.
It's a fact of life: Chips, cupcakes, and lots of other not-so-nutritionally noble foods are going to find their way into your child's mouth. Heck, if left to their own devices, a lot of kids wouldn't eat anything that didn't come out of a pizza or pasta box. But that's all the more reason to make sure the meals you serve up are packed with as much good stuff as possible. Parenting went to Rachel Beller, R.D., founder of the Beller Nutritional Institute in Beverly Hills, California, a mom of four, and an expert in eating for disease prevention, to get her top picks of true bite-for-bite nutritional powerhouses. Most important, they're also foods kids might actually eat. Add them to this week's shopping list!
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 Ten Reasons Why I Don't Do Cardio
by Steve Maxwell
Photo: Jasonferruggia.com
This is a great article by a colleague of mine and I guy I have the utmost respect for, Steve Maxwell. It reinforces what I have always said about doing sprints, strongman conditioning, playing sports, etc to get in shape instead of just mindlessly pumping away on the stair climber. To see that Steve practices what he preaches check out his pic to the left and take note of the fact that he is FIFTY FIVE years old
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 HIIT is your best choice for burning off Belly Fat
By: Health Habits
Photo: Health Habits
In 2008, researchers took 27 middle-aged obese women with metabolic syndrome and subjected them to one of three exercise programs.
- Group 1 was the no-exercise control group
- Group 2 was the low intensity (aerobic) exercise group -
- Group 3 was the high intensity (HIIT) exercise group
Groups 2 & 3 performed 5 workouts per week @ 400 calories per workout. After 16 weeks, the HIIT group had significantly reduced total abdominal fat, abdominal subcutaneous fat and most importantly abdominal visceral fat.
Sadly, Groups 1 & 2 saw no significant changes in fat loss.
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Have a Coregasm:
Abs moves that really hit the spot
Compiled by Naomi Piercey
(©iStockphoto.com/Jacob Wackerhausen)
After the urban myths recounting women reaching climax in the gym found their way to the Men's Health idea dungeon, you could consider the coregasm a closed case. In no time, the MH staff set to work uncovering the mystery of reaching climax during core training--and just how many women were having this "issue." Here's a breakdown of what they found.
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8 Ways to Recognize Unsafe and Dangerous Exercises
Tips for Spotting Risky Exercises
By Elizabeth Quinn, About.com
During the 1980s, the fitness industry established exercise safety guidelines in response to the increased number of injuries people were developing as a result of some group exercise classes. These guidelines included a fairly long list of unsafe or "contraindicated" exercises that instructors were told to avoid during classes. Some of those, such as full sit-ups, deadlifts and full squats, still have a bad reputation because of those guidelines. While there were reasons for such caution, today's fitness professionals are becoming much more sophisticated about exercise recommendations and safety issues.
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