Results from a recent University of South Carolina study lead by Professor Steven N. Blair may create waves in the running community.
After thoroughly examining medical and physical activity data on 40,000 men (ages 20 to 90), Dr. Blair and his crew have concluded that in addition to having 53% lower mortality rates than their sedentary peers (no big surprise there), swimmers ALSO have a 49% lower mortality rate than runners!
Don't you despise that you can no longer bring bottled water, Gatorade, or other liquids through airport security?
I'm barely into the second week of 2009, and my New Year's resolutions are already as dusty as the 2008 calendar still hanging on the wall. What's the problem? As a personal trainer, I should have this resolution thing down by now!
THE PROBLEM DEFINED
If you are like me, getting in a good workout is like lubricating a joint or oiling a hinge: it's necessary and it makes everything else around it work that much better.
Brush my teeth? Check.
Work out? Check!
Last year right about this time, we highlighted three favorite products--products we use and love. In fact, the milk frother still tops Carolyn's list and I've dropped a hint for the watch! Oh, and the traveling yoga mat (below) is now on my wish list...hint hint!.
We're in the midst of prepping our Brussels city content for the site and I thought I'd post a quick tip for train-riding tourists to this town: Free train ride
Do your joints and muscles crave attention at the end of a hard week of training and/or challenging work?
Over the past few years (and after thousands of bike and run miles), I've battled with a mild case of Restless Leg Syndrome.
Looking for another way to boost your current exercise regime? Bust out your favorite music player (And if you don't have one, get one!) and watch your sessions improve dramatically.
2013 Update & Editor's Note: This post was written by Assistant editor Dan Gaz who serves in a clinical research role at the esteemed Mayo Clinic. He has both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Kinesiology from Indiana University.
As a kid, the days approaching Halloween evoked images of large candy buckets, clever costumes and of course the mini versions of my favorite sugary delights, packaged special for the festive event.
Inevitably there was one well-intentioned house on the block
