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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 17:17 |
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MSNBC.com
| Introduction There is a strong connection between muscle mass and good health, says Robert Wolfe, director of Translational Research in Aging and Longevity at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. “As we age, we tend to lose muscle, especially if we are not using it,” says Wolfe. “These losses eventually affect quality of life, our balance, strength and ability to recover from an illness or accident.”
In fact, muscles do everything from help you move and digest your food, to — in the case of your heart muscle — pump nutrients throughout your body. “Our heart, brain, skin and other organs are in a constant state of remodeling with |
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Saturday, 20 September 2008 14:46 |
Interval Training Burns More Fat, Increases Fitness, Study Finds ScienceDaily (June 29, 2007) — Interval training burns fat and improves fitness more quickly than constant but moderately intensive physical activity, according to research by a University of Guelph researcher. |
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Saturday, 20 September 2008 14:43 |
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Effects of High-Intensity Interval Walking Training on Physical Fitness and Blood Pressure in Middle-Aged and Older People. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 63(5):314-315, May 2008. Nemoto, Ken-ichi; Gen-no, Hirokazu; Masuki, Shizue; Okazaki, Kazunobu; Nose, Hiroshi Abstract: Although moderate-paced walking at about 6 km/h is thought to protect |
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Saturday, 20 September 2008 14:40 |
Metabolic adaptations to short-term high-intensity interval training: a little pain for a lot of gain?
Gibala MJ, McGee SL.
Exercise Metabolism Research Group, Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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High-intensity interval training (HIT) is a potent time-efficient strategy to induce numerous metabolic |
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Saturday, 20 September 2008 14:18 |
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise:Volume 38(5) SupplementMay 2006p S490 Seven High-Intensity Interval Training Sessions Increases Aerobic Capacity and Blunts the Metabolic and Hormonal Responses to Intense Exercise: 2589: Board#97 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM [Friday Afternoon Poster Presentations: Posters displayed from 1:00-6:00 p.m.: One-hour author presentation times are |
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Monday, 01 September 2008 19:06 |
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Over the past ten years there has been a ten fold increase in the sale of organic produce. People choose to purchase organic food for a number of reasons such as animal |
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Monday, 01 September 2008 19:03 |
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There is a fair amount of evidence showing people who eat breakfast have lower body weights. However when this evidence is examined more carefully it appears the affect is not present when breakfast cereal consumption is taken into
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Monday, 01 September 2008 18:47 |
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Little information exists regarding the ideal time to stretch during an exercise session. However, several researchers recently sought to determine if the placement of static stretching, either before or after a workout, would affect flexibility in the hip, knee, and ankle.
The study consisted of 30 college-aged men (n = 12) and women (n = 18). Nine were highly trained, 13 were |
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