Are Certain Thin People Actually Obese?
Research suggests that thin people may not be as healthy as they appear.
Medical researchers at Imperial College, London, have shown that people with low or average body weight may not be healthy on the inside. These doctors believe that internal fat surrounding various vital organs could be as detrimental to health as is the more obvious (subcutaneous) fat found directly under the skin. This internal lining of fat is invisible to the naked eye but is detected by MRI machines that create "fat maps" displaying where concentrations of this internal fat are stored.
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Vigorous Exercise with Age
People who sustain a highly active lifestyle gain less weight as they age.
A new study by Paul Williams of Berkeley Lab has found that maintaining a vigorously active lifestyle can help offset gaining weight with age. The data comes from the National Runners' Health Study which conducted 20 years of research on 120,000 runners. The runners maintained a weekly mileage over the course of 7 years. The men and women who ran over 30 miles per week gained half the weight of others that ran less than 15 miles.
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Power Plate
Typically the exercise mantra is to get up and, well, move!
But can an exercise machine that appears to have no moving parts help you build muscle strength? Endurance? Even bone mass?
Appears is the operative term.
Because it might look like there’s nothing going on here. Now, whether or not it does something is another issue, but no question, the power plate gives a whole new meaning to shake your booty.
The power plate is a vibrating platform.
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Lupus Awareness
October is lupus awareness month. It’s a disease that affects predominantly women, and many aren’t aware of it even when they do have it.
Lupus affects perhaps 1.5 million Americans, it hits women compared to men in a 9 to 1 ratio, and it affects the African American population in particular.
The problem: many women—especially those 18 to 24, those most likely to get it-- don’t know anything about this disease, its signs or symptoms.
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Speed Ball
Are you in beach body shape yet?
Well, if not, there is a new type of exercise that might do the trick!
It’s called Speedball.
Amy is a Speedball fanatic. “I used to wear a heart rate monitor, I think you burn about six or seven hundred calories for the hour. The endurance level that is required to take this class is through the roof,” she says.
Speedball is a cardiovascular and muscular endurance class—both aerobic and anaerobic exercise--using the medicine ball as an athletic resistance tool.
Jill Lavorgna, also a Speedball lover, says, “It gives me the best cardiovascular and strength workout because it does a lot of lateral movements, it really works every muscle in my body and it is constant motion, so I really feel like I am getting a complete body workout.”
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Innovative Exercise: Forza Class
If you’re looking to get cut…in terms of muscle definition, these swords have no edge…
This is the class for you.
It’s called Forza…and was created by Equinox Fitness Instructor, Ilaria Montagnani
The class teaches the basics of Iaido which is the mother of all sword training techniques.
The steps start simple…and then progressively get more difficult…not that difficult, but you have to pay attention. The sword doesn’t seem heavy at first….but then you do start to feel it…
There’s no question this is a mix of an aerobic and an anaerobic workout.
You’re moving, you’re sweating, your muscles are burning!
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Exercise and Heart Disease Studies in Women
Exercise is typically thought of as something that’s good for the heart.
There is a new warning for women who decide to get going in an exercise program, but who have never exercised before.
The problem: sudden cardiac death, when the heart suddenly, unexpectedly stops beating.
Dr. Christine Albert, study author at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, says, “Women were at a slightly elevated risk of having sudden cardiac death while they exercise verses at other times.”
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Innovative Exercise: BelleCore
So spring is less than a week away!
This month we’ve been showing you some innovative ways to get into shape--the point being there is an exercise out there for you to help you shed the couch potato attitude!
Tonight, we’re going to show you a fitness class that appeals mostly to women and is a combination of two popular exercise classes and ballet!
It’s called Ballecore, and it was developed three years ago.
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Innovative Exercise: Ballroom Blitz
It’s hot, sexy, and sweaty, and one of the coolest things going these days!
Ballroom dancing is back thanks in part to dancing with the stars.
It’s a terrific way to get in shape, which is part of the reason why now ballroom dance classes are popping up in gyms and clubs.
Like ballroom blitz at crunch gym.
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Innovative Exerice: Kakaoke Cycling
It’s March, and yes, it’s still quite cold out, spring arrives later this month. And so, what better time to get going on a new exercise fitness program?
We’re going to tell you about several innovative ways to get your body going this month.
Today, a way to get your body and your voice in shape!
We’re talking spin karaoke!
If you’ve ever done a spin class, you know, it’s one heck of a workout. But you might wonder how you can actually sing and sweat at the same time! It sounds difficult, but it actually makes it easier because you sing away the hour!
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