Do you eat relatively healthy food for most of the workday but then binge late at night or on the weekends? If you think you’re getting fat from binge eating, consider these tips. 1. Identify your triggers. There are lots of reasons that people binge eat; the trick is to figure out what triggers you. … Continue reading Is Binge Eating Making You Fat?
In a surprising new study, researchers have found that exercise data is more accurate than smoking or medical history in predicting a person’s short-term death risk. Typically, physicians use lifestyle choices or your personal medical factors—such as cancer or a history of strokes—to estimate a person’s mortality risk, which in term can help them extend … Continue reading Exercise Predicts Lifespan More Than Smoking
Looking to add some leg exercises to your workout routine? Try these moves to improve the muscle in your quads, hamstrings, and glutes. Walking lunge Instead of standing still to do lunges, try stepping forward with each lunge and dropping the trailing leg’s knee almost all the way to the ground. It decreases the stress … Continue reading 5 Great Leg Exercises
What is a trap bar and why would you use it for deadlifts? Properly using the trap bar for deadlifts The hexagon-shaped lifting apparatus helps put you right in the center of the bar you’re lifting. Although it can’t correct all your technique mistakes, it can help you improve the hip hinge to help ensure … Continue reading Using a Trap Bar for Deadlifts
A new study indicates that you may be able to increase your motivation to exercise by limiting your access to food. The research, which was done on mice, found that the levels of ghrelin—an appetite-promoting hormone—surged after a period of fasting and triggered mice to exercise. Motivated mice to exercise The scientists split the mice … Continue reading Get Motivated to Exercise by Limiting Mealtimes
How much you exercise is important, but new research says how you time your exercise is too. The study looked at the relationship between mealtimes and when you work out. Exercising before and after a meal Researchers from the University of Bath recruited 30 men who were overweight or obese to determine if exercising before … Continue reading Why You Should Exercise Before a Meal
There’s new evidence that consuming fructose worsens the effects of high-fat diets like keto by hurting the liver’s ability to burn fat. Studying fructose For a new study on the effects of fructose, researchers from Harvard Medical School separated mice into six groups, including: Group 1: Mice who ate a regular diet Group 2: Mice … Continue reading Study: Fructose Worsens Effects of Keto
Researchers in France have found that excessive exercise may not just hurt your body, but also your brain. How too much exercise affects your brain Among endurance athletes, there’s something called “overtraining syndrome” that’s caused by too much intensive training. But a new study has found that exercise can fatigue your neural circuitry, specifically cognitive … Continue reading Excessive Exercise May Hurt Decision-Making Abilities
You’d be hard-pressed to find a man who doesn’t know that exercise is vital for good health. But a new study found even more specific evidence that inactivity can increase your mortality risk. The long-term benefits of exercise A team of researchers from Norway looked at the physical activity of adults for three different periods: … Continue reading 20 Years Without Exercise Doubles Death Risk
Most of know that exercise is good for the brain, but how frequently do you have to exercise to benefit your memory—and how long do the effects last? Researchers from the University of Iowa wanted to know the answers to these questions, so they created a study to better understand how exercise can benefit the … Continue reading Just One Bout of Exercise Boosts Memory
