Archive for the 'Fitness' Category
Hopefully your yoga classes don’t turn out this way:
It may, in fact, be possible to outrun death—and even the creeping ravages of time—at least for a while.Research spanning two decades has found that older runners live longer and suffer fewer disabilities than healthy non-runners.
And the findings probably apply to a variety of aerobic exercises, including walking, said the study authors, from Stanford University […]
Is it possible to be fat and healthy? Two major new studies published this week in Archives of Internal Medicine suggest the answer is “maybe,” depending on where the fat lurks in your body. In normal and overweight people, those with belly fat are at greater risk of heart disease and diabetes than those with […]
The former Calvin Klein underwear model, current star of “The Happening” and new Dad shows us how he keeps in top form.
“I’m not as good a trainer as I am a student,” says Wahlberg, “but boxing really is the ultimate workout. I’m moving, I’m alert. Afterward I feel amazing.” Here are his tips for adopting […]
It’s in a water bottle and looks like water with a healthy twist, but the truth is they took an innocent bottle of water and mixed in a bunch of chemical additives, insignificant amounts of vitamins, artificial coloring and a splash of fizz for good measure. To top it all off they upped the price […]
Have you ever wondered why you can’t get off the couch and exercise — despite paying for an expensive gym membership, despite your New Year’s resolutions, even despite the doctor’s scolding at your last checkup? Turns out that your inertia may be coded right into your genes.
Based on some intriguing preliminary studies in animals, J. […]
Q. I try to walk 1.5 miles every day on my lunch hour. Is it better to walk before or after I eat?
A. It’s a good idea to eat or snack on something before a workout to provide a little bit of fuel. But if you’re only walking, and only for 1.5 miles, or a […]
It’s another hot, smoggy day in the city and you’re desperate for a run.Yet every time you read the news or listen to the radio, there’s some health expert telling you about the dangers of mixing exercise and air pollution on a hot, muggy day.
The problem - as those same health experts will tell you […]
In the “please tell me you’re kidding” department…
According to a new study, women need to be exercising for an hour, five days a week if they have any hope of losing weight and keeping it off. Up to now, the accepted norm was about half an hour a day, but findings now suggest that is […]
NEW YORK) — A Filipino teenager who came to New York so doctors could perform surgery to untwist her severely clubbed feet took her first unaided steps Wednesday in pink-and-white sneakers — the first shoes she’s ever worn.
“I’m very happy,” Jingle Luis said with a smile. “It was exciting.”
The 15-year-old girl arrived at Montefiore Medical […]