Archive for August 2020
Prenatal Exercise Promotes Healthy Circulation
New research findings suggest that prenatal exercise may lower a woman’s risk of developing high blood pressure when pregnant.
Read MoreProtect Your Virtual Fitness Business
When moving operations online, fitness facilities must protect their data and reputation by addressing many cybersecurity considerations
Read MoreBrain Fitness Versus Physical Fitness for Healthy Aging
Cognitive capacities influence physical activity levels more than vice versa, so people with healthier brain functioning are more likely to be active.
Read MoreHow Keto Performs for Strength-Trained Women
Research found that following the keto diet helped strength-trained women ages 23–31 to drop fat mass with no significant loss of fat-free mass.
Read MoreReopening Playbook for the Fitness Industry
Bill McBride, co-founder, president and CEO of Active Wellness, advises fitness professionals on safety as they reopen their businesses.
Read MoreAugust 2020 Question of the Month: How Secure Is Your Diet?
Despite living in a wealthy nation where food is readily available, a batch of studies highlights how dire food insecurity continues to be in the U.S.
Read MoreMore Praise for the Med Diet
Researchers reported that those who adhered more closely to a Mediterranean diet had a 45%–50% lower risk for impaired cognitive function.
Read MoreExercise Is No Cure for Unhealthy Diet Choices
Investigators determined that a one-serving increase in soft-drink consumption per day was associated with a 0.22-pound increase in body weight per year.
Read MoreFat on the Mind
Scientists concluded that eating a breakfast high in saturated fat was associated with reductions in attention span in the hours that followed.
Read MoreMuscles Can Benefit From Some Spud Love
Researchers found that women who consumed isolated potato protein increased their rate of skeletal muscle myofibrillar protein synthesis.
Read MoreBrand-New Choices
Record unemployment numbers during the pandemic have spurred shoppers to seek more cost-effective ways to keep their kitchens well-stocked.
Read MorePilates and You
Did you know that modern Pilates is a mind-body exercise approach requiring core stability, strength, flexibility, muscle control, posture and breathing?
Read MoreSpacing Out on Flavor
Research postulates that distracted eating may play a role in the overeating that is contributing to the current obesity crisis.
Read MoreRecipe for Health: Very Berry Pudding
It’s not just dietary fiber that affects our microbiome; certain antioxidants play a role, too, and applying this may help keep belly bulge at bay.
Read MoreEating Breakfast May Protect Against Heart Problems
Adults who skip breakfast are 22% more likely to develop cardiovascular disease and 25% more likely to suffer premature mortality.
Read MoreResearchers Recommend Exercise During the Pandemic
Studies demonstrate that people with higher levels of cardiorespiratory fitness can improve immune responses and reduce low-grade chronic inflammation.
Read MoreStaying Competitive in a New Digital Age
Fitness tech is fast becoming the new norm. For trainers and entrepreneurs, remaining competitive in this new digital age means embracing change.
Read MoreManaging Your Studio’s Reopening in a Pandemic
As studio owners begin resuming business and welcoming clients back, they’re faced with a new fitness landscape that’s not the one they left months ago.
Read MoreCompound Lower-Body Exercises Build More Strength
Lower-body and multijoint exercises appear to be more appropriate for developing maximal strength than single-joint, isolated, upper-body exercises.
Read MoreWhat Motivates People to Go Veg
A survey of 8,000 people in the U.S. and Holland showed that health was the top reason for nonvegetarians to consider adopting a vegetarian diet.
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