Shirley Archer
Shirley Archer, JD, MA, is an internationally acknowledged integrative health and mindfulness specialist, best-selling author of 16 fitness and wellness books translated into multiple languages and sold worldwide, award-winning health journalist, contributing editor to Fitness Journal, media spokesperson, and IDEA's 2008 Fitness Instructor of the Year. She's a 25-year industry veteran and former health and fitness educator at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, who has served on multiple industry committees and co-authored trade books and manuals for ACE, ACSM and YMCA of the USA. She has appeared on TV worldwide and was a featured trainer on America's Next Top Model.View FitConnect Profile
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There may be an optimal time for swimming: Olympic swimmers clock faster times at 5 p.m., according to research from Stanford University.
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Battle rope HIIT workouts offer a great reason to get back into the gym: they can improve muscle and aerobic performance in just 3 weeks.
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According to a recent study, people achieve better results when sharing weight loss data, like weight, eating and exercise, with a coach.
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Looking at the connection between fitness and brain health for kids, researchers discovered that fit children did better on cognitive exams.
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A recent review study by German researchers found that both HIIT and MICT lead to different health-enhancing outcomes.
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With the pandemic, many fit pros rose to the occasion by providing online fitness platforms that offered business tools to improve training.
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Boost the morale of older athletes by letting them know that, in certain sports, age is an advantage, according to recent findings.
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Studies continue to reveal a strong connection between physical activity and brain fitness—and now between inactivity and distractibility.
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New findings suggest that training cancer patients with both high-intensity and low- to moderate-intensity exercise is beneficial.
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Fitness innovators have been creating mind-body pool fitness offerings, with programs like paddleboard yoga and aquatic Pilates.
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A research breakthrough increases the likelihood that sensors in smart workout clothes will soon provide valuable performance data.
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