A Common Sense Approach to Preventing Ski Injuries
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Skiing as a mode of transport and winter sport has been around for nearly five thousand years – as have ski-related injuries.
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4 Things to do if you have Pre-diabetes
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Pre-diabetes affects 79 million Americans, so even though it is ‘hibernation season’ we should not forget the steps we should take to prevent this condition and avoid diabetes.
Read MoreWhy Running Burns More Calories
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Exercise improves everything about your overall health. It effects how well you sleep, burn fat, feeling, energy levels and of course how fast and how many calories you burn. The question is which exercises help you burn the most calories? But good ol` fashion running still matters. Even further, this summer when you're on vacation, running on the sand will boost your calorie burn rate. Running on the sand makes your body have to work twice as hard to get over it. You expend at least 150% more energy and burn more calories running on sand than on hard surfaces—and it actually makes you faster.
Read MoreExercise Today: You'll Sleep Better
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New studies are revealing further evidence of the link between exercise and sleep hygiene. And these significant studies may finally show which exercises lead to deeper and better sleep throughout the night. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine recently released findings that show survey results from almost 430,000 adults. They were asked to specifically outline the type of physical activity they spent doing the most in the past month and how many hours per 24-hour cycle they slept.
Read More'Fit Treadmill Score' May Determine Heart Attack Risk
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John's Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers have developed the "Fit Treadmill Score," to determine risk of heart attack over the next decade. The premise of the score is based on a person's ability to run on a treadmill.
Read MoreTips to avoid weight gain after weight loss
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The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) reports that less than five percent of adults in the US participate in the recommended 30 minutes of physical activity each day.
Only one out of every three adults actually gets enough physical activity each week to stay healthy. The PCFSN also reports that a typical American diets surpasses the suggested consumption of fats, sugars, salt, refined grains, and saturated fat. Not only do Americans eat a diet high in fats, sugars, and sodium, but also eat less than the recommended amounts of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. It is no surprise that recent statistics postulate that obesity affects over 78 million American adults. It is also projected that by 2030, half of all adults in the United States will be obese.
Read More5 habits that are draining your energy
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We rely on energy to get through the day, the week, the year.
We know that losing out on sleep can leave us feeling drained, but sleep deprivation is only one of a long list of possible reasons behind feeling exhausted.
The following are some of the typical pitfalls which will cause chronic fatigue:
Read MorePreventing pre-diabetes from becoming diabetes
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 79 million American adults have pre-diabetes. As you might guess, pre-diabetes can, and often does, develop into diabetes. Unfortunately, chances are that the cardiovascular damage that occurs with type 2 diabetes is already occurring with pre-diabetes.
The good news, however, is that a diagnosis of pre-diabetes does not sentence you to a diagnosis of diabetes; rather, with some lifestyle changes, diabetes can be prevented.
Read MoreAll you need to know about Qsymia
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The worldwide fight against obesity may have just gotten easier.
The FDA approved two new weight-loss medicines: Qsymia and Belviq. Until recently, there was a 13-year stretch in which the FDA did not approve any new medications to help people struggling with obesity.
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