Health & Fitness Beyond 40

Can Moderate Drinking Keep Women Slim?

Guest — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:39:56 +0000

Gentle readers learned recently that regular sex can cut man’s risk of an unfortunate heart event in half. Now comes word that women who drink moderate amounts of alcohol don’t gain as much weight in midlife as those who abstain….

Original post by Art Jahnke

No Regrets Part 2

Guest — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:40:13 +0000

If you didn’t read No Regrets Part 1, I’d strongly suggest that you do or what follows won’t make any sense at all.
2004: Ice Camp
By the summer of 2004, my fitness was improving but I was still without a race circuit to attend. I wasn’t sure what to do. …

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10 Random Thoughts On Weight Training

Guest — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:35:23 +0000

Just some random stuff I’ve either discussed or thought about in the last few days.
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1. The deadlift is poorly suited to a high training frequency. I’ve never derived any benefit from training the lift more than once per week; and even that is pushing it in terms of recovery if I’m squatting heavy within that same week. Generally speaking, I’ve had my best deadlift-sessions while training the no more than once every 8-12th day.
2. When increasing the weight for a movement, you need to pay attention to the percentage increase in load. This may seem like common sense, but people are prone to ignore it and only think of the increase in terms of poundage. Guys are sometimes stumped about why they lose a lot of reps when switching to a heavier set of dumbells. They go from 50 lbs x 8 for seated dumbbell presses to 55 lbs x [...]

Original post by noreply@blogger.com (Martin Berkhan)

Arthritis Knee Pain Dimmed With Electromagnetic Pulse

Guest — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:14:46 +0000

The good news is that researchers at the Osteoarthritis Center at the Henry Ford Hospital have found that electromagnetic pulses can significantly decrease pain and inflammation from osteoarthritis of the knee. The bad news is that the equipment used in…

Original post by Art Jahnke

Structuring Your Training Periodization

Guest — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:00:19 +0000

A few weeks ago in my overview post on sprint training, I promised an overview of some training periodization theory. There seemed to be a good deal of interest in the topic, so here we go. Lucky for those of you that couldn’t give a hoot about sprinting, the same theories apply to any other real sport.
Training Periodization
So what is periodization? Basically, it’s just setting up a progressive cycle to improve specific skills and hit peak performance at the right time. Every athlete knows that you can’t be at your best every day.
Contrary to what some people and fitness programs would have you believe, you cannot set new PRs every workout or competition. Perhaps initially, when you’re still not very good at what you’re doing, but eventually you’re going to hit a point where you can’t peak on a daily basis. To try will [...]

Original post by skustes

Happiness Is Meaningful Conversation

Guest — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:45:50 +0000

Buddhists may wonder why it took so long for scientists to figure this one out:The meaning of happiness is meaning. Researchers at the University of Arizona analyzed 20,000, 30-second samplings of daily conversations of 79 undergraduates and correlated the depth…

Original post by Art Jahnke

Five Ways Exercise Improves the Health of Boomers

Guest — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:40:14 +0000

How does exercise improve the lives of people over 50? Let’s start with the evidence that it gives them more of it. The New York Times reports that when researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health studied the exercise…

Original post by Art Jahnke

For Fitness, Soccer Beats Running in Many Ways

Guest — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:48:03 +0000

Looking for an excuse to run up and down a finely cut expanse of green while wearing bright red shorts? Try adult soccer. It’s everywhere, it’s fun, and it’s very good for you. Geezer speaks from years of experience, and…

Original post by Art Jahnke

A Gem From Joy – Using Hunger Pangs to Your Advantage

Guest — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:25:35 +0000

Here's today's "Daily Plum" from my bud, Joy Bauer (nutritionist for The Today Show & author of the new Your Inner Skinny). Great advice from someone in the weight loss trenches.

A Surprising Solution to Your Hunger Pangs

I can't tell you how many of my overweight clients tell me they're never hungry. If this is true, then why aren't they slim, trim, and nowhere near my office? Here's why: They're not hungry because they never let themselves get hungry. They're so afraid of a little rumbling in their tummies that they pop something into their mouths to satisfy the slightest hint of hunger. Worse yet, some even eat so as to stave off future hunger.
Naturally thin people, on the other hand, recognize slight to moderate hunger for what it is — an uncomfortable sensation that will neither last nor do any permanent damage. They intuitively understand that we're [...]

Original post by geralynct

Cancer Society Adds Full Disclosure To Revised Prostate Cancer Testing Guidelines

Guest — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:25:13 +0000

Ready for the American Cancer Society’s long awaited revised guidelines on prostate cancer screening? Don’t bother Googling them; they’re the same as the old guidelines, with one exception: doctors are advised to tell patients something that doctors have known for…

Original post by Art Jahnke