Put Down that Calcium Supplement and Read This!
A few years ago, a study suggested those taking moderate or large doses of vitamin E may be at greater risk of developing cardiovascular...
Pumping Up Your Immune Function: Exercise and Nutrition
By Brian Wallace, Ph.D., FACSM and Heather M. Anders, RD, LD |
For most of us, these are unparalleled times - facing a life...
The AMA Says Obesity is a Disease; Now We Need to Inform Them How...
My first reaction to hearing that the American Medical Association (AMA) had voted to classify obesity as a disease last month was a positive...
Want to Lose Weight? Eat Here
Pop quiz: It's Friday night and you're trying to decide where to take the family for a healthy dinner on the town. Should you...
Personal Technology to Influence Healthy Choices
Researchers met September 23 at the Obesity Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, to discuss programs that have been created by health...
Foods That Fight Muscle Soreness
You’ve made a commitment to healthier living—including exercising regularly. But that post-exercise muscle soreness sometimes gets in the way of your next workout.
Sound familiar?...
New Guidance Will Enhance Sports Opportunities for Students with Disabilities
Students with disabilities have reason to celebrate as they gain some headway in their fight for better, health, and greater participation in school activities....
Why Youth Strength and Conditioning Matters
Providing a safe and effective youth strength and conditioning program is only the foundation of their long-term athletic development.
The Path to Performance
All athletes have...
Testing Cardiovascular Fitness in Our Youth
Cardiovascular fitness is generally considered to be the most important component of health-related physical fitness. Other commonly used terms for cardiovascular fitness include cardiorespiratory...
USA Allowed to Keep Athens 2004 4x400m Relay Gold Medals Despite Drugs Admission
The United States has been allowed to keep the gold medals they won in the women's 4x400 meters relay at Athens 2004, despite one...
