Tag: health and fitness
How Exercise Can Help Us Learn
Over the past decade, in study after study in animals and people, exercise has been shown to improve the ability to learn and remember....
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...
Minneapolis-St. Paul Tops Fit List for Third Straight Year
For the third consecutive year, Minneapolis-St. Paul is the healthiest, fittest metropolitan area in the United States, according to the American College of Sports...
The Institute of Medicine’s New Recommendations on Youth Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes
The American College of Sports Medicine's weekly newsletter, Sports Medicine Bulletin (SMB), conducted an interview with Dr. Russell R. Pate regarding the Institute of...
National Healthcare Debate Rages On
The media and all of its pundits have heavily debated the landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on the Affordable Health Care Act...
Athletic Trainers Support Guidelines to Prevent Training Injuries and Deaths
Twenty-one NCAA football players have died during conditioning workouts during the past 12 years. Each summer also brings stories of high school athletes having...
