Combating Breast Cancer with Exercise

Vigorous exercise of more than two hours per week reduces the risk of developing breast cancer in postmenopausal African-American women by 64 percent, compared to women of the same race who do not exercise, according to researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

“People often want to know what they can do to reduce their . . . → Read More: Combating Breast Cancer with Exercise

Share

Fitness on the Go: Core without the Crunch

Most people think that you will need to do hundreds of abcrunches in order to build a strong, healthy and flexible core. Well, that’snot quite true.

The Rectus Abdominus, which is the outer layer of theabdominal wall (and where people see the coveted ‘6-pack’) is mostly affectedwhen performing crunches. However, there are many different . . . → Read More: Fitness on the Go: Core without the Crunch

Share

Want to lose weight? It’s in the WEIGHTS!

I know many trainers, professional and knowledgeable that will say if you want to lose weight you must, must do more cardio. However, I only partially agree with this statement.

More and more studies and articles are being published about the effects of weight lifting on the body and it’s ability to burn . . . → Read More: Want to lose weight? It’s in the WEIGHTS!

Share

37 Strawberries to the Rescue

A recent study from scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies suggests that a strawberry a day (or more accurately, 37 of them) could keep not just one doctor away, but an entire fleet of them, including the neurologist, the endocrinologist, and maybe even the oncologist.

Watch this clip of Pam MaherPh.D., a . . . → Read More: 37 Strawberries to the Rescue

Share