Friday, 30 September 2011
Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon: Meet up, tweet up and eat up
This morning, in an effort�to hype the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon� Weekend, a group of runners and bloggers were invited to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex �to learn about this weekend’s events, proper training, nutrition and runDisney.
Faron Kelley, runDisney?s director of sports marketing, addressed one of the biggest gripes from last [...]
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Snatch 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
Michael Giardina 250lbs, Chuck Carswell 250lbs, Pat Barber 242lbs.
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"CrossFit fever made me turn half my yard into a CrossFit Gym! Now I've got neighbors joining in!"
- Brent Barber
"Anywherefit: Iceland With Blair Morrison", CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
WOD Demo with Pat Barber - video [wmv] [mov]
Michael Giardina and Chuck Carswell on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]
Ken Cutrer on today's WOD - video [wmv] [mov]
"Enough About Me. Now, About My Kids..." by Joe Queenan, The Wall Street Journal.
Environmental factors predict underserved children's physical activity
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Get Proactiv With Your Diet
If you want to lose fat quickly you have to be Proactiv, The Fat Release System�Safe HCG Diet Plan �is your solution. The Fat Release System�is the only HCG Diet protocol that allows you to eat dark chocolate and still lose weight. This protocol is designed to take advantage . . . → Read More: Get Proactiv With Your Diet
Cure Kettlebell Fever | HKC Training in Fort Collins, Colorado
You know I love some kettlebell. In fact you could say I have a fever and the only cure is more kettlebell. Coming soon is an opportunity to attend HKC kettlebell training in Fort Collins, Colorado, don’t miss it and suffer with the fever.
So while Christopher Walken said, “Guess What!? I gotta fever, and (read more)
Want to keep your exercise resolutions? New research offers pointers
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Yoga
Workout:
Type: Flexibility
Date: 09/28/2011
Time: 12:10:00
Total Time: 00:50:00.00
Calories: 300
Lifestyles of the old and healthy defy expectations
Hard Gainer Training Routine Fitness and Health
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
High BP ?ups risk of developing and dying from cancer?
What?s for Breakfast: Peanut Butter & Banana Pancakes
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Appears courtesy of My Food ?N? Fitness Diaries. If any of you know me well, you know that I LOVE this little combo. Or if you just know what?s good in life, you should know that the combination of peanut butter and banana is simply perfect.� By itself? on toast? in oatmeal? and my discovery [...]
Personality plays role in body weight: Impulsivity strongest predictor of obesity
Monday, 26 September 2011
Chains for Speed, Strength, and Power
Mathematical model predicts weight with varying diet, exercise changes; Findings challenge one-size-fits-all weight assumptions
Scientists discover switch that turns white fat brown
Sunday, 25 September 2011
Treating obesity via brain glucose sensing
Treating obesity via brain glucose sensing
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Saturday Stories - Prochaska, HAES and Food Guides
Ottawa personal trainer Jean Luc Boissonneault is on a Canada Food Guide weight gain adventure.
Debra Sapp-Yarwood reconciles maintaining a weight loss with Health at Every Size.
Arya covers the fact that Prochaska's famous stages of change may not always easily apply to weight management.
Personality plays role in body weight: Impulsivity strongest predictor of obesity
Seven Steps for Building the Perfect High School Lineman
Friday, 23 September 2011
Exercise can substitute effectively as second 'medication' for people with depression, study suggests
Liver, belly fat may identify high risks of heart disease in obese people
Study explains why muscles weaken with age and points to possible therapy
Thursday, 22 September 2011
An Eat Stop Eat Review To Show You What Brad Pilon?s Intermittent Fasting Diet Is All About
An Eat Stop Eat Review To Show You What Brad Pilon’s Intermittent Fasting Diet Is All About
In this Eat Stop Eat review I would like to outline some of the good as well as some of the “bad” aspects to this diet. I am making it my goal to remain as unbiased as I can, however … Continue reading →
Japan Reactor Fallout Reached San Francisco Bay Area: Study
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Traces of radioactive fallout from the Japanese nuclear reactor damaged in the March earthquake were detected around San Francisco Bay, scientists report, but at such low levels they posed no health risk to residents.
Male Pheromones Do They Work
Not all males were born blessed with the potential to attract women with their appears or personality. Whilst some males get pleasure from the unique consideration from women the moment they stepped into a area, there are these who have been not given even a single . . . → Read More: Male Pheromones Do They Work
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Cure to back pain lies in exercise, not rest
Scientists discover switch that turns white fat brown
If fat dogs are cool, could fat people be, too?
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Maintaining exercise when the cardiac rehab is complete
Inactivity linked to risk factors for Type 2 diabetes
Stem cell injections may offer hope to angina patients with no other options
Monday, 19 September 2011
Are You Struggling With Obesity? Do You Have At Least 10st To Lose?
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Leisure-time physical activity increases risk of atrial fibrillation in men, but general health benefits from physical exercise outweigh risk
Six Essential Swim Gear Tools To Make You A Stronger Swimmer
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Milk better than water to rehydrate kids, study finds
Study explains why muscles weaken with age and points to possible therapy
Saturday, 17 September 2011
Exercise has numerous beneficial effects on brain health and cognition, review suggests
Research reveals new secret weapon for Tour de France: Beetroot juice
Nook Color Giveaway
Friday, 16 September 2011
Memory fitness program improves memory abilities of oldest adults
Why only some obese people develop chronic diseases: Disease-causing fat cells found in those with metabolic syndrome
Milk better than water to rehydrate kids, study finds
Thursday, 15 September 2011
"How Much Ya Bench?"
Research reveals new secret weapon for Tour de France: Beetroot juice
MizFit training: biceps, triceps, & shoulders.
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Exercise, Healthy Eating, Potassium, Magnesium and Zinc
Healthy Eating Combined With Exercise Can Make a Difference in People’s Health
Nothing new here. Just a good reminder of why healthy eating and regular exercise matter.
High Levels of Potassium and Health Benefits
More reasons to get plenty of potassium [...]
Understanding Functional Training
Metformin and exercise combination less effective for glucose control
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
MyPlate - With Sponsors Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
Today I've got the great pleasure of presenting you with a guest post from my friend and newly minted RD, Andy Bellatti. Andy's blog, Small Bites, is one of my must reads - if you care about food and food politics, you probably ought to make it one of yours.
Here's his most recent take on America's MyPlate:
With Sponsors Like These, Who Needs Enemies?Andy Bellatti, MS, RD, is a Seattle-based dietitian who approaches nutrition from a whole-foods, plant-centric framework. He also takes a strong interest in food politics, nutrition policy, and deceptive food industry marketing tactics. He is the creator of the Small Bites blog and can be followed on Twitter.
It has been slightly over three months since the United States Department of Agriculture's newest food icon, MyPlate, launched. Despite the "this will help Americans fight obesity and chronic disease" PR spin, I was rather underwhelmed by the illustration.
Last week marked the launch of the first MyPlate themed message ? "make half your plate fruits and vegetables,? ? via a national private-sector partnership program.
According to the MyPlate website, these partners are expected to ?promote nutrition content in the context of the entirety of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans? and ?specifically disseminate... Dietary Guidelines messages?, among other requirements.
Sounds wonderful and idyllic; until you take a look at who the partners are. The page that lists these companies and organizations offers this quote from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack:
"By partnering with USDA, corporations win, USDA wins, and the American consumer wins. That's a win-win-win situation!"
Alas, the hyperbolic "win-win-win" quickly turns into a sobering "lose-lose-lose" when you dig into what these organizations stand for ? and who's funding them. Consider the following examples:
1) American Society for Nutrition: Their slogan -- "excellence in nutrition research and practice" ? sounds earnest, right?. Guess again. Among the companies that support ASN's mission (by funding educational programs): Coca Cola, ConAgra, General Mills, Kraft Foods, Mars Inc., McDonald's, PepsiCo, The Salt Institute, and The Sugar Association.
2) International Food Information Council: According to the folks at Sourcewatch, "[IFIC's] staff members hail from industry groups such as the Sugar Association and the National Soft Drink Association, and it has repeatedly led the defense for controversial food additives including monosodium glutamate, aspartame (Nutrasweet), food dyes, and olestra." I can say from personal experience that a few years ago, I briefly met an IFIC executive who dismissed skepticism towards industry-funded research. One sentence of hers -- which, years later, I still vividly recall -- was: "So what if Coca-Cola funds a study? Science is science!". Not quite; objectivity tends to take a backseat when industry gets involved.
PS: IFIC is also staunchly in favor of genetically modified foods.
3) Institute of Food Technologists: In short, a group that profits from food processing. Any time artificial dyes and flavors or synthetic fats and sweeteners are questioned for safety, you are bound to see an IFT spokesperson immediately pipe up in their defense.
4) Produce for Better Health Foundation: This sounds so innocuous, especially when you consider they are behind the federal 'Fruits & Veggies: More Matters' campaign. While this group is all about produce, their stance on pesticides ? ?consumers are frightened for no reason!? -- certainly raises an eyebrow.
Their list of donors includes some names that are far from synonymous with 'health': Campbell's Soup Company, McDonald's, Monsanto Vegetable Seeds, and Syngenta (an agricultural biotech company).
The above-mentioned examples are the ones that stood out to me most, but they are not the totality of what I consider to be partnerships incongruous to a national message of health.
There's Weight Watchers, which manufactures a wide array of highly processed, and usually sugar-laden ?food?. The National Restaurant Association is also listed. MyPlate is teaming up with an organization that is vehemently against calorie postings on menus, and strongly argues for ?personal responsibility.? If anything, shouldn't MyPlate encourage Americans to cook more meals at home and reduce the take-out and eat-out habit? The presence of The American Dietetic Association as a partner may seem like a 'good fit', but they take funding from the likes of Coca Cola, Pepsi Co, and Hershey's, and are ultimately in bed with Big Food.
And so, three months out, my initial critiques of MyPlate have only been cemented and magnified as a result of these partnerships. For those who look at this with far rosier glasses than I, riddle me this: how can we truly conceive of bringing about substantial change when the same companies that continually pump out the nutritionally inferior, sugar/dye/pesticide/GMO-laden "foods" that are a direct threat to health are also sponsoring government efforts to improve the health of Americans?
2011 Bikini Olympia Promises Hard Bodies, Hot Competition And New Faces
Do Online Diet Plans Work?
Monday, 12 September 2011
Finally the missing piece of the jigsaw Your article makes some sense at last
Finally the missing piece of the jigsaw Your article makes some sense at last
Ungaming and Comment Chaining, Part 6
Sunday, 11 September 2011
Looking back and forward
Environmental factors predict underserved children's physical activity
Do This: Mind Your Waistline, Not Your Manners
As you make the rounds of holiday parties, remind yourself to eat only the foods you like best. Don't feel obligated to sample every dish at the potluck or buffet. Pick a few favorites -- even a sweet, in moderation -- and fill the rest of your plate with vegetables.
Saturday, 10 September 2011
Low Carbin? Weigh In: Week 1
Urban Athlete: Triathlon Training: Rigorous Pursuit That?s on the Rise
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Andrew Slater, Whistler, British Columbia.
"The Position: Part 6 - The Bar Dip" with Kelly Starrett and Carl Paoli, CrossFit Journal preview video [wmv] [mov]
The Mountain Man Competition from the Summer Affiliate Gathering - video [wmv] [mov]
Matt Reinhard on Fight Gone Bad 6 - video [wmv] [mov]
WOD Demo with Patriot CrossFit - video [wmv] [mov]
"In Search of More Muscle: Why is the Curves franchise in such bad shape?" by Richard Gibson, The Wall Street Journal.
Friday, 9 September 2011
Increased resistance training does not benefit cardiac rehabilitation patients, study suggests
Fifteen minutes of moderate daily exercise lengthens life, Taiwanese study finds
Exercise may help prevent brain damage caused by Alzheimer's disease
Thursday, 8 September 2011
Arthritis sufferers are not engaging in physical activity critical to their health
How to Avoid Dehydration
People at risk for panic buffered from stressor by high levels of physical activity
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Episode #162: Are You Exercising Too Hard?
Molasses extract decreases obesity caused by a high-fat diet, research suggests
Want to keep your exercise resolutions? New research offers pointers
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Research from Everest: Can leucine help burn fat and spare muscle tissue during exercise?
Weight loss improves sexual health of overweight men with diabetes, study finds
Resistance training can help smokers kick the habit, according to study
Monday, 5 September 2011
Fidgeting your way to fitness
Where Do Morning Headaches Come From?
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Saturday, 3 September 2011
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Study explains why muscles weaken with age and points to possible therapy
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Friday, 2 September 2011
People at risk for panic buffered from stressor by high levels of physical activity
75% Comm?s ($31.85/sale), Male Health Niche
Thursday, 1 September 2011
Lab Notes: Insomnia Costs $63.2 Billion a Year; Modified Vaccinia Virus Targets Cancer Cells
Lab Notes: Insomnia Costs $63.2 Billion a Year; Modified Vaccinia Virus Targets Cancer Cells is a post from: CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog