Health & Fitness
How to Recommend Group Fitness Classes to Personal Training Clients
March 10, 2014, 12:00AM PT in Fitnovatives Blog | One of the things I liked about being a club-based personal trainer were all of the resources that were available for helping members start and maintain an exercise program. In my opinion, personal trainers often overlook one of the greatest resources available to […]
Lower IQ and poorer cardiovascular fitness in teen years increase risk of early-onset dementia
Men who at the age of 18 years have poorer cardiovascular fitness and/or a lower IQ more often suffer from dementia before the age of 60. This is shown in a recent study encompassing more than one million Swedish men. In several extensive studies, researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy of Gothenburg University have previously analyzed […]
Healthy Eating May Reduce the Risk of Preterm Delivery
In the study, which was conducted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, the participants completed a scientifically evaluated questionnaire about what they had been eating and drinking since becoming pregnant. The researchers also had access to information about the women’s general lifestyle e.g. level […]
Fitness Entrepreneur Offers 5 Tips On How To Choose What Is The Best Fitness Franchise
Chino Hills, CA (PRWEB) February 24, 2014 Making the decision to open a fitness franchise can be a little intimidating for personal trainers, especially if they lack a strong business background and arent sure of how to start the process of choosing one. But fitness entrepreneur and marketing expert, Bedros Keuilian, says choosing a fitness […]
Education ‘protects’ poor women from fattening effects of rising wealth
Obesity levels among women in low- and middle-income countries tend to rise in line with wealth as they purchase more energy-dense foods, but a new UCL study suggests that more educated consumers make better food choices that mitigate this effect. The study showed that in middle-income countries, obesity levels among women with secondary or higher […]
Tips From The Winning Team
Heres more of what individual members of the winning Lose to Win team had to say about their 12-week competition, which ran from last September into December (Read more on Pages 8-9): Donna Tschantre 2013 team captain I lost 30 pounds. I have more to lose and know it is not an easy road ahead. […]
Low saturated fat diets don’t curb heart disease risk or help you live longer
Diets low in saturated fat don’t curb heart disease risk or help you live longer, says a leading US cardiovascular research scientist and doctor of pharmacy in an editorial in the open access journal Open Heart. And current dietary advice to replace saturated fats with carbohydrates or omega 6-rich polyunsaturated fats is based on flawed […]
Ehealth Releases Top Health Insurance Tax Tips For The 2013 Tax Year
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwired – Mar 7, 2014) – Today eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) (www.ehealth.com[1]), which operates eHealthInsurance.com, the nation’s first and largest private online health insurance exchange, released its top health and health insurance-related tax tips for the 2013 tax year. Many consumers overlook credits and deductions built into the tax code that are designed […]
Children with ADHD have higher risk of teenage obesity, physical inactivity
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to become obese and sedentary teenagers, according to new research. Previous studies have suggested a link between ADHD and obesity, but whether one leads to the other is unclear. One way to better understand the link is to follow children through to adolescence. The new […]
Clifton Woman Clears A Path To Wellness
Shamus Ian Fatzinger/Fairfax County Times Pam Snyder of Clifton is organizing the first annual Everyday Health and Wellness Conference, scheduled for March 1. Snyder was inspired by her own experience: She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999, and she uses day-to-day exercise and nutrition to help manage her condition. Amid health fads and miracle […]