Just about now you may be missing the swimming pool and your bathing suit, but the winter months have their own sporting gear and sports for you to enjoy.
Archive for November, 2006
Twin Cities residents are getting the majority of their physical activity through personal lifestyle activities such as yardwork, cleaning, and leisure-time physical activities – such as walking, running, or biking, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. [click link for full article]
Programs to address and combat the childhood obesity epidemic ranked number one in a survey of top health and fitness trends released today by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The survey, administered to health and fitness professionals worldwide, is published in the November/December issue of [click link for full article]
Are you looking for some fitness gift ideas for the loved ones in your life?
Being exposed to high levels of nutrition before birth can influence the development of networks within the brain that regulate appetite to permanently set a pattern of appetite for life, according to researchers from the University of South Australia. [click link for full article]
I bet that title got your interest and it’s an honest question. Is your dog fat? Because if your dog is fat, chances are you are not getting enough exercise in your life.
For millions of Americans, Thanksgiving marks the official kickoff of an
all-out eating spree that won’t wind down until the last chip is dipped
on Super Bowl Sunday.
We know that overeating is hazardous to our health, but it’s hard to
avoid around this time of year. In the weeks to come, many
Parasite-infected dragonflies suffer the same metabolic disorders that have led to an epidemic of obesity and type-2 diabetes in humans, reveal the findings of research conducted at Penn State University that are due to be published in the 5 December 2006 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science and also in the PNAS early online edition at http://www.pnas.org/. [click link for full article]
Good morning and Happy Saturday – what a crazy week this has been. For me, it involved taking some much needed down time and time off from the writing. Though you saw blogs from me here, most of these were written ahead of time when I could and others were written on the fly.
Recently concerns have been raised about a new, drug-coated stent used
to open blocked arteries of the heart. Unlike the older, metal stents,
these new stents are coated with drugs that prevent the damaged artery
from gradually blocking again, a process referred to as restenosis.
The drug-coated