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Metabolic Health

Weight Loss … Is Exercise Alone Enough ?

A friend of mine recently told me that she wasn't sure she could commit to losing weight because she didn't know if she'd have time to workout. With so many

Running Exercise Healthy Changes
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Stop Sitting, Start Moving : Staying Active in 2016 and Beyond

Sitting is the new smoking .  We sit and look at our phones and the downsides mount.  Many of us clearly recognize the effects that our inactivity and the foods

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Metabolic Health

Common Mistakes You Make Which Crush Your New Exercise Program

You have decided that this year will be different.  This year you will succeed with your plans to exercise regularly.  We are all aware of the enormous benefits

Metabolic Health

Fats and Carbs … How Do We Know What To Eat?

Why is an Orthopedist talking about dietary habits... because it is important.  All I know about nutrition I learned after medical school.  Schools do a poor

Metabolic Health

Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Training & Performance

Heart rate variability (HRV) is an important marker of an individual’s physiological stress level. When properly analyzed in the context of training, it can be

Polarized training for runners
Metabolic Health

Running : The Best Medicine

Is running the happiness miracle? It sure does come close to being the perfect outlet.  It's inexpensive, easy to find a place to do it, and running properly

Metabolic Health

The Aging Athlete : Staying In The Game

If you were asked to describe an elderly person, what sort of words would you come up with? For many, the answer probably includes something along the lines of

sitting is the new smoking
Metabolic Health

Sitting IS The New Smoking: Make Your Day a Little Harder

Like it or not, it turns out that sitting is really bad for your health. Between our jobs, our commute and our desire to rest after a long day with our

Metabolic Health

Fitness Trackers Can Change Your Life — IF You Let Them.

Can a fitness tracker nudge you into pursuing healthier activities? Sitting is the new smoking.  People who sit themselves down at a desk for hours on end

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Metabolic Health

Mobile Apps and Healthy Behavior Modification : Challenges and Opportunities

Face it... getting us to change our unhealthy habits and behavior is NOT easy. Your phone can deliver a wealth of information at the click of a button.

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Metabolic Health

Exercise : Fads and Effectiveness

Exercise.  Most of us commit to it on January 1st, and think about it again the next January.  But, for the few that continue on their quest - confusion

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