Posts Tagged ‘in the media’
The LifeHacker community weighs in on an article in the New York Times about how it’s possible to have well-functioning, “fit” muscles without being as big as… this guy.
Hopefully, this will serve as a valuable lesson that there is more to fitness than meets the eye… functional fitness is a buzzword these days for a reason… it doesn’t matter how good you look if you can’t open a pickle jar or pick your drunk ass up off the sidewalk.
A new study has looked at the health benefits of exercising and drinking moderately in combination.
And to think I felt guilty for drinking that beer after every Ju Jitsu class!!
A new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association looks at women in the period right after quitting and for several years afterwards.
The good news? By quitting smoking now, you can see immediate health gains in your cardiovascular health and more.
The bad? It can take up to 20 years to completely reverse the damage to your lungs and associated risks… so the sooner you quit, the better!
I used to be a smoker. In hindsight, quitting was one of the easiest things I’ve ever done.
You mean I could have used vodka to cure my mango-induced poison ivy?
This and 9 other uses for everybody’s favorite neutral spirit.
As someone who has always considered herself “fit,” it’s easy to sit around patting myself on the back, turning a blind eye to the few extra pounds that have crept on. After all, I exercise often, eat healthy foods and a variety of fresh and organic vegetables, very very rarely (never, except in dire straights) eat fast food, etc. I find comfort in thinking I must be in the upper percentile of healthy living, and thus must be A-OK.
That comfort may be misplaced, though, as studies are showing more and more that weight is important. As I mentioned before, I am apple-shaped which, espcially for woman, can mean increase heath risk.
And now this study from the Journal of Internal Medicine reinforces the idea that it IS important to consider weight in reducing risk factors overall:
“… although physical activity definitely helps improve cardiovascular health, such exercise does not “eliminate the negative effects of being overweight.”
Just a little food for thought on this Monday morning.
Edit: Find a more in-depth, deep-dive on the study findings at the Junk Food Science blog. While I find the explanation of the study methodology interesting, I have to say the writing smacks of, “This is isn’t true, it’s perfectly fine to be overweight- don’t let science tell you otherwise!” I’m not sure if the author of this blog is telling people being at a healthy weight isn’t important, or just seems like she’s handing out “OK to be overweight, don’t worry about it” cards on a silver platter.