Archive for March, 2009

Prolong life with exercise after age 50

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Men who start or increase their exercise programs after age fifty live longer than those who remain at their present activity levels, according to a study in the British Medical Journal (March 2009). More than 2200 men were checked at ages 50, 60, 70, 77 and 82 [...]

Can’t lose weight? New research on thyroid may solve your problem

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Diets rarely help people to lose weight permanently, so exercise gives you your best chance to lose excess weight and keep it off. However, some people cannot lose weight, no matter how much they exercise. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh showed that overweight people who do [...]

Bone Density May Not Measure Bone Strength

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
A study from Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK shows that sprint cyclists have denser bones than long distance cyclists who have denser bones than sedentary control subjects (Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, March 2009). While cyclists have less dense bones than weight lifters and [...]

Weight Training Benefits the Heart

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Most authorities recommend both endurance and resistance exercise for heart health, even for people who have recovered from heart attacks. Now a study from The University of Athens in Greece shows how resistance exercise may help prevent heart attacks (Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, February [...]

Diabetes Can Be Prevented and Cured

Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
In 2007, 233,619 Americans died from diabetes. 60 percent of the U.S. population over 65 suffers from diabetes or pre-diabetes and most have not even been diagnosed (Diabetes Care, February 2009). Four important reports should spur you to act if you have any of the risk factors [...]