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How to keep your immune system strong for running
Holly Martin Sports & FitnessWhether you're a new runner who wants to know how to run properly, an experienced runner who wants to work on breathing techniques for running, or even just someone looking for tips for a 5K, it's tough to train when you're sick. Health and a strong immune system are prerequisites for running training. So how do we keep our immune system strong and ensure that we can achieve our specific training goals no matter the season? In this article, we've got tips on everything from what's in your blood when you’re sick to which foods you can eat to get better. Let's dive in!
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Eating healthy for National Nutrition Month
Connie Ulman Food & BeverageObviously, every single person is aware of nutrition because food is a staple for survival. However, it can be hard to know what is healthy and what isn't. March is National Nutrition Month, a tradition started by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics with National Nutrition Week in 1973. However, it wasn’t until 1980 that interest peaked, and it went from one week a year to one month a year. Eating healthy is hard and eating poorly is easy. It starts innocently enough — a co-worker brings donuts to work, you work through lunch, so you grab something from the vending machine. It's all downhill from there.
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Top exercises for glute activation
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessAs a physical therapist, I see and treat people whose glutes are not working as they should on a daily basis. In many cases they don't fire (contract) when they should to produce the movement they are designed to produce. The role of the glutes is to extend and abduct the hip joint. That is to say, they move the leg backwards and out to the side. They also assist in rotating the hip, some medially and some laterally, depending on their location and attachment points. They are such a vital muscle group for good form and function.
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Exercise training for patients with Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular…
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareThe World Health Organization estimated that 9 percent of the world's population had diabetes in 2014, and over 90 percent of these suffered from Type 2 diabetes. Moreover, Type 2 diabetes already causes 5 million deaths per year, mostly from cardiovascular diseases. According to a recent position paper, patients with Type 2 diabetes should be prescribed physical activity to control blood sugar and improve heart health. According to Dr. Hareld Kemps, a cardiologist in the Netherlands, diabetes doubles the risk of mortality, but the fitter patients become, the more that risk declines. Unfortunately, most patients do not engage in exercise programs.
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Advertising lessons from this year’s Super Bowl commercials
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingThe Super Bowl isn’t just the game between the year’s best football teams. It's also a battle between the most prominent companies (and their ad agencies) as they vie to see who can who deliver the best commercial. In fact, the majority of millennials who tune in actually prefer to see the advertisements over the game itself. Yet, despite all the fanfare that went into creating these epic commercials, the response this year was lackluster. Much like the game itself, there wasn't really a standout commercial that everyone was talking about the next day. As always, though, there are lessons to be learned from the biggest advertising day of the year.
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5 easy ways to boost your heart health
Lisa Mulcahy Medical & Allied HealthcareMaking positive changes to help your cardiovascular system doesn't necessarily always mean grueling exercise and eating even more kale. Sometimes, the simplest moves are just the ticket for seeing meaningful improvements in your numbers. For example, a study from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta found that drinking just one milkshake made with whole milk, ice cream and whipped cream was enough to turn healthy red blood cells into spiky cells, which are a key risk for a cardiovascular event like a heart attack.
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Study: Mobile health apps used by millions but effectiveness is lacking
Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied HealthcareThere's an app for seemingly everything to help us live better healthier lives, but it seems the outcomes of these apps show little evidence of positive prognoses. Perhaps the best way to describe these digital health tools is that they have a big hat but no cattle. According to a study published by Health Affairs, even though the developers of the technologies study their effectiveness, these studies "rarely used randomized controlled trials, depended on small study populations and generally focused on healthier individuals."
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Exploring the pegan diet: The next big thing in food trends
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageTrendspotters are projecting that the "pegan" diet will become popular in 2019. A combination of paleo and vegan diets, searches for the pegan diet rose 337 percent on Pinterest in recent months. People looking to inculcate healthier eating habits may opt for this diet that promotes gut health. The term was introduced by Dr. Mark Hyman, director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine and a New York Times best-selling author, when he detailed his own diet, a mashup of paleo and vegan diets.
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Palm Beach Atlantic’s Tracy Peyton named 2019 Ron Balicki Scholarship…
Brayden Conover Sports & FitnessTracy Peyton, a senior at Palm Beach Atlantic University, is the recipient of the 2019 Ron Balicki Scholarship, awarded by the Ron Balicki Scholarship Foundation. This scholarship was established to celebrate the legacy of Balicki, the Hall of Fame college and amateur golf writer from Golfweek. Balicki wrote about the college and amateur game for more than 30 years, delivering stories not only about the players who would become the PGA Tour’s stars of tomorrow but stories about amateurs of all talent levels who simply loved to compete.
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How to stick to a New Year’s exercise resolution
Heidi Dawson Sports & FitnessIt’s January, and to many people that means a fresh start, turning over a new leaf, breaking bad habits and making the positive changes we’ve been saying we’re going to make for ages but never quite get around to making. Increasing the amount of exercise we do is something many people choose to change and for good reason. Exercise is extremely beneficial to our health, both physically and emotionally. Whether you’re looking to increase your fitness, lose some weight, reduce your stress levels or complete a challenge or event, here are some tips to help you stay on track!
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