A researcher who specializes in exercise recovery finally explains whether there is a point to the cooldown When you finish your workout, you’re probably anxious to get on with your day. You’re not alone in wondering: Do you really need to cooldown? It depends on how hard your workout was, says John...
Supramaximal Interval Training Better Than HIIT? The higher the exercise intensity, the greater the metabolic impact. (1) Case in point, a 2008 study showed that high-intensity exercise sessions over 6 weeks (3 times per week) are a powerful method to increase whole-body and skeletal muscle capaciti...
WASHINGTON — Major changes to nutrition labels on food packages became final on Friday, with calorie counts now shown in large type and portion sizes that reflect how much Americans actually eat. It was the first significant redrawing of the nutrition information on food labels since the federal gov...
Lisa M. joined a gym as soon as she started college at Bridgewater State University, determined not to pack on an extra 15 pounds freshman year like her older sister. “In my head there was that picture of my sister,” Lisa said in an interview. “I didn’t want that to happen to me.” For the next six y...
Let’s have a look at the effects of alcohol consumption on Testosterone, Growth Hormone, Metabolism and Weight gain. Before we go ahead, I want to make two things perfectly clear. I am a teetotaler who has never had alcohol in my life and I don’t encourage anyone to consume alcohol. Alco...
