The Squat May Be The Best Exercise Of All
Posted by Staff (07/01/2012 @ 8:55 pm)
Weight training becomes important as we age and becomes crucial it helping us to maintain strength and the ability to perform simple tasks.
Keeping muscles strong improves skeletal health and helps to support balance and good posture.
The loss of muscles mass can be remedied with strength training and the squat seems to be the best exercise to engage all the muscle groups.
Obesity In The U.S. Is Worse Than We Thought
Posted by Staff (04/03/2012 @ 3:47 pm)
Health officials now believe that we have underestimated the rates in obesity in the U.S.
The BMI (Body Mass Index), commonly used to measure obesity, gives an incomplete picture of a person’s physical condition.
BMI, the researchers say, is an overly simplistic measure that often misrepresents physical fitness and overall health, especially among older women. Nearly 4 in 10 adults whose BMI places them in the overweight category would be considered obese if their body fat percentage were taken into account, according to the study.
“Some people call it the ‘baloney mass index,'” says lead author Eric Braverman, M.D., president of the Path Foundation, a nonprofit organization in New York City dedicated to brain research.
Bodybuilders can be classified as obese based on their BMI, he says, while “a 55-year-old woman who looks great in a dress could have very little muscle and mostly body fat, and a whole lot of health risks because of that — but still have a normal BMI.”