There is growing evidence that in an occupational setting the way in which we lift an object up does not have an effect on injury outcome for lower back pain. New in vivo studies have demonstrated ... Continue Reading
Diets, Belly Fat, and the Nutrition Nabobs
Kari D. Pilolla, PhD, RDN, of the California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, believes there is no miracle diet, food, nutrient or bioactive component that will target belly fat. And ... Continue Reading
Resistance Training Improves Exercise Motivation
Motivation factors into almost any discussion of approaches to planning for workouts and training programs. It cuts across all trainee levels, from the novice to the hardened enthusiast. For older adults, ... Continue Reading
Using 4 Billion Years of Nature’s Research to Fight Obesity
Chemical intervention is about unsavory as it sounds, although it is often the only choice science and pharmacologists provide for some ailments. Professor Philip Demokritou, Director of Harvard's Center ... Continue Reading
Happier People Exercise, Never to Excess
The largest observational study of its kind, published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal1, found that people who exercise report having 1.5 fewer days of poor mental health compared to people who do not ... Continue Reading
Magnetomechanical Neuromodulation Takes Pain Management to Warp Factor One
Bioengineers at the University of California and Los Angeles (UCLA) have shown some interesting results in the lab to show how chronic pain could be managed through the use of physical forces. Using ... Continue Reading
Low-Carb Diets Effect Men and Women Differently
Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine recently found1 that while men may lose more weight on low-carb diets, women actually see better improvements in artery flexibility. It's a ... Continue Reading
Want to Nail That Handstand? Go For a Run
If like most people you are struggling to walk on your hands, a very functional skill that will confuse the zombies in the proverbial Zombie Apocalypse, then you might want to go for a quick run after you ... Continue Reading
Grip Strength: Better Than Any Dating App
High grip strength and your marital state have been found to correlate independently to a healthier life in old age. So, researchers decided to see what the combined effect of a strong marriage and a ... Continue Reading
The Dark and Bewildering World of Fitness Studies
If you’re looking to be stronger, faster, feel better, and otherwise be the best version of yourself, you can’t do it alone. After all, if you were confident that you had all the answers and the skill to ... Continue Reading
Is Chocolate a Weight-Loss Food? How to Be a Reasonable Skeptic
Headlines about health are meant to draw our attention. A recent headline touted dark chocolate’s effects on weight loss. Sounds great, but there are some fundamental flaws in this research that probably ... Continue Reading
Don’t Just Argue, Debate Like a Scientist
Understanding how to research a topic and debate it intelligently is a critical skill for anyone looking to gain a true and deep understanding of any subject matter. When we’re talking fitness and ... Continue Reading
You Are Not Normal – Here’s Why
I have always been fascinated by individual differences, so much so that I conducted postdoctoral research on it. The results of research usually present only the average effect. For the most part, none of ... Continue Reading
Editor’s Picks: The 10 Must-Read Articles From 2013
Once upon a time a friend of mine sent me the Venn diagram you see pictured below. He deemed that I was part nerd, part jock, and part princess. As such, it is indeed true that you could find me ... Continue Reading
