Can you make a difference in your health by simply removing 300 calories per day from your diet? It’s harder than you think, but it could mean huge benefits. Scientists recruited 143 men and women, from 21-50, and asked them to cut their calories daily by 25 percent for two[…]
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Image by Blue Specs Studio What if you think your fitness goal is lame? Like so lame you would not even tell a friend about it? If you sometimes play host to the voice of negativity and it’s whispering that your accomplishment is no big deal, it’s no marathon or[…]
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Tomorrow, in Massachusetts, all outdoor athletes will need to wear a mask during their workout, even if no one is in sight. COVID needs strict rules. I’m not for or against, I’m acknowledging. Tomorrow our country may find out who we’ve elected as the President of the United States. At[…]
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Gatorade has made a fortune teaching people about electrolytes and glucose and how important they are to keep your body’s fuel tank from going dry. But a new study looked at something much cheaper and more natural than a sports drinks — a banana. And it looks like the banana[…]
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While smoking or eating weed has long been thought to lead to the munchies and zoning out on the coach, a new large study presents evidence that marijuana may actually be a great way to help people exercise. Think we’re just blowing smoke? Well, let’s break this down. Researchers in[…]
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Do you lift weights? Well, would you if it only took 13 minutes? That is a question people are asking themselves now that a new study has come out promoting something called express weightlifting. A study looked at this by speed lifting concept by having 34 men try three different[…]
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Targeted weight loss is the white whale for many people. While people may want to lose 10 pounds, they are usually hoping that all 10 drop from just their stomach or their thighs. So companies (think late night infomercial) promise people that diets or certain exercises will get rid of[…]
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Cold Spring Park has one of the best outdoor gyms in Newton. There is an excellent 1.4 mile running trail loop with exercise stations along the way. The trail has rocks and roots, so it’s best to run or jog landing on the front part of the foot with lighter[…]
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We won’t keep you in suspense. Believe it or not we only gain about one pound over the holidays. Studies show that people think they typically put on about five pounds (and sometimes it feels about twice that), but in fact most people gain just one little pound. So what do we[…]
READ MOREWe try and digest a lot of studies for you on this site. And even if we have said multiple times that not every study is too believed, we still fall in the trap and think things have finally been figured out. Well, they haven’t. According to this NY Times[…]
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