Dr. S begins to answer the questions about motivation and changing behavior. Dr. S: Behavior change can be thought of in two phases: making the initial change and maintaining the change once established. I’ll talk now about making the initial change. People tend to believe that making a change in behavior, such[…]
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n= 2, 3, 4 and 5 Once I found that Cardio High worked for me, I needed to find some guinea pigs to see if other people found value in this new low impact form of HIIT. I recruited two friends who are athletes in their 40s and 50s and[…]
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For those of us who like competition and teamwork, there is some great news in a new study about what kind of physical activity is good for your health. A Danish study looked at 8,500 subjects who were all fairly healthy. They answered a long list of questions and then[…]
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Lots of Cardio High clients ran fast times at the recent Paddy’s 3 mile run in West Newton. Most of the clients were not quite 50 years old, though some of us cracked that milestone. By the time we hit 50 years, we might think it’s time to back off[…]
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Before we go on, this is absolutely not an invitation to stop working out. Studies generally show that more exercise leads to better health outcomes – so don’t get ready to rest on the laurels of your previous sweat fests. But you should know that the workouts you do today[…]
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We’re done. After it seemed like the egg controversy was finally over, and that consuming them was actually healthy, a new study is out that adds another wrinkle (or is that crack?) to the discussion. From this article: In their analysis, researchers found a 17 percent increased risk of cardiovascular disease[…]
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Your mother may have been more right than you know. Better posture leads to a happier mood. Some new studies have found evidence that slouching may be problematic, not just in how you look — but also how you feel. Many of us are stuck hunched over at a desk[…]
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This is a great article on what to do if you just don’t feel like getting out there and going for a run. It’s short enough to hop over and check it out for yourself, but if you just don’t have the time (because you’re about to go jog for[…]
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Performix House, a new gym in NYC, cracks us up. They claim they are only for “really driven people when it comes to fitness and taking accountability for their health.” Joining Performix House has a price tag of $900 per month. But there’s more than the price tag that might[…]
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A lot of us want to work out. We really do. But one thing some of us don’t want is to workout with other people. We have our reasons. But what if there was a way to actually do a group workout and enjoy it? This article tries to convince[…]
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