Category " Health and Fitness"

Vitality, Performance, Reconditioning. The ViPR is a new piece of equipment you may have seen tucked away in the pages of Perform Better or, more recently, spotlighted on PTontheNet’s facebook page. But what does this pretty innocuous-looking equipment actually do? To put it simply, it’s not what the ViPR can do, but what you and [...]

March is National Nutrition Month®! During the month of March, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) is increasing the public’s awareness of proper nutrition. The theme for this year is “Get Your Plate in Shape.” To encourage healthy eating try offering a lunch and learn, or take advantage of our cholesterol screening and incorporate a [...]

Michelle Detwiler, L&T Account Manager on FIRE FIT Radio discussing heart health and nutrition. The episode of FIRE FIT was sponsored by the National Volunteer Fire Council’s Heart-Healthy Firefighter Program. Check out the FREE podcast on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/firefighter-radio-blog-talk/id431928936?ls=1    

USA Today reported that more research shows that even small amounts of aerobic exercise help lower coronary heart disease risk, according to a review published recently in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association. The mega-study is part of a growing body of research showing that some physical activity provides health benefits — even [...]

Can you limit your sitting and sleeping to just 23 and 1/2 hours a day – finding just 30 minutes in your daily routine to spend on exercise? Dr. Mike Evans puts forward that provocative question in a popular YouTube “visual lecture” explaining the single best thing we can do for our health: regular exercise [...]

By Jacquelyn Lofaro You’ve all heard of it, you all have it, but what is it and how does it affect you? Blood Pressure (BP) is the force of blood against your artery walls when your heart pumps blood. BP is measured by two numbers. The systolic number, known as the “top” number, is the [...]

Although many fitness/wellness centers have eliminated fitness assessments as a requirement for participation in an exercise program, the ability to establish baseline data and document psychological adaptations to exercise are key elements of a sound health and fitness program. The fitness assessment, although non-diagnostic, serves as an important tool for measuring a member’s health status [...]

Some fitness plans promise great results with brief workouts. But can you take these shortcuts to good health? Perhaps you’ve seen one of these fitness guides at your local bookstore. Maybe a Curves franchise has opened in your area. The claim is that a few minutes of exercise a day will shape you up or [...]

By Tara Parker-Pope, The Wall Street Journal Copyright (c) 2006, Dow Jones & Company Inc. Reproduced with permission of copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission. PROMISING TO EXERCISE for better health is usually the hardest New Year’s resolution to keep. But a growing body of research shows that it should be [...]