Q: I was curious if there are any known reasons to avoid strenuous exercising that creates a ‘maximum-heart rate’ scenario? When I ride my bicycle on steep hills or mountains, I can easily max out my HR but it doesn’t seem to be a problem. I’m curious
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I’m happy to be able to offer my first fitness eBook, The Exercise Blueprint: Building the Foundation of Fitness — it’s a series of my best fitness articles on making your workouts simpler, efficient and more effective in building muscle and improving cardiovascular endurance. I wrote this
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This guest post on the benefits of swimming is by Amanda Saltzman, M.D., a urologist, world class swimmer representing Canada at multiple international competitions and Senior Contributor for ExerciseMenu.com. My goal is to pique your interest in one of my favorite activities – swimming. I use the
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Q: What are signs and symptoms of overtraining fatigue syndrome? A: Overtaining fatigue syndrome is a recognized medical condition in which exercising too much can actually do your body more harm than good. It’s great that you are motivated to workout hard to achieve your goals, but
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Master Exercise Consistency You have been hot lately! For some time, your exercise consistency has been so top notch that you were sure that in about a year or so, your local public broadcasting station would send you an invite to be a background exerciser on their
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Beginning an Exercise Program If you have reached this post, clearly you are interested in beginning an exercise program and are aware the many potential mental and physical benefits of exercise. Although many can begin an exercise program without seeing a doctor, there are a few instances
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Marathon Running Safety Marathons, triathlons, biathlons, mega marathons, and other super intense races and challenges seem to be becoming more popular these days. In fact, in the past year, registrations for marathons has increased by two million! Interestingly, we are beginning to see a significant divide between
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Why Meditate? Today’s Guest Post is provided by Holly Peek, an MD/MPH student at Tulane University and host of Holly on Health, a radio show, newspaper column, and social networking sites focused on health and medical issues for Generation Y. Her blog can be found at www.hollyonhealth.com. Imagine
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Q: I’m looking into purchasing a pedometer for weight loss? What would be the benefit? A: A pedometer is a tool that counts how many steps you walk in a certain time period. This device can be worn from the minute you wake up to the minute
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Q: Does exercise cause hair loss in men or women? A: On average, hair loss occurs at a rate of 50 to 100 strands per day, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. On days when hair is washed, up to 250 strands can be lost! Abnormal hair
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