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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A home exercise program must be included into your treatment plan for knee arthritis, recommends The Arthritis Foundation. The fact that including leg workouts into your weekly routine will improve your function and help your pain is no new concept. The cause and effect relationship is as
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Defining Fitness Fitness- a term thrown around freely with no concrete definition. Is it a group of health measurements, such as weight, body composition, VO2 Max, heart rate, running speed and jumping height? What about defining it as a state of health free of disease? How about
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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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Support MS Research Imagine waking up in the morning with severe numbness and weakness in your hands that resolve. Months later you notice double vision and severe muscle cramps that also may improve. Later, you note weakness in your legs that impairs your ability to walk. You
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Plantar Fasciitis Treatment Waking up in the morning can be hard enough as it is, much less waking up to excruciating foot pain during the first few steps of walking. Second would be the terrible heel pain you experience during the day after exercise or following your
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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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As I begin my training for the next 10K race that I am jumping into, I wanted to refresh my running mechanics skills so I can be sure to perfect these skills on race day. I have come across bits and pieces of “good” running mechanics information
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They say milk does a body good… Well, milk takes a backseat to the long-term benefits of exercise… In a stretch limo! The musculoskeletal system is one of the most precise, frequently adaptable systems in the human body, based on simple physics. Increase the force on a
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Similar to most things in life- quality is often more important than quantity. Hence, new research that shows that short bouts of exercise controls blood sugar in diabetics. A recent study suggests that the intensity of your workout is far more important than the amount, particularly if
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