This week, read about how we overestimate exercise intensity, 70 year olds getting fit playing soccer, the accuracy of activity trackers, red meat and breast cancer risk, and more. It’s Never Too Late to Get Fit or Play Games Though some may think that the intensity, speed, turns, agility, and skills needed for soccer are the […]
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This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read why physical activity should be fun, a new ranking of powerhouse veggies, why max speed workouts are important, how to spot a fad diet, and more. Framing physical activity as fun influences subsequent snacking. For people wanting to lose weight, adding physical activity doesn’t always shed extra pounds. Research suggests that many individuals […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about inactivity in kids, why sugar is not the enemy, how wearable tech is changing exercise research, why saturated fat matters, and more. Physical Activity in Canadian Kids is Alarmingly Low. The 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth was released this week. This year’s report looked at how Canadian youth compared to […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, find out if kinesio taping is effective, why you should be choosy about your breakfast cereal, the best way to exercise to control blood sugar, why athletes shouldn’t avoid carbs, and see great illustrations of why correlation doesn’t imply causation. Does kinesio taping work? You may have seen bright “kinesio” tape on Olympic athletes, professional cyclists, […]