Recent Posts Tagged With 'exercise'

• Exercise Through Pregnancy to Boost Baby's IQ

  Posted on Thursday September 24th, 2009 at 12:38 in exercise, pregnancy

  Like most moms, I think my children are pretty smart, but now research has proven that the exercise I did while pregnant may have boosted their intelligence."Children whose mother exercised 30 minutes a day score around eight points higher on standar...

• Conquer Cravings With A 15-Minute Walk

  Posted on Thursday April 23rd, 2009 at 13:38 in exercise, addictions

  I love chocolate! Always have, but especially since my son was born last August, I can't seem to get enough. Of course, I only buy the really, really dark stuff so I can feel better about all the antioxidants I'm consuming. But when I started buyi...

• Exercising an Hour a Day is Key to Weight Loss

  Posted on Tuesday August 19th, 2008 at 14:00 in exercise

  If you want to lose 10 percent of your body weight and keep it off, then you need to exercise almost an hour a day, five days a week, claims a University of Pittsburgh study.Confirming that exercise is essential for weight loss, the research publishe...

• Get Your Teen Daughters Moving Now to Prevent Breast Cancer Later

  Posted on Wednesday May 14th, 2008 at 14:01 in Cancer, exercise, hormones

  It turns out that all the running, walking and aerobics I did throughout my teen years may actually help protect me from developing breast cancer now that I'm older.While most studies have found that middle-aged woman should exercise to reduce their ...

• Normal Weight Doesn't Always Mean Healthy

  Posted on Tuesday April 1st, 2008 at 14:26 in exercise, heart disease, obesity, metabolic disorders

  If you thought you were healthy because your weight falls in the normal range, you'll be in for a big surprise. It turns out more than half of all normal-weight Americans are susceptible to heart disease, diabetes and other metabolic disorders becaus...

• Is Your Workout Zapping Your Energy?

  Posted on Wednesday March 12th, 2008 at 14:59 in exercise, supplements, minerals, healthy eating

  If you're finding that your regular workout is draining your energy instead of giving you a lift, you may be low on key nutrients. A new study published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise reports that exercising can use up certain mineral...