Subscribe RSS FeedResearchers may have found a new way to put ordinary fat cells to work, changing them from lazy blobs that store our extra calories into energy-burners.
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Pals and playtime may turn bad fat into good
September 14th, 2011 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General Health
Hey marathoners: Avoid hitting the wall!
October 28th, 2010 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in General HealthA new formula by a marathon runner and student at Harvard and MIT gives elite runners and marathon enthusiasts a more exact way to calculate just how many carb calories they need to take to stay in the 26.2 mile race.
Tags: Calories, Elite Runners, Enthusiasts, Harvard, Hey, Hitting The Wall, Marathon Runner
What Is Whole Body Vibration?
October 13th, 2008 by Greg | No Comments | Filed in Whole Body VibrationWhole body vibration was first used in Ancient Greece to help a part of the body that was not working correctly. It was further developed by a Russian scientist to help keep the muscles of the astronauts from wasting away while they were in zero gravity. Before the astronauts would leave on their mission, they would undergo vibration training to help build their muscle and bone mass. Nowadays, whole body vibration is used in a number of different ways, including in professional sports, physical therapy, and rehabilitation. What exactly is whole body vibration? (more…)
Tags: Astronauts, Bone Mass, Burn Calories, Calories, Chains, Circulation, Exercise, Exercises, Gravity, Mechanical Vibrations, Muscle And Bone, Muscles And Bones, Physical Therapy, Professional Sports, Sport Activities, Whole Body Vibration, Whole Body Vibration Therapy
