EXERCISE Can Help Fight Arthritis Pain
According to information provided by Mark Deysher, St. Francis Medical Center physical therapist, “Exercise can’t prevent arthritis, but it can help keep the joints healthy.” Exercise will help strengthen the muscles which assist in joint support, help improve range...
Food Journaling for Weight Loss
It’s not exactly a new strategy for aiding weight loss, but if you aren’t currently using food journals to try to shed pounds, recent research suggests that perhaps you should be. Scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center summarized the following from...
The Lowdown On Artificial Sweeteners
Compliments of IDEA Health & Fitness Association www.SusanIverson@IDEAFitnessConnect.com With all the artificial sweeteners available, you may find it challenging to separate fact from fiction. In fact, so many new sweeteners have made their way to market that the...
Maximizing Your Fat Burning Potential
A popular myth is that there is a specific range of heart rates in which you must exercise in order to burn fat. In fact, many cardio machines display a “fat-burning zone” on the main control panel to encourage people to exercise in a specific range. Now what...
Boosting Brain Health For Seniors
Neuroscientists are now convinced that the brain is capable of superior performance even into the 10th decade and beyond? If the brain remains healthy and free from disease, it can continue to function normally for as long as we live. Sustained brain health and...
Balance Training for Older Adults
According to research provided by the American College of Sports Medicine, Balance Training can assist with activities of daily living for the aging, adult population. “Balance is key to activities of daily living, performance, fall prevention and independence....
Banish A Negative Mood
You wake up to the sound of an annoying alarm, you’re dead tired, and you just plain feel out of sorts. Ugh! How do you go out into the world—or even get out of bed!—when you are feeling so blah? April Durrett, IDEA contributing editor, and health, fitness and...
Back in Action / Maintaining a Healthy Back
Have you ever found yourself complaining of back pain, or describe yourself as “having a bad back?” If so, you are not alone. Current research indicates more than 65 million Americans suffer from low-back pain every year. Back pain is one of...
Promising Solutions for Weight Loss Results
The buzz in weight loss these days is to decrease carbohydrates and reduce calories. However, if you decrease carbohydrates too much, blood sugar drops, stress hormones increase (cortisol rises) and insulin levels become imbalanced. When this...
Supermarket Survival Guide
The first step to eating smart and preventing weight gain in the New Year begins with the shopping cart. From the moment you step in the grocery store, be sure to stock up on power foods before anything else. 1. Hit the fruit and vegetable...