by Susan Iverson | Aug 6, 2013 | Nutrition, Weight Management
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...
by Susan Iverson | Jul 3, 2013 | Nutrition
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...
by Susan Iverson | Jul 3, 2013 | Exercise, Exercise is Medicine™, Fitness Training, Weight Management
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...
by Susan Iverson | Jul 3, 2013 | Senior Fitness, Stress Reduction
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...
by Susan Iverson | Jul 3, 2013 | Exercise, Fitness Training, Senior Fitness
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....
