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Category Archives: Weight Loss
Muscle Building Study Finds Many Teens Focused on Bodybuilding
A surprisingly large number of teenagers, including both boys and girls, care about building muscle and take various steps toward doing so, according to a new muscle building study by researchers at the University of Minnesota. While many of these muscle building habits are healthy, some of them could actually lead to long-term health problems, according to the researchers. It’s important for parents, doctors, educators and the teens themselves to understand which bodybuilding habits are healthy and which are not. The study, which surveyed approximately 2,800 students from 20 middle schools and high schools around St. Paul and Minneapolis, came to some interesting conclusions about the muscle building habits of teenagers. Approximately 80% of girls and 91% of boys said they exercised longer and/or harder to increase muscle. Making changes to eating habits to support muscle growth was found to be less common but still highly prevalent, with 62% of girls and 68% of boys admitting to doing so. Teens unfortunately reported using riskier methods as well, however.
Posted in Body Building, Diet, Exercise, Food, Health, Health Facts, News, Nutrition, Parenting, Skin and Beauty, Studies, Weight Loss, Weight Training
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Dancing Can Alleviate Mild Mental Health Issues in Teen Girls
Dancing at a club or party can provide some unfocused cardiovascular exercise. Even better, other types of dancing can improve flexibility, increase core strength, and help burn calories. For younger people, however, the act of dancing may also have benefits beyond the physical. For example, teenage girls can help alleviate mild mental health issues such as problem internalization just through dancing, according to a new study conducted at the Karolinska Institutet’s Centre for Health Care Sciences in Sweden. In the dance and mental health study, girls reported greater improvements in health after taking dance classes twice a week in comparison to girls who did not engage in dance. The findings suggest that dance is an excellent way to improve not only physical health but mental health as well.
Posted in Exercise, Health, Health Facts, Mental Health, News, Parenting, Studies, Weight Loss, Women
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Physical Exercise Benefits Include Added Years of Life
Engaging in frequent physical exercise, such as walking, jogging, swimming and sports, can add years to an individual’s lifespan, even if that individual is overweight, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health. Individuals who engaged in more intense activity tended to increase their lifespans even further, though moderate physical exercise benefits were recorded also. The study found that individuals could benefit regardless of their gender, age, weight and status of health. The Harvard researchers examined data from six existing studies involving health and exercise data for almost 640,000 people over the age of 40. Roughly 82,500 of the individuals died during a 10-year follow-up period. The study was the first to estimate changes in life expectancy based on body mass index, or BMI, and physical activity.
Posted in Body Building, Exercise, Health, Health Facts, Medical, News, Studies, Weight Loss, Weight Training
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Lack of Sleep Reduces Fat Metabolism
Fat cells have difficulty responding to insulin, the hormone responsible for regulating blood sugar levels, when you’re sleep deprived, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Chicago. As a result, the metabolism of fat cells slows down considerably. The findings add to a growing body of evidence establishing a link between lack of sleep fat metabolism, and body weight, including a recent study showing that sleep deprivation inhibits fat burning and increases muscle loss. The results may not be entirely surprising, however, as the benefits of getting a good night’s sleep seem to be nearly endless. In addition to simply making a person feel rested a ready for the day, getting consistent sleep has mental health benefits and can potentially lower the risk for heart disease. Sleep also plays an important role in immune functions and preventing infections.
Posted in Health, Health Facts, Medical, Mental Health, News, Studies, Weight Loss
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The Sleep Diet: Exercise, Dieting… and Sleep
A new sleep diet editorial authored by Canadian researchers suggests that sleep is just as important to weight loss as physical exercise and healthy eating. The researchers believe that a widespread lack of shut-eye is a major factor in obesity prevalence, and the fact that this is relatively unknown is why so many people fail to lose weight even with diet and exercise. According to the editorial by Angelo Tremblay (Laval University, Quebec) and Jean-Philippe Chaput (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute), the importance of sleep to weight loss is becoming more recognized among the medical community, but fitness experts and doctors should do more to further educate patients. Aside from weight loss, it’s always a good idea to get enough sleep, as an adequate amount of rest has been known to help with memory issues and disease prevention.
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