Category: Fitness
Why safely reopening high school sports is going to be a lot harder than opening college and pro ball
How can schools and club sports with limited resources can safely reopen?
Why your intermittent fasting diet isn’t working
Dieters ate more on non-fasting days because they knew food intake would be restricted the following day. They were also less physically active.
How to use your bathroom scale to find the right weight loss strategy
People who weigh themselves regularly are more successful at losing weight. But standing on a scale, in itself, doesn’t help people to magically lose weight.
State campgrounds in 22 counties to reopen June 1
Counties reopening for camping are all actively in Phase 2 of Gov. Inslee’s ‘Safe Start’ plan and have also been approved for camping by county officials.
Lockdown: how to stay fit at home
Research shows that being sedentary is bad for your physical and mental health, so staying active during this difficult time is important.
More steps, lower risk of death, study finds
In a new study, higher daily step counts were associated with lower mortality risk from all causes.
Hoping to get in shape for summer? Ditch the fads in favour of a diet more likely to stick
Looking past the quick fix and fad diets to longer-term solutions will improve your chance of keeping the weight off and staying healthy all year round.
King County and Seattle close playgrounds, parks and trials
Ballfields and playfields are open for walking and other non-team activities.
Can’t Resist Tempting Food? Scientists Explore Why
Why can some people walk right by the snacks without stopping, or only go there when they’re hungry, while others can’t resist eating every time they see food?
20-minute neighborhoods – lessons from Australia
People living in a 20-minute neighborhood can meet most of their everyday needs within a 20-minute walk, cycle or local public transport trip of their home.
New approach needed to tackle obesity epidemic
Our emphasis on behavioral interventions has been disappointing. Society needs to find a way to talk about obesity and come up with ways to deal with it.
We’re naturally lazy
If you have to force yourself up off your couch to try to get in some physical activity, rest assured, you’re not the only one.
One in seven Americans physically inactive – CDC
Physical inactivity is defined as not doing in any leisure-time physical activities over the last month – activities such as walking for exercise or gardening.
Your fitness now predicts your risk of obesity later better than your genes
Your body mass index — or BMI — when you’re young does a better job predicting whether you will be obese later in life than your genes.