Sat, 25 August 2007 Sixty-Three Marathons in Sixty-Three Days! Tim Borland has been planning and training to use his passion for running to help in the fight against an absolutely devastating hereditary childhood illness called Ataxia-Telangiectasia. In this episode of Fitness Rocks Tim talks to us about how, and why, he has committed to running 63 back-to-back marathons every day for 63 days. You won't want to miss this inspiring story. The A-T Cure Tour begins September 3rd and you can follow Tim's progress at the A-T Cure Tour website. Music: Jon Schmidt - All of Me |
Sun, 19 August 2007 Can Your Friends Make You Gain Weight? A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine takes a look at the influence of social networks in the person-to-person spread of obesity. I think you'll find the research sheds more light on the complicated processes behind the obesity epidemic. |
Tue, 14 August 2007 Falmouth Road Race 2007 This year was the first year everybody in my family ran a road race together. It was my daughter's first race, and I ran with her. At the last minute it occurred to me that I should take my video recorder and record the race as we ran it. So I did. Let me know what you think of this first Fitness Rocks Video Podcast. Music: Jon Schmidt - Ridin' West American Heartbreak - The Last of the Superheroes Direct download: Falmouth_Road_Race_2007_youtube_copy_1.mov Category: Video Blogs -- posted at: 4:10 PM |
Sat, 11 August 2007 Growing Toward Balance This week I have an interview with Dr. Mary Kearns. Dr. Kearns is an applied developmental Psychologist and she has a new book out entitled Growing Toward Balance. Dr. Kearns talks to us about the impact of stress on our health and gives us some ideas on how we can cope with stress more effectively. References: Music: Jon Schmidt - All of Me |
Sat, 4 August 2007 It's Never Too Late - Part 2 In podcast 055 I reviewed an article about how middle-aged people can dramatically reduce their risk of heart disease and all-cause mortality by adopting the four basic elements of a healthy lifestyle - even at age 65! The four basic elements of a healthy lifestyle are: eating five or more fruits and vegetables per day; exercising at least 30 minutes every day; maintaining a healthy weight (BMI between 18.5 - 24.9); and not smoking. This week on Fitness Rocks we are very fortunate to have medical researcher Dr. Dana King on the show. Dr. King is the lead author on the paper reviewed in podcast 055. References: Turning Back Clock: Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle in Middle Age Music: Jon Schmidt - All of Me |
