Sat, 29 December 2007 Fitness, Fatness, and Health It's time for those New Year's resolutions. For many people that means another attempt at weight loss. This week on Fitness Rocks I thought it would be appropriate to review another recent study looking at the relationship between fitness, fatness, and the overall risk of poor health and premature death from all causes. A study from the December 5, 2007 issue of JAMA looked at the impact on our health status of fitness as measured during exercise testing and fatness as assessed by BMI, waist circumference, and percent body fat. Understanding the data from this study will help you shape better, more achievable goals for the New Year, and the rest of your life. |
Sat, 22 December 2007 Exercise Fat Burning Zone: An Interview with Dr. Len Kravitz What sort of exercise routine will burn the most fat calories? Does it matter if exercise is low intensity or high intensity? What about type of exercise and duration of exercise? The fitness world is filled with "gurus" who have strong opinions about these and other questions regarding the type of exercise that is best suited for losing weight and being fit. In this episode of Fitness Rocks we will get answers to these questions and clear up a lot of confusion by going directly to a genuine expert, Dr. Len Kravitz. Dr. Kravitz is a professor of exercise physiology and a researcher at the University of New Mexico. He has recently published an article on the topic of "exercise fat-burning zones" in the IDEA Fitness Journal. |
Sat, 15 December 2007 Cross Training with Coach Adam This week on Fitness Rocks Podcast 076 we talk to Adam Krajchir, the founder of Race With Purpose, about cross-training. Adam is an exercise physiologist with a great deal of experience training elite athletes and ordinary athletes like the rest of us. We also have a special short story submission from Mike Ormsby, a listener from Romania. Mike writes about his recent experience running a marathon. Music: Jon Schmidt - All of Me |
Sat, 8 December 2007 Vegetarian Diets: Myths and Misconceptions - an Interview with David Nieman, Dr.P.H. This week on Fitness Rocks we are talking with Dr. David Nieman about vegetarian diets and health. Dr. Nieman is an active researcher and a prolific author on topics of health and nutrition. Listen to Fitness Rocks podcast 075 to learn whether you can get enough protein from a vegetarian diet as well as other essential nutrients. I know you'll find this interview enlightening and useful. |
Sat, 1 December 2007 Interview with Tory Klemensten - Triathlete and Marathon Runner Tory Klementsen is an accomplished endurance athlete - but she wasn't always such a fitness enthusiast. In fact, Tory is a woman who successfully lost 100 pounds five years ago and changed from couch potato to marathoner. Her story is compelling and inspirational. Check it out in podcast 074. |
