Sat, 24 May 2008 Muscle Soreness and Muscle Cramping with Exercise This week on Fitness Rocks I talk to Carol Torgan, Ph.D. about muscle soreness and muscle cramping. Dr. Torgan has her Ph.D. in Kinesiology. She is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the Senior Content Director for Revolution Health on the web at www.revolutionhealth.com. |
Sat, 17 May 2008 Secrets of a Long and Healthy Life - an Interview with Author Dan Buettner This week on Fitness Rocks I talk to Dan Buettner, author of the best-selling book The Blue Zones. Dan has spent the past several years traveling the world with a team of researchers studying the habits of people who live extraordinarily long and robust lives. In his book, and in our interview, Dan shares what he learned about the secrets of a long and healthy life from the world's longest lived people. |
Sun, 11 May 2008 Fitness is an Independent Predictor for Risk of Chronic Illnesses - an Interview with Dr. Steven Blair This week on Fitness Rocks I talk with Dr. Steven Blair from the department of Exercise Science and the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina about his research work in the area of measured fitness level and health outcomes. |
Sat, 3 May 2008 DASH Diet and the Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke This week on Fitness Rocks I have a conversation with Dr. Teresa Fung of Simmons University in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Fung and her colleagues recently published a paper in the Archives of Internal Medicine on how the DASH diet affects the risk of heart disease and stroke. DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The DASH diet emphasizes increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, lower consumption of red meat and processed meat, lower consumption of sodium, and moderate consumption of low-fat dairy products. Click here to vote for Fitness Rocks at Podcast Alley |
