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I’m happy to announce that Being Healthy for Busy People was a finalist in the health category of the Podcast Awards! That’s two years running and I owe it to all of you. Thank you so very much! For anyone interested in voting for the podcast, voting opens at podcastawards.com on November 13 and runs [...]
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Most people who are trying to get fit or lose weight, understand that aerobic exercise is a key component of reaching their goals. The question isn’t: “Should we do aerobic exercise?” It’s: “How intensely should we do aerobic exercise?” The answer that we usually hear is that working out at a moderate exercise intensity enables [...]
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You just started exercising and you felt great, so you dramatically increased the intensity and duration of your workout. While doing that you felt a dull pain. Over the next few days the pain recurred intermittently, but it wasn’t bad enough to interfere with your exercise. So, you pushed on, ignoring the pain. As time [...]
Paula had gained 20 pounds since she moved to San Diego 6 months ago. She knew that she had to change something or her weight would get out of control. Convinced that running would do the trick, she grabbed a pair of walking shoes out of her closet and started running for 20 to 30 [...]
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Today I am bringing you another Q&A show. Since the last two have been so well received, I’m going to continue putting out one of these Q & A shows every month or two, as long as I keep getting lots of questions. Answering them in a podcast seems like the best way to go [...]
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Many people believe that stretching before and after a workout prevents injuries and minimizes muscle soreness. That’s because the recommendation used to be to stretch before and after exercise. In recent years, these commonly held beliefs have come under scrutiny and the recommendations have changed. So, today my goal is to help you understand what [...]
Larry is an avid runner training for his first marathon, which is coming up in September. Unfortunately, he is having some difficulty with his training. The weather is just too hot where he lives, making it hard to run. Lately, the temperatures have been over 100 F (38 C). Despite that, Larry needs to train [...]
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According to a Gallup poll, about 3 out of 5 adults have foot pain. Most accept it as a fact of life, but most foot pain can actually be prevented. So, since many people have ongoing foot pain and many others will experience it at some point in their life, I had to discuss it [...]
Photo by wili hybrid via Flickr The marathon was still six months off, but Jacob was pretty excited. He had always been a runner, but he had never had the time to commit to training for a full marathon before. He had all the right gear. Everything from the shoes and special socks to the [...]
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Photo by cmaccubin via Flickr Back on show #40, I talked about ways to minimize or avoid muscle soreness and muscle cramps during exercise. For those that didn’t hear that show, those are aches and pains that while painful, do not involve injury. In this show, I am going to cover exercise related injuries. Specifically, [...]
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Photo by syntheticj via Flickr Sometimes, after a really hard workout, you feel so stiff and sore that it hurts to move. Getting out of bed or getting dressed is so painful that you can’t help grunting as you pull on your clothes. Or maybe you wake up with a cramp in your calf or [...]
Photo by indywriter via Flickr Are you bored with your exercise routine? Do you dread the workouts you used to enjoy? If you answered yes to either of those questions, then it is time to spice up your workout sessions with a little cross-training. Variety is the spice of life after all! So, what is [...]
Photo by Mauricio Pellegrinetti via Flickr Almost everyone has experienced the unpleasant sensation of foot blisters at one time or another. They tend to occur at the heel or soles of the feet. And wow can they be uncomfortable and even painful sometimes. They can make walking a living nightmare. If you put your body [...]
Photo by TimWilson via Flickr The first few months of the year are always super busy at the gym. The place is jam packed with new people. There are waits for aerobic equipment that make amusement park lines seem fast in comparison and sometimes it seems that all the weight equipment you want to use [...]
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Today I would like to talk about a subject that is dear to my heart. That’s right, running. Both my dad and mom were runners. They got me started competing in track when I was in elementary school and I have been running ever since. Running is really the gold standard of exercise. It is [...]
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