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Physical and Mental Health - Exercise, Fitness and Activity
Healthy body, healthy mind! Physical Exercise, Fitness, Running, Jogging, Gym and Activity. Twitter Hashtag: #GymEd Curated by Peter Mellow |
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Running is bad for your knees. The heavier the weight the better. Ice baths. And more.
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Ads for targeted fat loss, especially
for belly fat, are everywhere on social media. But is there any evidence to support this type of ‘spot reduction’?
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Chances are clients have asked you about meal frequency and nutrient timing. Is there a “right” way to eat or a right time to eat?
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Exercise culture is crazy. But what you need to do is exceedingly simple.
We hold many misconceptions about exercise. For example, we believe our ancestors were incredibly strong, or that there is a tradeoff between speed and strength.
The worst myth is that it’s normal to be less physically active as you get older. But modern hunter-gatherers remain physically active as they age.
Humans need about 150 minutes of exercise per week to be healthy, but 80% of us aren’t getting even that. A good solution is simply walking more.
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About Daniel Lieberman:
Daniel Lieberman is Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences and a professor of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. He received degrees from Harvard and Cambridge, and taught at Rutgers University and George Washington University before joining Harvard University as a Professor in 2001. He is a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Lieberman loves teaching and has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers, many in journals such as Nature, Science, and PNAS, as well as three popular books, The Evolution of the Human Head (2011), The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health and Disease (2013), and Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do is Healthy and Rewarding (2020).
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Meet the medical experts fighting bogus science, one “stitch” at a time.
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Many things we've been told about exercise are just wrong. See if you can identify the tidbits of truth in this interactive quiz about exercise myths.
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We all believe we should exercise more. So why is it so hard to keep it up? Daniel E Lieberman, Harvard professor of evolutionary biology, explodes the most common and unhelpful workout myths
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In his new book, “Exercised: Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding,” Daniel Lieberman ’86 explores exercising myths.
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The negative effects of excess body fat on heart health can't be canceled out by maintaining an active lifestyle, according to new research.
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There's no evidence perineum sunning is going to give you an energy boost, or deliver any of its other purported benefits.
Another myth. Follow the science!
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In the new book Fitter Faster, the latest exercise science reveals how to spend less time doing aerobic exercise with the same results.
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I’m not sure why ‘1200’ became the magic number of calories women should consume if they want to lose weight
I’m not even sure how I know of this number. I just seem to know it, and my friends know it, and my mum knows it too. Somehow, somewhere, I was taught that if I want to have a flat stomach and tight bottom, I need to limit my calorie intake to 1200 a day. And take up cardio.
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Fact or fiction? Sex burns a lot of calories. Snacking or skipping breakfast is bad. School physical education classes make a big difference in kids' weight.
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Urban myths and old wives tales under the microscope. Medical broadcaster Claudia Hammond busts misconceptions and untruths in the world of health.