Physical Activity

A new study has found that exercising on an empty stomach in the morning can….

Women have to do about 20% more exercise to get the same benefits….

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      There are three components of a physical fitness program: cardiopulmonary endurance, flexibility and strength training.

    By Sheri Colberg, PhD     Based on past research, the top reasons why people drop out of exercise programs are the following (in no particular order): 1) lack of time, 2) exercise intensity too high, 3) orthopedic injury, and 4) lack of enjoyment. I will address each …

Weight loss and exercise can notably lower diabetes risk. But do such lifestyle changes work for everyone?…

Richard S. Beaser, MD, Edward S. Horton, MD and Catherine A. Mullooly, MS, RCEP, CDE The weeks excerpt answers the following questions: Explains how to lower risk of diabetes by 58% How many daily minutes of exercise is recommended Importance of free fatty acids What are the two major sources …

Stavros Liatis, Nikolaos Katsilambros           Case 4.1 A 65-year-old man with history of Type 2 diabetes presented to the emergency department at 10.30 pm.

Adults who engage in at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity each week can mean living up to five years longer than inactive adults….

A recent study published online in October 2012 in the British Journal of Nutrition (and reported on in Diabetes In Control) attempted to address the issue of how timing of exercise relative to meal ingestion influences substrate balance and metabolic responses1. In that study, ten sedentary, overweight men with a …