But in previews, Toossi, 33, still found herself negotiating, and sometimes resisting, the reaction of her audience. In one scene, Elham, a young, fiercely intelligent aspiring medical student, struggles with an oral presentation and splutters to her classmates, in halting English, “I want everyone to know I am not idiot.” The instructor corrects her, and…
The American Cancer Society has updated its guidelines on diet and physical activity for cancer prevention, identifying the four key elements of reducing a person’s lifetime risk of developing or dying from cancer: Staying at a healthy weight Staying active throughout life Following a healthy eating pattern Avoiding or limiting alcohol consumption Only “not smoking”…
The push-up has long been used to develop strength in the arms, shoulders and chest. However, the push-up is also a great core exercise. During the exercise, the trunk and hips should remain as stable as possible to create a lever for the working muscles. The deep core muscles, such as the transverse abdominus, become…
In the evolving landscape of weight management, the emergence of drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro marks a significant shift. These drugs, and others like them, are classified as either GLP-1 analogs or GLP-1/GIP receptor agonists. For the sake of simplicity, in this blog they are referred to collectively as “GLP-1 drugs” or “GLP-1 medications.” …
It’s 6:15 a.m. and you are five minutes into your first run in weeks. The temperature is perfect and the sun is just emerging, turning the sky into a stained glass masterpiece. Then you feel a twinge in your knee stepping onto a curb. Was there a click? It aches a little, but not badly….
Just a few days before the calendar turned to 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health & Human Services released the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This document is updated and published every five years, with the intention to present the most current scientific evidence about what people should eat and…
Health and exercise professionals use different types of verbal instruction to effectively communicate and instruct their clients to move efficiently and to successfully perform an exercise. Verbal instruction, in the form of cueing, has shown to help improve motor control and learning, while attempting to optimize motor performance (Benz et al., 2016; Makaruk et al.,…
Resistance training is essential for optimal growth and development in the youth population and has shown to be safe and effective (Faigenbaum et al., 2009). This form of training can provide significant benefits within this group, which may have a substantial impact on future participation in physical activity and decrease risk of health complications. Furthermore,…
Dr. Lynn Herrmann earned her PhD in community health – health behavior with a kinesiology focus. She also has an MPH with a health promotion concentration. As a professor at Northern Illinois University, she conducts research on physical-activity promotion and teaches health promotion courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Dr. Herrmann is an American…
Data-driven Training is Trending One of the newest trends to emerge in the world of resistance training is a focus on data-driven training—using technology to track our performance in real time. “An example of this is tracking the velocity of our squat,” says Scott Logan, strength and conditioning coach at High Performance Sport New Zealand….