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….
We caught a glimpse of spring this past week here in New York City, when the sun busted out and temperatures flirted with, though couldn’t quite commit to, the 60s. Chilling rain has returned, but the brief respite proved that spring will be back. Eventually. Meantime, let’s talk soup. After a winter of nubby bean…
Imagine a world where packaged foods and drinks do not contain consistent and uniform nutrition facts labels. Consider how challenging it would be to make healthy food choices regarding the quality and quantity of the foods you consume. This was the case before 1990, when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) passed the Nutrition Labeling…
One of the most effective, researched and frequently used exercises in the world of fitness is the squat (Rusin and DeBell, 2019; Schoenfeld, 2010). A fundamental movement pattern, the squat is the subject of much debate, from “proper” squat technique to its effectiveness in sport or clinical settings (Schoenfeld, 2010). One factor health and exercise…
Many of your clients are undoubtedly struggling not only to stay active themselves during this pandemic, but also to keep their kids moving. Rest, sleep and mindfulness are vital elements of coping with the stress associated with COVID-19, so sedentary pursuits like watching TV, playing video games or reading a good book can be frequently used default options in…
Key Takeaways Nearly 1.8 billion adults worldwide are at risk of disease from not doing enough physical activity. While that represents an approximate 5% increase from 2010 to 2022, there is some good news and lessons to be learned. Almost half of the world’s countries have made some improvements in the past decade, and 22…