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Health & Wellness July 13, 2024 The taper is an essential aspect of training that many new runners need to remember to incorporate into their training program. Tapering means reducing your training load before a competition to optimize performance on race day. It’s the rest period before race day to reduce the effects of muscle fatigue brought on by months of rigorous training. During marathon training, muscle power diminishes, stores of glycogen (a form of glucose) deplete and overall muscle fatigue accumulates. The tapering period minimizes the adverse effects of a long-distance training schedule, so your muscles will be fresh…
By Leo Babauta How much of your day is spent either 1) trying to make yourself do something you really don’t want to do, or 2) avoiding doing that thing you don’t want to force yourself to do (and feeling guilty about it)? In truth, this is most of the day for many people. Trying to coerce ourselves to do stuff. So a few things to say about coercing ourselves: It doesn’t work really well — we’ll put up a lot of resistance if we’re trying to force ourselves. Even if you can do it, it’s super not fun! And…
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The carnivore diet is making waves in the world of weight loss. This diet, which consists solely of animal products, has gained a significant following online for its promise of rapid weight loss and other purported health benefits, such as reduced inflammation, improved gut health, and mental clarity. But does the carnivore diet live up to the hype? To find out, we spoke with registered dietitians who weigh in on this growing way of eating. As with any diet trend, looking beyond the hype and examining the facts is essential. The carnivore diet is appealing because of its straightforward approach…
You’ve decided you want to take up Pilates, so you start looking for a studio. As you skim through ClassPass, you realize there’s Pilates and there’s Lagree Pilates. What the heck is the difference, and which one should you choose? “The biggest and most obvious difference, in my opinion, exists between the Pilates reformer and the Megaformer used in Lagree. Other than both having springs and a carriage, they are almost entirely different in every other way,” says Kevyn Zeller, a certified Pilates instructor. Both the Lagree Method and classical Pilates are great forms of exercise, but they’re not interchangeable.…
Health & Wellness July 12, 2024 Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. Mayo Clinic announces a groundbreaking achievement in organ transplantation, offering hope to thousands who have lost their ability to speak, swallow and breathe on their own due to diminished function or loss of their larynx. A multidisciplinary team of doctors in Arizona performed the third known total larynx transplant in the U.S. The case also marks a medical milestone as the first known total larynx transplant performed as part of a clinical trial and the first on…
The beach is one of the first places that comes to mind when thinking about summer. If you want to use the beach to work out this summer but aren’t sure what to do, we got you! In this beach workout, we will leverage the beach’s unique traits into a fun workout. No, we won’t be making dumbbells filled with sand, but we will take advantage of the space and sand in other creative ways! All the exercises for this beach workout will be plyometric, involving explosive movements with one’s body weight rather than externally applied resistance. One of the…
Getting up and down from the ground and lifting weights up and down from the ground is the hardest thing physically we do. That’s why burpees suck are so difficult. But bad things happen when we lose the mobility to get up and down from the ground. That’s why training it is so important. Enter the Turkish Get Up. Although the Turkish Get-Up (TGU) is a convoluted way to get up and down, it is a full-body exercise that combines mobility, strength, stability, and coordination. If you’re looking to add a versatile and challenging move to your workouts, it’s the…
Mayo Clinic Minute July 12, 2024 Summer vacation for kids is well underway. Finding activities to keep the kids busy and destinations to visit can be on many parents’ list. There is one place Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Steven Maher hopes they don’t have to visit — and that’s the emergency medicine department. From wearing bike helmets to keeping kids hydrated, Dr. Maher says there are a few things you can do to help keep kids safe during summer play. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (:59) is in the downloads at the end of this post. Please courtesy:…
Minnie Hatch, 29, from Salt Lake City, had painful stomach cramps, and other symptoms for months before finding out she had Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff. These bacteria can grow out of control after a course of antibiotics, causing bloody diarrhea and sometimes serious damage to the intestines. Since 2015, she has had dozens of debilitating and life-threatening recurrences, and needed three fecal transplants, which involves receiving poop from a donor via colonoscopy to help restore healthy bacteria in the colon. Here’s her story, as told to senior health writer Katie Camero.My symptoms started about 10 years ago. I was…