Why 8 Hours’ Sleep Feel Like 4 Until You’re Up and About
Ever awaken after eight hours’ sleep feeling dead tired as though you’ve slept only four hours, but within 10 minutes of being up, your entire body is piping awake? […]
Why Are People Told to Ignore Annoying Noise but Not Odors?
Tell someone that traffic noise near your home bothers you and they say “tune it out,” but tell someone the nearby sewer system stinks, and you’ll get sympathy. […]
Best Way to Shrink Fat Belly to Reduce Cancer Risk
Knowing that a fat belly increases cancer risk is just half the battle won; you now need to know the best ways to get rid of stubborn belly fat. […]
Which Is Better for Fitness: Housework, Cardio or Weights?
Which will best give you a physically fit body? Housework, cardio exercise or strength training (weight workouts)? […]
Can Arthroscopy Prevent a Need for a Hip Replacement?
Hip pain can signal the need for hip replacement surgery—or not. It depends on some factors. […]
How to Stop Your Puppy from Whining: Expert Explains
How do you stop a puppy from whining? A pet behavior expert explains how you can stop your puppy from whining. […]
Pushing a Stroller vs. Holding onto a Treadmill: the Difference
What’s the difference between holding onto a treadmill while walking and pushing a stroller? Are these two activities one and the same? […]
10 Ways Overweight Men Can Beat Gym Intimidation in the Free Weight Area
Intimidation by the free weight area of a gym is more common among men than you’d think. […]
Hearing Loss Prevention Tips for Everyday Life
Here are things you can do in everyday life that will help prevent hearing loss. “Best way to protect your ears is to first be aware of the guidelines established by the National Institute for [...]
Will Colon Cancer Surgery Interfere with the Ability to Eat?
Will colon cancer surgery affect your ability to eat? In colon cancer surgery, part or all of the large colon may be removed, and this information invariably makes many people wonder if surgery for this [...]
How Effective Is Housework for Significant Weight Loss?
Okay, so housework burns calories. So does sleeping. You're alive, you burn calories, but housework will not lead to significant or even moderate weight loss. In fact, being that you've already been doing housework all [...]
Climber’s Home Treatment for Finger Injury
Learn a simple treatment for healing finger injuries from climbing. […]
Exercises that Work the Abs Without Targeting Them
There’s a way to get six-pack abs by springtime without doing a single sit-up or crunch, or Roman chair leg raise for that matter. […]
Why Breast Cancer Survivors Should Lift Weights
Even if a breast cancer survivor has never trained with weights before, she can experience remarkable benefits including that of increased survival. […]
Want to Lower Stroke Risk? Here’s How Much to Walk
How much must a woman walk every week to reduce her risk of stroke? […]
Aerobics Classes vs. 10,000 Steps a Day for Fitness
Which is the winner? 10,000 steps a day on a pedometer or cardio aerobics classes -- even if they're done only a few times a week? Rethink putting all your eggs in that basket called "10,000 [...]
How Much Walking Lowers Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk?
The human body was meant to walk more than sit around, so it’s no surprise that yet another study shows that walking cuts breast cancer risk in women after menopause. American Cancer Society researchers found [...]
Is Weight Loss During Breastfeeding Safe?
So just how safe–or harmful–is intentional weight loss while you’re breastfeeding your baby? […]
Why the Ab Wheel Hurts Your Armpits & Solutions
Armpits hurt when doing the ab wheel or roller? You may find that discomfort in the armpits is what ultimately stops you from doing more reps with the ab wheel, versus fatigue in your abdominal [...]
Most Common Workout Mistakes People 65+ Make at Gyms
If you’re over 65 or even in your 50s you’ll want to review this list of the most common exercise errors that older people make — and why they should be avoided. […]
Four Reasons Women Should Get Physically Strong
The weak woman went out with the bathwater years ago; the strong woman is IN more than ever. There are four reasons YOU should strive to get strong in body. It’s not unfeminine for women [...]
Why Long Cardio Won’t Bring out Your Abs
Once you know why long cardio won’t bring out your abs, you’ll be on your way to a much better looking physique — and maybe a six-pack. Lengthy, steady state aerobics will not give you [...]
Why Your Client Struggles with the Back Squat
If you’re a personal trainer who can’t figure out why a client can’t do a parallel bar squat, consider femur length — relative to torso length and also shin length — regardless of client’s overall [...]
Can a Rotator Cuff Problem Cause Arm Pain from Sneezing?
When you sneeze does your upper arm or shoulder area get a brief twinge of pain? […]
Can the Dye for a Brain Angiogram Turn Urine Brown?
Was your urine brown or tea colored soon after having an angiogram to check for a brain aneurysm? […]
How Is an Aneurysm Behind the Eye Repaired?
Having a bulging blood vessel (aneurysm) behind your eye can be pretty frightening. Repairing these comes with the risk of blindness. […]
Groin Pain Only Overnight: Could this Be a UTI ?
Are you having groin pain, pressure or a gassy feeling there only overnight, particularly after you get back into bed after relieving yourself? […]
Why Saying “You Look Tired” Is Among the Rudest Comments
Telling a stranger they look tired is extremely rude and thoughtless, and contrary to myth, is NOT a show of concern. […]
Men Tell Women to Smile As a Way to Control Them
There is a real obvious reason why men tell women they don’t know to smile: It’s all about control, being the dominant sex, and getting women to smile affirms this need. […]
Is It Normal Not to Like Being Hugged By Children?
Do you cringe with awkwardness when a parent orders their child to give you a hug? Is it normal not to like getting a hug from another’s child? […]
Type of Anxiety & Depression that Responds Best to Exercise
What type of anxiety and depression responds best to exercise for those who don’t want to take medications? […]
5 Exercises to Make Your Waist Look Thinner with NO Crunches
Here are five exercises to make your waist look thinner without crunches, other ab exercises, sucking in your gut or standing a certain way. […]
Strength Tests if You Fear You Have Wrist Drop
Do you keep performing “strength tests” because you think you might have wrist drop and therefore a neurological disease? […]
Why You Can’t Climb 5 Flights of Stairs but Can Easily Do One
Why is it that you can easily go up a single flight of stairs, but can barely make it to the fifth flight? You’re panting hard, legs burning, heart pounding. Why is this? There are [...]
Five Core Exercises for People Who Hate Crunches
If you hate crunches but still want to do core-targeting exercises, here are five that are much more interesting than the same ‘ol crunches over and over. […]
Cause of Pain in One Eye When Looking Up or Down
One day I noticed that only one of my eyes experienced a dull mild pain when I looked up. […]
Sudden Purple Bruise on Underside of Index Finger
Have you noticed a purple bruise under your index finger that seemingly came out of nowhere? […]
10 Ways to Intensify Your Walking Workouts
There are 10 super ways to make your walking sessions more intense -- and you probably never even considered some of them -- but they truly do work to melt fat and greatly improve heart [...]
How to Track Calories if You’re Obese or Overweight
Here's how to track calories if your weight is in the obese range. Calorie tracking can be your best friend if you're ready to lose a lot of weight and keep it off. For whom [...]
Do Chest Workouts Strain the Heart More than Leg Workouts?
Do you ever wonder if intense chest workouts strain the heart more than heavy deadlifts or squats? When you do chest routines at the gym, you may have wondered if this puts particular strain on [...]
