04 Thursday Oct 2018
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Next time you hit the treadmill, raise the incline. Exercise physiologist Tom Holland says the “zero setting” on most machines is actually slightly downhill. He says a 1-point-zero incline will be flatter, and help you burn more calories.
13 Thursday Sep 2018
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10K, 5K, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, marathon, race, relax, run, running, squint, squinting, sunglasses, tension, win the race
Wear sunglasses. You’ll not only look cool, you’ll stop squinting and relax your face. Doing that will set off a chain reaction… and you’ll end up relaxing your neck, shoulders and upper body. That’s according to marathon running coach Andrew Kastor. He says that even a tiny bit of tension in your upper body can throw off your form, which means you won’t stride as powerfully. And tight muscles work harder and use more energy than relaxed ones – so you’ll burn out more quickly. So wear some shades and leave everyone in your dust.
07 Thursday Jun 2018
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…it’s just as good as going for a run. All you need is a 20% incline to burn as many calories walking, as you do running. That’s according to the University of Colorado at Boulder. They say a 20% slope will feel like you’re climbing stairs. But if the incline is less than that, you’ll burn more calories running.
28 Monday May 2018
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Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, death rate, healthy, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, jog, jogging, run, runner, running
According to the American College of Cardiology, a light jog may be the best form of running if you want a longer life. And all you need to do is cover 2 miles. For the study, researchers followed 5,000 healthy people for 12 years. They tracked how often they ran, as well as how fast and how far. And the people who had the lowest death rate were light joggers who ran no more than three times a week, at a slow or average pace, for 15 to 30 minutes at a time. In plain English – that translates to jogging two miles, three times a week. And the best news is that most people find that totally doable – as far as the time they have for exercise. So even though you get bragging rights for running marathons… all you need to do is jog two miles to live a longer life.
30 Tuesday Jan 2018
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body temperature, climbing stairs, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, cool down, exercse, fit, in-shape, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, run, runner, running, stairs, sweat, sweating, sweaty
If you break into a sweat climbing a flight of stairs, it may NOT be because you’re unfit. It may be the opposite! In studies, long-distance runners started sweating sooner than couch-potato guys under the same conditions. That’s because sweating is a fit person’s way of cooling the body down quickly. And people who aren’t as physically fit aren’t as efficient at regulating body temperature.
21 Friday Jul 2017
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You’d think we’d be working out more on weekends, since we have more free time. But Saturdays and Sundays are the days we’re LEAST likely to exercise. The most popular day of the week for a sweat session is Tuesday. That’s according to data compiled by Twitter. It seems Mondays are too hectic for a workout – and on the weekends we’re too busy having a good time. And our eating habits follow a similar pattern. Quinoa and kale consumption peak on Mondays and Tuesdays, then things start going downhill… with more beer and French fries being consumed as the week goes on – and peaking on Fridays.
30 Tuesday May 2017
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5-K, 5K, aurobics, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, Dr. Nieca Goldberg, exercise, heart rate, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, run, running, spin class, stair climbing, stairs, workout
Even if you’re fit enough to run a 5‑K or take a spin class – climbing a staircase can still leave you breathless. Cardiologist Dr. Nieca Goldberg says unless you’re a StairMaster junkie, climbing stairs can elevate your heart rate quickly, leaving you short on oxygen. Especially since you’re essentially doing uphill lunges and fighting gravity, while lifting your whole bodyweight one leg at a time. And running up 20 stairs versus running 20 steps on flat terrain combines aerobics with strength training. So yes, even if you’re in great shape, a flight of stairs can leave you gasping.
26 Wednesday Apr 2017
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If you exercise while wearing earbuds – you’re at risk from cardio ear! It’s similar to swimmer’s ear – because when sweat collects in your ear canal, it can cause an infection within 24-hours. Ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Eugene Chio says when sweat gets trapped in your ear, it creates the perfect moist environment for bacteria to thrive. So how do you know if you have cardio ear? It’ll be painful, throbbing with an oozy discharge… and it’s not just gross, it’s dangerous. It could rupture your eardrum! So give your earbuds a rest at least once a week – and go old-school with over-the-ear headphones.
14 Tuesday Mar 2017
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5K, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, Denmark, fat burning, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, junk food, lean, lose weight, run, runner, running, weight loss, weightloss
If so, you’re a lean, mean, fat burning machine. Researchers from Denmark found runners who logged about 3 miles a week lost an average of 4 pounds in a year – while keeping their diet exactly the same. BUT, runners who also cut back the usual suspects – soda, snacks and junk food – lost 12 pounds on average. And notice I said “cut back” – they didn’t have to drop those fun foods entirely. So lace up your running shoes, do 3.1 miles a week, and you’re guaranteed to lose weight.
22 Wednesday Feb 2017
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burn more calories, calories, cell phone, cellphone, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, music, playlist, PLOS One, run, runner, running, text, text messages, texting, workout
It may seem obvious, but the journal PLOS One says runners who talk on the phone or check text messages don’t get a great workout. Their intensity drops off. So turn off notifications and silence incoming calls… And tune into your workout playlist, instead. Because runners listening to music enjoyed their workout more, ran faster, and burned more calories than those who totally unplugged.
