Health and Fitness
Health and Fitness Podcasts
- No More Boring Dreadmills The latest diet and fitness tips, advice, and news.
- Quit Being A Meal Skipper The latest diet and fitness tips, advice, and news.
- Surrender To The Night Munchies The latest diet and fitness tips, advice, and news.
- Outsmart Those Scary Tomatoes The latest diet and fitness tips, advice, and news.
- Super Summer Sporting The latest diet and fitness tips, advice, and news.
Health News
- Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
By Li Hui and Maxim Duncan QIANTUN, China (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is now giving. "Living here is better than staying at home alone. We help each other and have a common language," said the spritely Zhang, an enthusiastic dancer. "We are very happy here. ... - Saudi Arabia has another case of new coronavirus: WHO LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and spread into Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday. In a disease outbreak update issued from its Geneva headquarters, the WHO said the latest patient is an 81-year-old woman with multiple medical conditions. She became ill on April 28 and is in a critical but stable condition. ...
- Lundbeck says drug shows improvement in depression symptoms COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck and Japanese partner Takeda said on Saturday that data from clinical phase III studies with the antidepressant vortioxetine had shown significant improvement in patients' symptoms. Lundbeck said in a statement that the trial showed safety levels consistent with previously completed studies at lower doses. Lundbeck and Takeda submitted vortioxetine, also known as Brintellix, for regulatory approval in the United States and Europe at the end of last year. ...
- Men Struggle With Wives' Breast Cancer Men struggle with their wives' breast cancer, but don't always speak up.
- Bernanke upbeat on innovation outlook in commencement address
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last 100 years that included memories of his 1963 South Carolina home. Bernanke made no reference to monetary policy or the immediate outlook for the U.S. economy in prepared remarks to graduates of Bard College at Simon's Rock, Massachusetts. But the die-hard baseball fan did manage to work in a reference to one of the sport's greats. ...
Health and Exercise
- 5 Weeks to Your Best Body Ever: The Workout
- Tame Every Bulge With These Animal-Inspired Moves
- 31 Ways to Energize Your Workout
- The CarbLovers Workout
Good news: You don’t have to pump iron or run marathons to succeed on The CarbLovers Diet. But exercise will help you lose weight more quickly (and keep it off), and you’ll feel great doing it too.
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That’s because a diet rich in Resistant Starch and other carbs fuels your muscles, speeds your metabolism, and makes your energy soar, so even former couch potatoes may want to hit the gym!
This easy, full-body routine takes less than 30 minutes a day, and you can do it at home or at the gym. It combines strength training and cardio, plus a quick belly-blasting routine—you’ll burn nearly 900 extra calories a week, plus trim about 3 inches a month from your belly, hips, and thighs!
Do these moves with dumbbells, a sturdy bench or step, a mat, and a stability ball. Here's a sample schedule, but it’s fine to skip a day or two.Day Workout Monday Interval cardio (see plans below) Tuesday Tone Up All Over strength routine Wednesday Interval cardio Thursday Firm Your Belly ab routine Friday Interval cardio Saturday Tone Up All Over strength routine Sunday Interval cardio
Blast fat and calories! Your cardio plans
To burn off all the fat covering those gorgeous muscles you're sculpting, do 4–5 of these 35-minute interval workouts per week. Why intervals? Because they're the fastest way to burn maximum calories in minimum time.
The intensity levels below are based on a scale of 1–10, where 1 is kicking back on the couch and 10 is pushing as hard as you can. After each workout, cool down at a slow pace for 5 minutes.
Outdoor walking workout
1.Walk at a moderate pace (an intensity of 3–4) for 5 minutes to warm up.
2.Pick up your pace for 3 minutes so you're working at a 6–7.
3.Crank your pace up to an 8 for 2 minutes. Take shorter, faster steps, drive your bent elbows back, and let your hips move from side to side.
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 five more times.
Treadmill workout
1.Walk at a moderate pace with no incline (an intensity of 3–4) for 5 minutes to warm up.
2.Pick up your speed to a 6–7 for 3 minutes.
3.Rev up your pace to an 8, and increase the incline by 2%–3% for 2 minutes.
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 five more times.
Elliptical workout
1.Use light resistance with a medium ramp (for an intensity of 3–4) for 5 minutes to warm up.
2.Keeping light resistance, raise ramp to high for 3 minutes, aiming for an intensity of 6–7.
3.Lower ramp and increase resistance; work at a challenging pace (about an 8) for 2 minutes.
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 five more times.
Bike workout (outdoor or indoor)
1.Pedal at medium speed/resistance (an intensity of 3–4) for 5 minutes to warm up.
2.Increase your speed and/or resistance to moderate intensity (a 6–7) for 3 minutes.
3.Up your intensity to an 8 for 2 minutes.
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 five more times. - A More Flexible You in 5 Minutes
Health and Disease Prevention
- Lundbeck says drug shows improvement in depression symptoms COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck and Japanese partner Takeda said on Saturday that data from clinical phase III studies with the antidepressant vortioxetine had shown significant improvement in patients' symptoms. Lundbeck said in a statement that the trial showed safety levels consistent with previously completed studies at lower doses. Lundbeck and Takeda submitted vortioxetine, also known as Brintellix, for regulatory approval in the United States and Europe at the end of last year. ...
- Flesh-eating disease victim gets prosthetic hands
ATLANTA (AP) — A metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic hands.
