by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 5, 2014 | Fitness
If you want to compete in sports that require speed, such as running, cycling, swimming, skiing, skating, or team sports such as football, basketball, baseball or hockey, you have to train at a pace fast enough to exceed your lactic acid threshold. Lactic acid...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 15, 2013 | Fitness
The best time to take sugar to help you prolong your intense exercise is 30 minutes or less before you start. Researchers in Scotland showed that taking a sugared drink 30 minutes before exercise allowed the subjects to exercise at 90 percent of their maximum capacity...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 10, 2013 | Fitness
VO2max can be used to predict a person’s risk of premature death from a heart attack. Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have developed a simple way to estimate a person’s VO2max, his maximal ability to take in and use oxygen (Med Sci...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 3, 2013 | Fitness
If you're 60, 70, 80 or any age and want a really fun way to exercise, try a Trike! You have no problem with balance, no risk of falling, and you can move as fast (or slow) as you like. Climbing hills is no problem because the gears go down really low, you...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jun 22, 2013 | Fitness
If you don't run very fast in practice, you won't be able to run very fast in races. At the University of Copenhagen, Danish scientists studied experienced runners who had been running 60 miles a week at a fast pace. One group was told to cut their mileage in...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Fitness
If it hurts to touch a point that’s in the middle of one side of your buttocks, you probably have piriformis syndrome. This chronic condition is very difficult to diagnose, because other injuries may produce exactly the same symptoms. Similar pain may be the...
