by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
A study from Virginia Tech shows that super slow training can help older people become very strong. You can't become very strong just by exercising. To strengthen a muscle, you have to exercise it vigorously enough to make it burn and hurt. The burning damages the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
Advertisements on television claim that you can wrap a special belt around your belly, plug it into an electric outlet, turn on the electricity, and then watch your belly muscles contract to give you rock-hard belly muscles. You can bet that the beautiful people who...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
You’ll see lots of exercise programs, devices and machines in television commercials that claim to get rid of fat from your belly. While they can strengthen your belly muscles, there is no such thing as spot reduction. When you take in more calories than your...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
T’ai Chi can help older people improve balance, which can protect them from falling and breaking their bones. It is also a safe way to build muscle strength. Older people lose coordination and are at increased risk for falling. T’ai Chi is a specific...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission charged marketers of three widely advertised electronic abdominal exercise belts (AB Energizer, AbTronic, and Fast Abs) with falsely advertising that users will get “six pack” or “washboard” abs without...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
Mamo Wolde died recently at age 71. At 36, He won the 1968 Olympic marathon and the 10,000-meter silver medal in Mexico City. He spend the last part of his life in prison. He was buried with a guard of honor of some of the greatest distance runners who ever lived. In...
