by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
When I look at today’s baseball players, I just can’t believe how big they are. They are larger and stronger than the best players of the 1930s to 1970s. Babe Ruth, arguably the greatest hitter who ever lived, was a fat elephant with relatively small...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
Many body builders and weight lifters are overly concerned about what they eat and what food supplements they take. If you want to grow larger and stronger muscles, you should concentrate on lifting weights, but you can help muscles grow larger by understanding...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
Should you exercise when you have a cold or the flu? Most doctors allow their patients to exercise when they have a cold, as long as they don’t have a fever and their muscles don’t hurt when they exercise. However, it’s probably better to stop...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
For the last 40 years, sports medicine experts have told athletes in endurance events that they should take fluids frequently during events lasting more than one hour. However, three years ago, a 28-year-old woman collapsed and died after finishing the Boston...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
The ends of bones are soft, so they must be covered with a thick white gristle called cartilage. Once damaged, cartilage can never heal. When knee cartilage is damaged, the person spends the rest of his life losing more cartilage until it is completely gone and the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 11, 2013 | Fitness
Many marathon runners think that they have to run 100 miles a week to compete successfully, but most will be able to run a marathon faster if they run fewer than 50 miles a week. Top marathon runners can run 100 miles a week and not be injured because of their...
