by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 29, 2021 | Fitness
Many studies show that the faster you walk, the longer you live. Picking up the pace is more healthful than just walking slowly, even if you go longer than the recommended 30 minutes per day. Paul T. Williams, a statistician at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 27, 2021 | Fitness
Intense exercise for older people is still a controversial subject, but it is far more effective than casual exercise in preventing and treating diabetes (Circulation, July 2008) and reducing belly fat (Med Sci Sports Ex, November 2008). Vigorous exercise helps to...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Feb 17, 2019 | Fitness
If you want to improve your level of fitness, you can try interval training, the technique used by athletes in sports requiring speed and endurance such as cycling, skiing, running or swimming. They exercise very intensely, rest, and then alternate intense bursts of...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 28, 2018 | Fitness
All healthy people can benefit from some form of interval training. They can pick up the pace for a few seconds while walking, running, cycling, swimming, skiing or skating, and then slow down when they feel the least discomfort. Intervals for most people means to...
