by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Fitness
Walking is one of the safest and most effective sports for fitness, but to become fit, you have to move fairly fast. You should exercise vigorously enough to increase your heart rate at least 20 beats a minute more than when you rest. Walking at a leisurely pace will...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Fitness
Ankle weights do not help you run faster or jump higher. To run fast in competition, you have to run fast in practice. Ankle weights slow you down because they interfere with your coordination and make you work much harder to raise your knees. To jump higher, you have...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Fitness
You sweat more after you finish exercising than you do while you exercise. More than 70 percent of the energy that powers your muscles is lost as heat, causing your body temperature to rise during exercise. To keep your body temperature from rising too high, your...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Nutrition
Some popular books tell you that because some prehistoric humans lived on large amounts of meat, you should do the same. I think that is lousy advice. We do know that humans' nutritional needs and system of digesting/processing/using nutrients have not changed...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | May 12, 2013 | Fitness
Parents often ask me what their children can do to prepare for their baseball season. Because training is specific, they should be training for baseball 12 months a year. There are very few kids who are so gifted that they can be very good in several sports. Many...
