The Overweight Teen on Dr. Phil
I don't normally watch Dr. Phil but caught it tonight while flipping through channels. There was a teenager featured on the show who was over 350 pounds and her mother kept throwing her hands up in ...
Standard pregnancy weight can lead to overweight toddlers
The standard advice for how much weight a woman should gain during pregnancy may need to change, according to a rigorous and provocative study suggesting that even accepted weight gains may raise the ...
Diets an unhealthy fix for teen weight concerns
Teens who go on diets to drop some pounds are more likely to skip breakfast and binge eat -- which may at least partly explain why they put on more weight over time than their peers who don't diet, a ...
Interval training to prepare for consistent running/jogging
Hesitant to jog or run for long distances? Consider building up to that point by interval training, starting by walking at a quicker than normal pace, then speeding it up to a light jog. Try and spend ...
Looking for running routes/mileage for SF and Marin runs.
Am training for a half & i want to be somewhat meticulous about it (i.e. when i should be on a 6 mile run, i'd like to know a route before i just take off running. would also ideally like to have som ...
ItRunsInMyFamily.com, what runs in yours?
This site has a tool that helps track diabetes that runs in the family:
www.ItRunsInMyFamily.com
This is a good way to help people become more aware of their family risk for diabetes.
Get on your bike
With the summer finally here, you may be thinking about new ways for you to enjoy the outdoors. You might be looking to find new ways to exercise, or want a way to spend ...
Overweight people more likely to get asthma
Obese and overweight people are 50 percent more likely to get asthma than those of normal weight, suggesting that weight loss could help reduce the number of asthma cases, U.S. researchers said Monday ...
