A recent study found that participants chose healthier foods and ate less when they were presented with menus that displayed the amount of exercise needed to burn off the calories in a meal. The study was led by a graduate student at Texas Christian University, and its goal was to determine what impact exercise and […]
New Study Examines Range of Motion in High Heel Wearers
We’ve written about the health risks associated with high heels in previous blog posts, and a new study out of Korea further highlighted the risks when it examined the long-term effects that high heeled shoes have on range of motion in the ankle. Below, we take a look at the study and its findings. Background […]
Exercise Improves Glycemic Control in Diabetics
A study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that patients with type 2 diabetes saw a substantial improvement in glycemic control when they added a single, moderate-intensity workout to their daily routine. Method In their study, researchers gathered 60 people afflicted with type 2 diabetes and monitored their glucose levels over […]
Obesity Rates Soar Over Last 20 Years
A little over 20 years ago there was a national study on obesity in America that offered an insight into obesity rates on a state-by-state perspective. In the 1991 findings, a portion of states reported less than 10% obesity rates, and a large chunk of states showed obesity rates between 10%-20%. No state reported an […]
Double-Jointed Teens at Higher Risk for Musculoskeletal Pain
A new British study suggests that adolescents with joint hypermobility are at a greater risk for developing certain types of musculoskeletal pain later in life, especially if they are obese. Joint hypermobility at age 14, sometimes commonly referred to as “double jointedness”, led to increased musculoskeletal pain four years later in the ankle and foot, […]
