Physical Activity Myths

As a retired physical therapist and life-long exerciser, both aerobically and anaerobically, I approve this message.

7 myths about physical activity

Why Are Our Kids So Miserable?

The problem, no doubt, has a multifactorial causation.  This article presents several possible factors, with suggestions for improving the situation.

Could more play time by at least a partial answer?

Running And Cancer Risk

An active life protects against cancer. Researchers now understand why

Can One Overdo Exercise?

"For almost everyone, the answer is no."

http://www.statnews.com/2016/01/21/can-you-exercise-too-much/

Health Science Has Really Not Given Us Much Recently

"Obviously we have learned a great deal in the last 60 years, but it is perhaps surprising how little basic nutritional advice has changed. By the 1950s we had already worked out the basics of nutrition, identified all the vitamins, their role in the body, and their source in common foods. The benefits of exercise were also already being recognized, as well as maintaining a lean body mass. Everything we have learned since then, in terms of its bottom line effect on health advice, has been a small tweak, not a fundamental change."

http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/health-advice-from-the-1950s/

The Right Dose Of Exercise For A Longer Life

Some recent research on the effects of various durations and intensities of exercise on longevity.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/15/the-right-dose-of-exercise-for-a-longer-life/?WT.mc_id=2015-KWP-AUD_DEV&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=AUDDEVREMARK&kwp_0=18141