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UrduA new study provides novel insight into the benefits of exercise, which should motivate adults to keep moving throughout their lifetime, especially during middle age. Long-term exercise profoundly benefits the aging brain and may prevent aging-related memory function decline by increasing the survival and modifying the network of the adult-born neurons born during early adulthood, and thereby facilitating their participation in cognitive processes.
Tag: Running
Running the Race: Sports Medicine Expert Available to Discuss Thanksgiving 5Ks
Are you training for your community’s Turkey Trot? Is this your first race? Colby Genrich, M.D., family medicine physician and sports medicine specialist at Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso, can speak on how to prepare and train for those…
On the Run: How to Train Safely for a 5K
A 5K can serve as a perfect early milestone for novice runners, but safe training is key to success. With the help of an expert running and biomotion specialist, we’ve explored the topic of how to train safely for the best beginner’s race.
Heart Doctor and Lifelong Runner Offers Tips to Running
Sean Swearingen, MD, a sports cardiologist at RUSH, outlines ways to target your workout for maximum benefit and minimum strain..
Boost in Nerve-Growth Protein Helps Explain Why Running Supports Brain Health
Exercise increases levels of a chemical involved in brain cell growth, which bolsters the release of the “feel good” hormone dopamine, a new study shows. Dopamine is known to play a key role in movement, motivation, and learning.
Seniors Should Stay Fit, Body & Mind – Chula Suggests Ways to Exercise Safely at Home to Keep COVID-19 Away
Chula physical therapy specialist invites seniors to exercise to boost their immunity against COVID-19 and stay fit even during home quarantine with easy ways to exercise at home during the lockdown.
What Factors Put Runners at Risk for Exertional Heat Stroke During a Marathon?
Exertional heat stroke (EHS) can develop in participants at running events. A runner with EHS overheats beyond their capacity to cool and can suffer organ damage, and even death, if not rapidly cooled. Understanding the factors that may lead to…
Elite runners spend more time in air, less on ground, than highly trained but nonelite peers
A recent study led by Geoff Burns, an elite runner and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Michigan Exercise & Sport Science Initiative, compared the “bouncing behavior”—the underlying spring-like physics of running—in elite-level male runners (sub-four-minute milers) vs. highly trained but not elite runners.
June 5 Research Highlights for ACSM Annual Meeting
ACSM’s comprehensive sports medicine and exercise science conference takes place virtually from June 1 to 5 with programming covering the science, practice, public health and policy aspects of sports medicine, exercise science and physical activity. View program highlights.
Take it easy: How to gradually, and safely, approach running workouts after long periods of physical inactivity
Sedentary lifestyles have been common during the COVID-19 pandemic. But with the availability of vaccines increasing and restrictions starting to ease, it might be a good time to (safely) get into the workout groove.
Time-restricted Eating Reduces Body Weight in Runners without Impacting Performance
Intermittent fasting is becoming increasingly popular due to its simple advice: Don’t change what you eat; simply change when you eat. One popular method of intermittent fasting, 16:8 time-restricted eating (TRE), involves 16 hours fasting and eight hours eating each…
Going for a run? Five tips for safe, effective running this fall
“This season is going to be different,” says Grace “Annie” Neurohr, DPT, OCS, CMTPT, a physical therapist and running and bio-motion specialist for the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics running program at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. “You may have set big goals to run your first 5K or qualify for your first marathon. These races may not meet your expectations, or they may not be in the cards at all this season.”
Strength training: How it helps runners, and which exercises are the best
“If your muscles are stronger, they can create forces more effectively, taking pressure off your joints and making you more efficient,” says Grace “Annie” Neurohr, DPT, OCS, CMTPT, a physical therapist and running and bio-motion specialist for the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics running program at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore.
Core Stability Influences Running Form
Although running is a low cost and convenient means of obtaining a number of health benefits, these benefits are often not optimized due to injury. Many experts advocate core stability exercises to maintain control of the torso and reduce injury…
Cabin Fever? BIDMC Podiatrist Offers Tips for Safe Outdoor Running
BIDMC’s Chief of Podiatric Surgery John Giurini, DPM, shares some insight on avoiding common injuries and knowing when it’s time to see a podiatrist.
How to Stay Active and Eat Healthy During Coronavirus Pandemic
As local, state, and federal public health officials continue to urge social distancing as the best way to stay safe from the coronavirus pandemic, Americans across the country are hunkering down in their homes and finding ways to adjust to…
Running in the cold: Tips to help you stay warm, healthy and safe
It’s perfectly fine if you prefer indoor tracks and treadmills to the cold outdoor air for your daily running. But running in cold weather is OK, too—as long as you take the right precautions.
Why runner’s addiction is adding to your injury woes
Each week, millions of runners around the world lace up their running shoes, spurred on by the psychological, health and social benefits that running delivers. But the obsession with running has a downside, as new research from the University of South Australia shows.
Tips for Running Outside this Winter
Julie Ruane, a nurse practitioner in the Division of Sports Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), shares tips for running outside in the winter.
Sub-2 marathon record could be broken this weekend
This weekend, Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge will attempt to break the fabled 2-hour marathon barrier. A new CU Boulder study shows the course is ideal to make it happen.