http://efitnessconnection.com/blog Blog Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:59:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Both late sleepers and early risers have bigger waists and more body fat.  Lazy Sundays are as bad for your waistline as rising before dawn.  In a recent study, Canadian scientists revealed that sleeping for 5 to 6 hours per night makes you 69% more likely to accumulate pounds than ... http://efitnessconnection.com/blog/2007/08/13/wake-up-thin/ University researchers discovered that eating vegetables may keep your brain young.  A study of 3,000 people age 65 and over, indicated that those who ate more than two servings of vegetables per day had a 40% slower rate of cognitive decline than those who ate one serving or less.  Specifically, ... http://efitnessconnection.com/blog/2007/08/11/keep-your-brain-young/ A cup of coffee for your muscles?  Scientists at the University of Georgia revealed that taking a caffeine supplement (equal to 2 cups of coffee) after exercise reduces muscle soreness more than pain relievers can.  Caffeine blocks a chemical that activates pain receptors.  Adenosine is a chemical released as part of ... http://efitnessconnection.com/blog/2007/07/25/caffeine/ Sculpt a stable, injury-resistant core.  Like a baseball team, a healthy body needs to be strongest right up the middle.  Plus, women think a tight midsection is hot. The core -your abs, hips, and lower back- is the most important area of your body when it comes to injury prevention and ... http://efitnessconnection.com/blog/2007/07/22/train-your-core/ Chest pain is not the only ache that predicts cardiac trouble.  Migraines can signal an impending heart attack, indicates a new Harvard study.  Researchers tracked 20,000 men for 15 years and found migraine sufferers to be 43% more exposed to a heart attack than those unaffected by head pain.  Migraines ... http://efitnessconnection.com/blog/2007/07/18/heart-attack-alert/ The last place your body deposits fat is in the shoulder, making it one of the easiest muscles to define.  If your shoulders don't pop after working them out, then that is a sign that you might need to focus more on fat loss. You may feel tight now, but you ... http://efitnessconnection.com/blog/2007/07/15/3-things-you-should-know-about-your-shoulders/ Take some tasty almonds to the gym.  Snack on a handful before or after you work out.  Get pumped up knowing that studies show adding an ounce of almonds a day (about 23) to a diet low in saturated fat can help maintain a healthy cholesterol level.  Repeat daily.  Snacking ... http://efitnessconnection.com/blog/2007/07/14/almonds-give-you-a-powerful-lift/ Any way you slice it, white bread isn't a good choice.  When Italian scientists studied the diet records of 2,300 people, they concluded that eating more than four slices of white bread a day doubles your risk of developing kidney cancer.  The reason: White bread, like other refined grains, has ... http://efitnessconnection.com/blog/2007/07/10/beware-of-white-bread/ Do you want a harder core?  Then try a much harder exercise.  Canadian researchers have determined that your abs work nearly as hard when you do a plank on a Swiss ball instead of on the floor.  To perform a plank, get into a pushup position, but place your forearms ... http://efitnessconnection.com/blog/2007/07/05/double-your-abs-workout/ Summer is already here!  Get out and do some exercise.  There are many things you can do out and enjoy this nice weather.  Jogging for example.  All you need to jog is a good pair of running shoes. You can jog alone, with the dog, with a friend or even ... http://efitnessconnection.com/blog/2007/06/27/get-out-this-summer/