Recent research compiled by IBISWorld shows there’s over 100,000 fitness studios in the continental United States. 100,000! Further, the studio market represents over $22 billion in revenue, is the fastest growing segment of the fitness industry AND is larger than all the health clubs, YMCAs, JCCs, corporate, college/university, hospital-based, military, park & rec., senior living, and physical therapy locations combined!
It took 25 years but the number of research studies has accelerated and a body of evidence has accumulated that supports the concept that exercise and fitness is integral to health. The research shows that there is a connection between fitness and longevity and that regular exercise can help prevent and/or manage virtually every health issue.
The American College of Sports Medicine is the world’s largest organization of sports medicine and exercise science professionals. At ACSM’s annual meeting in Boston (May, 2016), over 6,800 exercise scientists, sports dietitians, physicians, and health professionals gathered to share their research. Here are a few highlights related to the hot topics of weight management and dietary protein.
Water, water everywhere! But, how much do you really need? If you are like me you have heard that 8 glasses of water a day is really just an old wives tale and we don’t need that much water. Or do we?
Why seated exercise you may ask? Simple! When exercise is accessible, easy and comfortable for people, they will exercise more! A recent study linked physical inactivity to more than 5 million deaths worldwide per year more than those caused by smoking. The study revealed that only 20.6 percent of people surveyed met the total recommended amount of exercise — about 23 percent of all men surveyed and 18 percent of the women.
Amen Clinics uses brain SPECT scanning, detailed clinical histories, neuropsychological testing and comprehensive backgrounds checklists to provide assistance with emotional issues, such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder, behavioral challenges, like addictions, weight control, or anger, cognitive problems such as brain fog or memory issues, learning challenges like ADD, ADHD.
“Experience is the best teacher and I’ve been in the Health and Fitness Industry for more than 25 years. I was Fitness Manager at the Anchorage Senior Activity Center for 9 years. While working at the Senior Center, I found out that there is really no malady that can’t be helped by regular, consistent, and progressive exercise.”
A healthy diet is one which contains a variety of nutritious foods including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, fiber and water. Poor eating habits include under or over eating, leading to nutritional deficiencies that can have negative consequences on the body.
I first became interested in bones as a young dancer (about 200,000 years ago, in the Mid Paleolithic era). I was studying body alignment and I became fascinated with the skeleton and the remarkable living tissue that makes up our bones. I was intrigued by the intricate architectural structure of bone.