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Jamie Hale
Understanding the Pain Experience: Interview with Lars Avemarie
“Pain is, hence, the entirety of your environmental setting (i.e., a calm or stressed environment; a battleground, hospital, home), the degree of danger signal (nociception), your beliefs, your expectations, and your past experiences, as well as many other factors.” Lars Avemarie The interview was conducted with Lars Avemarie: physiotherapist, writer, internationally acclaimed lecturer, teacher, and personal trainer. […]
Continue readingExercise Supports A Healthy Brain
A plethora of research shows exercise may benefit the brain. It is important to recognize different types of exercise in different populations have shown benefits. When considering exercise’s influence on neurobiological mechanisms, type of exercise, interactions and type of measured outcomes should always be considered. For an excellent overview of the influence of exercise on […]
Continue readingCreatine For Performance: Talking with Scott Forbes
The following interview was conducted with top notch creatine researcher Dr. Scott Forbes. He is one of the leading creatine researchers in the world. His research involves creatine and sports performance, creatine for general health and creatine’s role in cognition. Search the web (interviews, videos and research) and you will find he has contributed tremendously […]
Continue readingNeuroscience Meets Exercise/Sports Science
Recently, while posting training videos on Facebook, I discovered The Society for Neurosports. I am excited about this! From the website “The Neurosports Mission Statement The Society for NeuroSports is the only non-profit academic society dedicated to promoting the integration of neuroscience with exercise & sport science…The [Society for] Neurosports is the world’s leader in providing […]
Continue readingXDL Diet
The XDL Diet is a short-term, calorie reduction, high protein, moderate fat, low carb diet that includes a scheduled carb spike (Hale, 2005). The diet also provides suggestions for manipulating water, potassium, and sodium intake. The diet is used when rapid weight loss is the objective (e.g. athletes need make weight, photo shoots, beach vacations, […]
Continue readingWhat’s The Best Diet For You??
Diet is an important factor contributing to health. Many eating strategies can lead to positive outcomes. There isn’t A Best Diet that applies to everyone in all situations. Some key points from the research on different diets (Freedman et al.,2001): Obesity-related conditions are often improved with modest weight loss- 5%-10%. Calorie balance over a prolonged […]
Continue readingFitness Matters: Things You Should Know About Fitness
Hatfield (1993) defines fitness as “Your ability to meet the exigenics of your lifestyle with ease- and room to spare for life’s little emergencies. Thus, what constitutes ‘fitness’ for one person isn’t necessarily fitness for another” (p.419). Hatfield goes on the list 15 components of general fitness. Siff (2000) provides the following definition: “physical fitness […]
Continue readingA New Paradigm for the Study of Eating: Cognitive Behavioral Nutrition
Most people have a general idea of what qualifies as nutritious food and the steps involved with weight gain or weight loss. The primary question is how to make it easier to adhere to the behaviors, and form a thought process that makes eating nutritious foods more likely? How do I make it easier? I […]
Continue readingCognitive Behavioral Nutrition in the Lab
At Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) we are examining an array of factors associated with eating. Studies involve standard nutrition protocols, as well as those involving standard social / cognitive / behavioral examinations of eating. We are interested in physiological and psychological mechanisms and their interactions. Cognitive Behavioral Nutrition After my first meeting with Geza Bruckner, […]
Continue readingReading The Results Section: Tips For Fitness and Health Pros
It isn’t unusual to skip the Results section when reading a research report. The Results, in a quantitative research paper, consist of statistics (numerical representation of collected data). In many cases a lack of understanding, or an under appreciation of the relevant stats is the reason the Results section aren’t read. There are a wide […]
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