We are pleased to have Dr. Samuel Cheuvront from the United States Army Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in the podcast today.  Dr. Cheuvront is a noted expert on hydration during exercise and was one of the principle authors of the military's policies on hydration for our soldiers.  And just because it is getting cooler doesn't mean that we shouldn't worry about hydration.  So, get ready for those Fall football games by listening to this podcast as we ram...

Just a bit over two years ago, we launched our weekly podcast.  As we lead up to our 100th podcast episode in a few weeks, we though it would be fun to bring back our first podcast guest, Dr. Jim Fluckey.  Dr. Fluckey is a well-established researcher in the area of building muscle (and protein synthesis) and is always a fun person to talk to.  So enjoy the podcast! Speaking of our 100th Podcast, details are starting to shape up.  Our 100th podcast is going to be a live w...

Check out this weeks article titled "Where "Wnt" The Bone! Resistance Exercise Prevents Bone Loss" by Brandon Macias. "The estimated lifetime risks of an osteoporotic fracture are about 50% in women and 22% in men. Fractures in the elderly lead to large, often irreversible loss of quality of life and are associated with an increased risk of death. Furthermore, annual direct-care costs attributable to osteoporotic fractures are estimated to cost up to $18 billion in ...

October has been designated as Breast Cancer Awareness month and we are pleased to have Breast Cancer researcher Dr. Robin Fuchs-Young from Texas A&M with us in the podcast.  We talk about cancer research and importantly, breast cancer prevention during this podcast.  This podcast is a great conversation with one of the leading scientists that is leading the research examining breast cancer.  (Here's a link to Dr. Fuchs-Young biography.)(And if you're interested in the...

On a periodic basis, we bring practitioners from the fitness-world to give folks tips and insight about working out and increasing their activity levels.  Today we are pleased to have Ms. Terri Gonzalez owner of DeCore Fitness Studio join us to talk about the relatively recent development of private, personal exercise studios.  This is a great conversation about this new personal gym movement as well as what you should look for if you're joining a gym.

Today we are pleased to have Dr. Marcas Bamman from the University of Alabama Birmingham with us in the podcast today.  Dr. Bamman is a well-known scientist in the area of protecting muscle function.  He continues to be an influence at a national level as a continuing reviewer for the science programs at the National Institutes of Health and at NASA.  So join us as we have a great, practical conversation about why protecting muscle function is important for everyone and the best w...

New superhero in town?! Check out this week's text article titled Mighty Mouse: Understanding Myostatin by Kevin Shimkus. "As is well known, physical gains become slower and more difficult to achieve as athletes reach a more elite status. For those involved in strength- and power-based sports, improvements in strength and mass eventually plateau, and even rigorous workout and nutritional prescriptions may yield only minimal increases. So it is little surprise that many in the athletic w...

Have you ever thought about how technology is changing what we think is fact?  Joining us this week in the podcast is Dr. Robert Gold from the University of Maryland who is renowned for his work, research, and writings about the role of technology in Health and Science.  This is a great conversation about the stability of knowledge and what that implies for for our society, our future, and our education.

Check out this week's text article by Ramon Boudreaux titled "Exercise - Take Once Daily For Better Bone Health." "It is often joked that if exercise could be given as a pill it would be the most prescribed drug in the world. While some benefits of exercise are well known (e.g., the prevention of heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity), some remain esoteric."

Check out this week's text article by Yang Lee titled "Cytoskeleton Protection by Exercise Training in the Aging Heart." "Heart cells (myocytes) have distinctive shapes, structural integrity, and functions that are maintained by proteins that are part of the “cytoskeleton”."