Are you wondering why people don't want to get the COVID vaccine? Join the Huffines Institute podcast today as we talk 'vaccine hesitancy' with Dr. Tim Callaghan from the School of Public Health at Texas A&M. Why are some people not getting the COVID vaccination?  How can we educate people about the vaccine?  Can the government force us to get the vaccine? We talk about these topics and many others related to all things vaccine on this podcast! If you want ACSM’s recommendations...

Today is the eighth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2016 Huffines Discussion.   Up today in our series is Dr. Russell Pate from the University of South Carolina.  Dr. Pate's talk is called "Physical Activity - The Red-Headed Step Child of Public Health" and looks at national efforts to increase physical activity by making it part of public health.  LISTEN  or WATCH NOW! 

Today is the fifth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2016 Huffines Discussion.   Up today in our series is Dr. Sue Bodine from the University of California Davis.  Dr. Bodine's talk is called "Skeletal Muscle and the Key to a Healthy Life" and talks about muscle is an important tissue to consider in health and how we can change muscle size.  LISTEN  or WATCH NOW! 

Today is the fourth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2016 Huffines Discussion.   Up today in our series is Dr. William Dexter from the University of Southern Maine and Tufts University.  Dr. Dexter's talk is called "PEDs: Not Just a Problem in Elite Athletes" and talks about how the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs is becoming a problem at all levels of sport and some suggestions for how to combat this rising pandemic.  LISTEN ...

Corinne Metzger, M.S.You get a cold or a flu and you feel awful. But after a couple days or a week you get back to feeling normal again. These are the typical illnesses most people face. But there are illnesses that do not go away, that continue to impact the way someone feels and lives on a day-to-day basis, and sometimes these diseases even begin to impact other parts of that person’s body leading to more problems. A group of conditions known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are disea...

Read the NEW weekly text article by Anita Mantri, BS, entitled "How Do Oral Contraceptives Affect Bone’s Response to Exercise and Disuse and the Risk for Osteoporosis?""Osteoporosis afflicts roughly 8 million American women (13). Exercise is often prescribed as a measure of preventing osteoporosis due to its ability to increase bone formation. This eventually increases bone mineral density thus providing a reserve of bone to protect against losses due to estrogen deficiency ...

Read the NEW weekly text article by Jiling Liu, MS, titled "At-Risk Boys' Intrinsic Motivation Toward Physical Activity Declines Over Time." "Regular physical activity (PA) is important for children’s health and development. Exercising daily can reduce heart disease, obesity, and bone problems. Regular PA burns out stress and makes people feel good. Children’s academic learning can also improve through habitual exercises..." 

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/discectomy-or-microdiscectomy-for-a-herniated-disc http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/herniated-disc/lumbar-herniated-disc http://www.mytpi.com/articles/health/the_golfer's_guide_to_lower_back_pain_part_1 http://www.spine-health.com/conditions/sports-and-spine-injuries/preventing-low-back-pain-golfBe sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Hu...

Read the NEW weekly text article by Majid Koozehchian, MS, titled "Is L-Carnitine Effective On Weight Loss and Exercise Recovery!"L-carnitine (CARN) is a trimethylamine molecule being synthesized in mammals from essential amino acids lysine and methionine in the kidney, liver, and brain or ingested through diet. CARN is a cofactor of carnitine palmitoyl transferase and..." 

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/309106-overview http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-treatment/is-it-a-stress-fractureBe sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday morning at 10:45am. If you missed it you can listen to it here!