Check out the weekly text article written by Ms. Meredith Luttrell titled "Your Blood Vessels: Essential to Healthy Aging." "We seldom think about physical effects of aging until that first wrinkle appears. While it’s easy to associate aging with changes in appearance, changes that occur within the body, such as impaired blood vessel function, are more likely to affect the quality of life even more."

Check out the weekly text article by Mr. Brad Lambert titled "Aquatic Treadmill and Standard Land Treadmill Running Yield Different Effects When Added to a Standardized Resistance Training Program." "For optimal health and fitness, the American College of Sports Medicine recommends both resistance and endurance exercise regularly. Both forms of exercise provide specific benefits for one’s health."

Read the weekly text article by Ms. Kaleigh Camp about the importance of hydration and exercise. Her article titled "Exercise-Induced Hyponatremia: Risk for Marathon Runners" will help you get ready for that afternoon run or Boston Marathon. "Standing at the starting line of the 2011 San Antonio Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon with over 30,000 other runners, it was clear how popular these races have become for athletes as well as non-athletes."

Have you ever wondered exactly what is happening to your body when you exercise? Read the text article written by Mr. Josh Avila titled "Exercise: What's really happening" "When sitting on a couch late at night watching infomercials featuring super fit, muscular people, you might wish you could look like them because you’d be really popular and happy and look great in a swimsuit. Rarely do people think “Man, I wish I had as many capillaries to my muscle fibers as t...

"Have you been unable to meet an exercise goal but couldn’t last even a short time? Is there another way to start a fat-burning exercise program without painful, frustrating feelings?" Read the weekly text article by Mr. Vincent C.W. Chen titled "Resistance Exercise: a less painful start for losing weight and fighting obesity for those with low aerobic capacity."

How many people do you know have aching or injured knees? TOO MANY! Read the weekly text article by Greeshma Prabhu titled "Rubbing the Knee." "The knee is the most important joint of the leg, providing stability and locomotion. This joint is formed by the articulation of the long bones of the leg called the femur (above the knee) and the tibia (below), along with a triangular bone, the patella (or kneecap), in between. Ligaments serving the knee joint are the anterior and posteri...

We have Coach Mark Hadley and marathoner Alana Hadley with us in the podcast today.  Alana is the youngest marathoner to qualify for the American Trials in over 20 years and has set several national records in her age group.  We talk today about how elite marathoners are trained and what is the future for American marathoning!  Enjoy! LISTEN NOW! 

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. ACSM: Selectively and Effectively Using Hydration for Fitness ACSM: Selectively and Effectively Using Sports Drinks, Carbohydrate Gels and Energy Bars Dehydration in sport: why it is vital an athlete maintains hydration levels during exercise Dehydration - A major cause of decreased human sports performance!Be sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadca...

Today is the eighth video and audio-only rebroadcast from the 2013 Huffines Discussion.  Up today in our series is the Director of Sports Nutrition at Texas Children's Hospital, Ms. Roberta Anding.  Ms. Anding - among her other duties - is the Registered Dietician for the Houston Texans, the Houston Astros, and the Houston Ballet.  Ms. Anding's talk is titled: "Sports Nutrition: Peewees to Pros".  Ms. Anding shares her unique experiences ...

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. Huffines Institute Director's Blog: Speed - Faster Than You Think 2013 Boston Marathon Statistics Wikipedia: Marathon World Record Progression 60 Minutes Feature: Hometown favorite, Shalane Flanagan, aims to win Boston MarathonBe sure to check out future weekly Huffines Institute Human Performance Minute broadcasts at TexAgs SportsRadio    (The Zone 1150 AM) every Wednesday...