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."

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! 

Regular physical activity prevents cardiovascular disease, obesity, and type II diabetes. When objectively measured, ~3.5% of adults meet the recommended daily physical activity guidelines. Data have shown that physical activity levels are influenced by genetic mechanisms; however, the identity of the genetic mechanisms involved remains unclear despite efforts to determine genomic variance and transcripts associated with activity levels.Huffines Affiliate Dr. David Ferguson recently published an...

For more information about this week’s Human Performance Minute, check out the links listed below. http://gizmodo.com/5992583/how-far-do-you-run-in-different-sports http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/tech/post/_/id/492/492 http://tribesports.com/blog/the-average-distance-run-in-different-sports Be 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 ...

Spring is finally beginning (whew!) and many people start getting out and running again after the cold winter.  Some of them even start thinking about running marathons.  We've got a great podcast today with Mr. Mark Bravo is a tireless promoter of the marathon and it's benefits.  Enjoy!  LISTEN NOW!  

We are joined in the podcast today by Ms. Leigh Liebmann who is the Program Coordinator for the Dallas chapter of "Back On My Feet".  This program is another example of how to use exercise and sport to facilitate societal change - in this case to help with employment and housing.  This is a great podcast with someone who is trying to change the world by using exercise!  LISTEN NOW!