by Janet Huehls | Oct 26, 2019 | Exercise Right
Good detectives know that asking the questions who, what, where, when, and why can lead to solving a mystery. Knowing the right way to exercise can seem like a huge mystery can’t it? Everywhere you look, you see exercises and programs that claim to be the answer to...
by Janet Huehls | Jun 16, 2019 | Real-time Results of Exercise, Real-time Results of Exercise Series
This is number eight in a series on the Real-time Results of exercise, the ones that will make your brain want to exercise. We have covered cardio and strength training. Today we start to look at stretching. Stretching is one of those forms of exercise that many of...
by Janet Huehls | May 27, 2019 | Movement
As we discussed with cardio, we often talk about strength training in terms of the long-term benefits. Yet your brain really cares about the instant rewards of doing something. But what if the instant ‘reward’ you get from lifting weights is muscle soreness and...
by Janet Huehls | May 14, 2019 | Real-time Results of Exercise Series
In the last blog, I talked about why cardio is so much more than just getting your heart rate up. With all the advice about the intensity of cardiovascular exercise lately, let’s take a look at what happens when you exercise at different intensities so you can make a...
by Janet Huehls | Apr 29, 2019 | Movement, Real-time Results of Exercise Series
Years ago, as a ‘green’ exercise physiologist, one of my favorite posters hanging up in the cardiac rehab unit was this one: To me, this was so convincing. Why wouldn’t someone want to exercise? What I know now is that if you are an exerciser, these are great...
