Exercise can help keep the pounds off after weight loss, and weight training may be particularly beneficial, a new study shows.

Dr. Hunter is quoted above, conducted a study that found resistance training helps you stay lean after a weight loss diet.

The group, representing 1/3 of the weight loss subjects, that did resistance training had an easier time keeping the weight off and incurred additional benefits in their everyday activities. They outperformed the runners and the sedentary group at the end of the study.

Conclusion: Make sure your doing some resistance training during the week!

National Hug day...THE 10 BENEFITS OF HUGGING!

1)    Hugs make us feel “happy”! When we hug another person, our bodies release oxytocin, a hormone associated with “happiness,” according to scientific studies. [1]

2)    Hugs alleviate stress! Just as a good hug increases our oxytocin levels, it decreases our cortisol or “stress” levels. [2]

3)    Babies need hugs as much as water and food! According to researchers at Harvard University, hugs help promote normal levels of cortisol necessary for child development. [3]

4)    Hugs make us better students! Students who receive a supportive touch from a teacher are twice as likely to volunteer in class. [4]

5)    Hugs improve our game! Scientists at University of California, Berkley discovered that the more affectionate members of a team are with each other, the more likely they are to win. [4]

6)    A hug a day keeps the doctor away! A hug stimulates the thymus gland, which in turn regulates the production of white blood cells that keep us healthy and disease-free. [5]

7)    A hug stops the bug! Researchers at Carnegie Mellon proved that individuals who were sick and received hugs had less severe symptoms and were able to get better quicker. [6]

8)    A hugging heart is a healthy heart! Research from University of North Carolina showed that a good hug helps ease blood flow and lower cortisol levels, which in turn help lower our heart rates. [7]

9)    A hugging couple is a happy couple! Couples that experience their partners’ love through physical affection share higher oxytocin levels. [8]

10)    Hugs let someone know you care without having to say a word! According to Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at University of California, Berkeley, we can identify love from simple human touch – imagine how much love a big hug can communicate! [9] 

Sources:

[1] http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101115160304.htm

[2] http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/01/05/touching.makes.you.healthier.health/

[3] http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/1998/06.11/OfHugsandHormon.html

[4] http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/health/23mind.html

[5] http://preventdisease.com/news/14/012314_9-Reasons-Need-Giving-Receiving-Hugs-Everyday.shtml

[6] http://bigthink.com/ideafeed/boost-your-immune-system-with-hugs

[7] http://www.prevention.com/health/health-concerns/hugs-boost-immune-health

[8] http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2007/February/docs/01features_01.htm

[9] http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/hands_on_research

Fat arm workouts, could this be a new trend?

No it's not. However the advice is entertaining, especially step #7..Rest the arms, from the 

"How to Gain Fat on the arms" article.

If the Paris mayor can sue Fox News for spreading misinformation, mmmm.....

Obviously erroneous information doesn't always jump out so egregiously, so be diligent about the health and fitness information that is floating around on the Internet or on television.

(I'm looking at you Dr.Oz)

What's next the fat ankle workout?

http://m.wikihow.com/Gain-Fat-on-the-Arms

Why Winter Is a Great Time to Exercise…Outside

http://online.wsj.com/articles/why-winter-is-a-great-time-to-exerciseoutside-1421726457

Over this upcoming year you will hear more about this "diet" on news and talk shows.

It's an interesting idea that re-emerged about 12 years ago has been bandied about in the 

"broscience" circles for the last 6-7 years.

This NYT article points out the success that lab mice have had with what I have always called the "small window" diet. 

Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/15/a-12-hour-window-for-a-healthy-weight/?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share

A silver lining in this Arctic blast: It helps burn fat and generate heat
Researchers find that the cold stimulates a newly discovered protein critical to forming brown fat.
http://wapo.st/1KpHyYI

Chinese food in NYC and NYS is safe again.

http://www.syracuse.com/food/index.ssf/2015/01/fda_food_from_rat-infested_chinese_restaurant_supplier_destroyed_before_shipping.html

Two stories that exemplify being brave and courageous. May these stories motivate you. One man's battle with cancer and two men are trying to scale more than half a mile of El Capitan without ropes except to catch their falls, which many would consider the hardest climb in the world.

To the two men scaling El Captain, boo-yah!

To Stuart Scott #RIPStuartScott

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/05/sports/on-el-capitans-dawn-wall-two-climbers-make-slow-progress-toward-a-dream.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share