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Kids Need To Move To Improve

Catherine O’Brien In my previous article, Study Shows Active Children Are Better At Math, I discussed research that demonstrated a positive relationship between physical fitness and academic performance in children. As a quick refresher, the research I discussed was conducted by Chaddock-Heyman et al. (2015) and found positive relationships between children’s level of fitness (high vs.

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Study Shows Active Children Are Better At Math

Catherine O’Brien We know that aerobic exercise has positive effects on brain health and cognition. Recently, a greater emphasis has been placed on the relationship between aerobic exercise and brain health in the developmental years.  From a structural point of view, greater physical activity has been associated with increased volume of the hippocampus and dorsal

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A Conversation Between Dance And Neuroscience

Julia C. Basso, PhD Dance and neuroscience may seem like two distinct fields, but Jody Oberfelder, director, choreographer, and filmmaker, knows that they intersect in intricate ways.  Her recent work, The Brain Piece, just had its world premiere at New York Live Arts from June 28th to July 1st.   She notes that, “The Brain Piece

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Out Sleep Your Opponents: The Effect Of Sleep On Performance

Dayton Kelly This article was adapted from a combination of speeches given at the European Sports Science Conference 2017, most notably Knufinke, M. et al. . As you probably know, working out when your tired is not fun. That you do not work as hard when you are exhausted is probably something you could have

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The Surprising Benefits of Meditation

Julia C. Basso, PhD Using Meditation to Enhance Attention, Emotional Regulation, and Self-Awareness Here at fasttwitchgrandma.com, we are a group of people who love to exercise and are interested in the beneficial effects of exercise on the brain and body.  Most of us, however, cannot (and do not want to) devote our entire day to

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Rope Training – A Form Of HIIT

Dayton Kelly This article was adapted from a combination of speeches given at the European Sports Science Conference 2017, most notably Wright, P. et al. . Breaking out the ropes: a shortcut to quick gains A major shift toward health promotion and fitness has prompted a number of new ideas in the sports medicine community

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Fill Up On Omega-3s

Dayton Kelly This article was adapted from a combination of speeches given at the European Sports Science Conference 2017, most notably Edholm, P. et al. . Fill up on Omega-3s for strength, lean mass and safety in old age. Though the degree of strength loss that occurs as a result of aging remains debatable, it

Using Pilates To Reduce Back Pain

Dayton Kelly This article was adapted from a combination of speeches given at the European Sports Science Conference 2017, most notably Mobark, A. et al. . Back pain is quickly becoming an epidemic in first world nations with more and more individuals coming into clinics complaining of pain around their lumbar (lower section) spine. This

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Stopping To Drink: Is It Worth The Time?

Dayton Kelly This article was adapted from a combination of speeches given at the European Sports Science Conference 2017, most notably Lewis James PhD (Loughbrough University, UK). Research in dehydration and exercise has long been clouded in uncertainty despite athletes having been observed to lose three to four liters of water an hour exercising in

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Do Genetics Give You A Competitive Advantage?

Dayton Kelly Born to be fast? The role of genetics in VO2 max. This article was adapted from a combination of speeches given at the European Sports Science Conference 2017, most notably Hoppler, H, Switzerland. Many a time it has been wondered how the fastest men and women in the world are so quick for

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Re-Thinking Gender Based Nutrition

Dayton Kelley Gender Based Nutrition This article was adapted from a combination of speeches given at the European Sports Science Conference 2017, most notably Emma Stevenson PhD (Newcastle University, UK). The world of sports is rapidly growing and evolving with more people involved in organized exercise and sport than ever before. International competition in men’s

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Crossfit For All Ages

Katie Rose Hejtmanek, PhD Stay Strong, Mobile, and Able! “It is a great feeling when you can apply what you do in the class to life. The other day I had to take a big package to the Upper East Side. Normally, I would have taken an Uber. But I thought, ‘We do carries , why