From Dr. Mercola, April 20, 2012
Exercise is Great Unless You Sacrifice Sleep to Get it
By Dr. Mercola
Exercising is, hands-down, one of the best physical things you can do for your health.
Besides being beneficial for weight management, exercise can reduce your risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and depression, and it can increase your energy levels, help you think clearer, and slow down the aging process.
Unfortunately, exercise is also one of the first things that tends to fall by the wayside. And, even with the best intentions and follow-through, progress can stall and intentions can go awry…
Shape magazinei lists eight exercise mistakes that could be keeping you from getting the full benefit of your fitness program.
Interestingly enough, one specific type of exercise can help you circumvent or overcome most of these pitfalls, namely high intensity interval training—exercises in which you go “all out” for about 30 seconds, followed by a 90-second recovery interval.
(One session consists of eight such intervals.) Here, I’ll reveal how…( click for the rest of the story.)
Dr. Wilson replies:
Posted On Apr 20, 2012
This is a great article that outlines what the latest science has to say about exercise. Living in the Boston area I often watch the Boston Marathon. I was a competitive runner years ago yet by choice I have never run a marathon. I have yet to see one of these runners smile as they slog along towards the finish line and most of them look like they are graduates of a prisoner of war camp! Strength training and interval work are the way to go. I also like posture based stretching exercises.
Art DeVaney’s Evolutionary Fitness approach follows these prinicples. If you combine this type of natural exercise with a Paleo style diet, you’ll be in the best position to ward off the chronic diseases of modern western living. I would add another exercise mistake to those listed in this article–trying to use exercise to counteract a poor diet. You can’t run away from insulin resistance, obesity and type II diabetes. Although exericse is an important element of preventing and treating these conditions, eating a healthy diet is the most effective way to keep these beasts at bay.
Exercise is also essential for healthy brain function and plays a key role in neuroplasticity. We now believe that Carbohydrate Associated Reversible Brain syndrome or CARB syndrome–a form of food induced brain dysfunction, is caused by long tern exposure to sugar, HFCS and high glycemic carbohydrates. Exercise is one of the key treatments for this disease because it enhances brain function. More information is available at: http//carbsyndrome.com.