What’s ‘SUP ATX?
It might have been slightly chilly out, with temperatures in the 50’s, but that didn’t stop me from trying stand up paddle surfing (SUP) on Lady Bird Lake this weekend. I had a lot of fun when I tried it while I was living in Hawaii and I had a desperate need to be on [...]
Exercise may not boost obese teens’ metabolism
A few months of moderate aerobic exercise may not rev up obese teenagers’ ability to burn calories, even though it may increase thinner teens’ ability to burn dietary fat, new research suggests.
In a study of 28 obese and normal-weight teenagers, researchers found that after 12 weeks of treadmill and exercise-bike sessions, the heavier teens showed [...]
Travis among healthiest counties in Texas
Travis was ranked in the top ten healthiest counties in Texas. The country was seventh in terms of health outcomes (measures of mortality and morbidity) and ninth in terms of health factors (what influences the health of the county). Williamson Country, which includes parts of Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, and Georgetown, topped the [...]
Fitness with Román González: The Lunge
Getting back to exercises, in this article I will go over yet another staple of the exercise world, the lunge. Lunges share some similarities with one of our favorite exercises, i.e. squat. The lunge is a great exercise for your glutes (a.k.a. butt) and thighs, as well as being a compound movement, which utilizes two [...]
How to Decrease the Increase in your Prescription Drug Costs
By Joanna Crain
Guest Columnist
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services projects that by 2016, prescription drug spending will rise to $497.5 billion, a 148% increase from 2005. With the increase in drug costs, insurance companies have removed certain drugs from their coverage or increased copays. That stinks!
Sure health care reforms are in the works, [...]
Run or rest: What’s best when you’re sick?
My whole life, whenever sick, I’ve debated with myself whether I should work out through the sickness or rest my body. This last week I was forced to ask myself this question for the umpteenth time. There are different schools of thought when it comes to this question: the school of sweating it out or [...]
Fitness with Román González: Parkour Austin
After seeing the preview for the upcoming movie District 13: Ultimatum, I couldn’t help but think about how amazing the stunts looked and found myself wondering what the training would be like. The “stunts” are from a discipline called parkour, in which a person goes from one point to another in the most efficient way [...]
Fitness with Román González: Austin Adventure Boot Camp
I have decided to tell you about some of the great exercise classes and groups in and around Austin that you can take part in. For my column in this series, I chose to do something that really pushes you, a boot camp.
Drawn in by the name and the free first class, I decided to [...]
Experts: Sitting too much could be deadly
Here’s a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientist are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could be bad for your health. And it doesn’t matter where the sitting takes place — at the office, at school, in the car or before a computer [...]
Hot careers in health care
“Transferable skills” is a favorite phrase of career counselors. In a nutshell, it means that your education, work, and life experiences have value, and you can apply that value to your next job.
For those ready for a change, what industry has the most opportunities for talented people with transferable skills?
1. Dental Assistants. Think dental [...]
