Facts and Fallacies – Nutrition – Calorie Counting
The use of calorie counting in food calculations, slimming and food labelling is so universal and well-established that it has become one of the cornerstones of nutritional programming. It is basic to determinations of the amount of calories one needs to lose or gain weight. After all, from the equation: energy in = [...]
Introduction to Facts and Fallacies of Fitness Part IV
Early in 1995 I started a series of ongoing electronic seminars on Puzzles and Paradoxes (P&Ps) in Sports Science via several specialist user groups in sports science, biomechanics, physical therapy, fitness, athletic training and weights, a venture which produced exceptional response from a readership of over 10 000 network users weekly. My intention was to [...]
Introduction to Facts and Fallacies of Fitness Part III
A few short words of ancient advice: “Prove all things” (1 Thessalonians 5:21) changed all this for me and set me off on a path of discovery which still appears to have no end. Some very basic applications of university training in research and logic, coupled with some obliging intuition, very soon revealed that most [...]
Introduction to Facts and Fallacies Of Fitness Part II
Many exercise scientists and medical professionals do not fare much better in this department, even though they have the training and the means to dispel many of the myths and misconceptions associated with fitness and health. Some of them extol the virtues of isokinetic or constant velocity machines for rehabilitation or testing, even though it [...]
Introduction to Facts and Fallacies Of Fitness Part I
Toe-touching is dangerous. Squats damage your knees. Never hold your breath during exercise. Aerobic training is essential for cardiac health. Ballistic stretches are harmful. Straight knee situps damage your lower back. Weight lifting slows you down and makes you stiff. Lactic acid causes stiffness. Resistance training is bad for children. And so on and so [...]
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