Science & Research
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Do mobile devices tell our fitness truths?
Stanford cardiologist Alan Yeung and his colleagues are mapping the second-by-second minutiae of how we move, using the mobile and electronic devices we carry around with us 24 hours a day. He’s not just counting steps or measuring distance. He’s …
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What happens when you wear 10 fitness trackers at once
News came out recently that people are suing FitBit, alleging its devices aren’t tracking their data accurately enough. So CNBC writer Eric Chemi had a question: What would happen if he wore 10 fitness trackers at once? Would the results …
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FDA Announces New Label Changes
The FDA rolled out new label requirements last week, which include new details on how much added sugar is in food and some other typeface changes to help consumers better understand what they’re really putting into their bodies. The labels …
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Why We’re Better
When you think of creatine, you probably think of the big buckets of powder that you scoop out and mix up. Before now, this was really the only thing anyone thought of when they heard about the supplement. The industry …
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Fitness Bucket List
We enjoyed reading this article the other day about the top fitness bucket list goals the writer wanted to accomplish in life. While a sprint triathlon and six minute mile are among some fantastic goals, there are a few we’d like to add! …
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Water To Overtake Sugary Soft Drinks
For the first time ever, Americans are on the verge of consuming more bottled water than sugary soft drinks per capita. Graph: Bloomberg According to Euromonitor, Americans can be expected to drink approximately 102 litres of bottled water this year, compared to …
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Creatop Safety Profile
Oral creatine supplements give you energy, but they can cause upset stomach, gas and weight gain. And coffee and energy drinks can cause shaking or have withdrawal symptoms. You won’t have any of these problems with Creatop! Creatop, the first-of-its-kind …
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There’s Always Time for Fitness
Researchers at McMaster University have found that a single minute of very intense exercise produces health benefits similar to longer, traditional endurance training. As part of the research, 27 sedentary men were recruited and assigned to perform three weekly sessions …
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Our Creatine Spray
Many people who use oral creatine say they hate the taste, get stomach aches or bloating, or any number of other side effects. Before now, the industry was limited to taking creatine this way. Dr. David Stoll saw a need …
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NYT: Exercise not the path to bone strength
There is a misconception that walking or modest strength training exercises will build strong bones. As it turns out, exercise has little or no effect on bone strength. More than a decade ago, scientists researched whether weight bearing exercise increased …
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