Category: Fitness
Diabetics live longer with physical exercise
Exercise reduces your chances of developing type-2 diabetes, but even if you already have diabetes exercise is good for you. Definitely if you exercis [...]
The anticatabolic effect of glycine
Sports food manufacturers do nothing with the amino acid glycine. To them glycine is at best a pricey filling agent. But this image is not justified, [...]
Lose weight without dieting with Gynostemma pentaphyllum
Take two tablets a day containing an extract of the Asian climbing plant Gynostemma pentaphyllum, and you'll lose nearly a kilogram fat in a month. Wi [...]
Citrus extract Sinetrol reduces fat mass but increases lean body mass
About five years ago we wrote a piece on the slimming supplement Sinetrol, about the fact that it could help you lose up to half a kilogram a week. An [...]
Resisted sprints make athletes faster and more agile
If you want to become faster and more agile it's worth adding resisted sprints to your training: 20 to 40 metre sprints that are made more difficult b [...]
Same amount of protein at every meal gives optimal muscle synthesis
Most people cram most of their daily protein into their evening meal, and consume relatively little protein at breakfast and lunch. If all three meals [...]
Clever appetite suppressant slimming combo: Citrus aurantium and Rhodiola rosea
An effective slimming supplement doesn't have to be packed full with potentially hazardous stimulants. A carefully balanced combination of Citrus aura [...]
Lengthy cardio training stimulates growth hormone secretion more than strength training does
The results of a human study that researchers at the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine will soon publish in Medicine & Science in S [...]
Get fitter if you use HMB Free Acid with your high-intensity interval training
If the studies done by Metabolic Technologies are to be believed then the muscle-strengthening effect of HMB Free Acid is comparable to that of anabol [...]
Diet with less sodium and more potassium has slight slimming effect
If there is relatively less sodium and more potassium in your diet you'll automatically be a little slimmer. The link between slimness and the sodium- [...]
Walking and running can halve the chance of brain cancer
Running and walking reduce the likelihood of your developing a brain tumour. Walking for 36-72 minutes every day or jogging for 15-30 minutes gives op [...]
Q10 protects muscles against statins
According to websites of pharmaceutical companies, the statin atorvastatin 'occasionally' causes side effects such as 'muscle pain, joint pain, muscle [...]
Pycnogenol reduces muscle cramp in athletes
It's not completely convincing, this Italian study on the preventive effect of the supplement Pycnogenol on muscle cramp and muscular pain. But still: [...]
DMAE as slimming supplement
DMAE - full name 2-dimethylaminoethanol – is not just a life extender and a smart drug that can induce lucid dreams; it's also a slimming supplement. [...]
Lychee extract boosts athletes’ endurance capacity
Endurance athletes who take 200 mg lychee extract daily for a month can keep going for longer at a high level of intensity. Korean researchers at Seou [...]
