Monday, January 26, 2009

Pros and cons of the top 11 fitness trends

Pros and cons of the top 11 fitness trends
Will "exergaming" help you get into shape, or should you try boot camp or high-intensity interval training instead?

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Sleep Got Your Tongue?

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The Function of Sleep Not Quite Explained
We finished the last blog in mid-thought.  We were talking about REM sleep and the idea of brain plasticity- the rewiring of our brains that take place when we learn new information.   A recent study in rats showed that 4 days of REM sleep deprivation decreased the amount of new cells in the part of the brain that is associated with long-term memory, in other words they did not make those new circuits.   Another study with...

Sleep In, Save Your Heart

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