There is no denying that sports drinks – like Gatorade and Powerade – are a huge industry. In fact, it is estimated that by 2016 the industry will be worth over $2 billion dollars in the USA alone! But are sports drinks better than water? Sports drinks are portrayed as nutritional aids that will help improve […]
How Exercise Can Save Your Life
I cut my teeth on country music in college. Having come from Alabama, one would think that country music was in my blood, but it took a move to Nashville to have the country melody course through my soul. In a line from a country music classic at that time, Clint Black sang: “Walking away, […]
The Fastest Way To Get A Six Pack – Medically Proven
The Fastest Way To Get A Six Pack – Medically Proven By Murtaza Ahmed MD How To Get A Six Pack Fast The six pack. The holy grail for many health enthusiasts, amateurs, and members of the general public alike. Every health magazine cover boasts a model with washboard abs and those who cast […]
Exercises To Help Knee Arthritis And Pain
As a doctor I spend a lot of my day listening to excuses as to why people can’t exercise. As I have repeatedly reinforced in previous posts, exercise is one of the most important treatments for many common diseases we see, and as such I find it hard when I see people missing out because […]
Exercise With Heart Disease – Is it Safe and Should I Be Doing It?
Time after time I come across patients who are suffering from stable coronary artery disease (heart disease) who, through no fault of their own, are under the impression that they can’t partake in any form of ‘strenuous’ activity, as it would be detrimental to their health. It is astonishing that they think they cannot or […]
Should Children Lift Weights? The Evidence Explored
Over the past couple of decades there has been an explosion in awareness of the importance of physical exercise to the health of wellbeing of the population. As a result there has been an increase in the availability of exercise and weightlifting equipment, not only in gyms but also at home and in schools. There […]
Will Muscle Turn into Fat if You Stop Lifting Weights?
Will Muscle Turn Into Fat if You Stop Lifting Weights? By Murtaza Ahmed MD One of the most damaging but commonly believed myths out there about exercise is the thought that if you stop exercising, all of the muscle that you have built or developed will be converted to fat. Several people who I have […]
The Benefits Of Weight Training
The Benefits Of Weight Training By Murtaza Ahmed MD In the previous post I talked about why you should exercise, but when it comes to exercise there are two major types, aerobic (‘cardio’) and resistance (weight). These two forms of training are very different in their execution (although they can both provide an element of overlap) and […]
How Much Exercise Should I Do?
One of the big hurdles people wanting to get started with exercise face is not knowing what, or how much to do. Everyone agrees that exercise is beneficial to health but sadly after this things seem to fall apart. The problem is that everyone seems to disagree on what the right amount of exercise to […]
The Benefits Of Exercise
By Murtaza Ahmed MD When it comes to our health, exercise is one of the most powerful tools we have at our disposal, yet so many of us choose not to utilize it and aren’t gaining the benefits of exercise. In the modern day world we have begun to see exercise as a chore, something […]