By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS The term exergaming is derived from the advent of movement-based video games and is becoming more popular with virtual reality (VR) types of gaming.
Count Your High Intensity Points, Number of Minutes!
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is an effective form of exercise that can yield very positive health and body composition results.
Start your day off with control!
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Because the long-term goal of changing behavior can seem overwhelming, it is advisable to focus on the now. This means to treat every disruption as if it is the first disruption of the day.
Is Suicide Preventable?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS For those in need of encouragement, just know that we, human beings, are not judged based on our response to our best times and we certainly are not judged how we respond to our darkest times.
Workplace wellness programs are needed NOW for healthcare workers
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS To help improve the healthcare worker’s wellbeing, it may be useful for employers to implement workplace wellness programs for these essential workers during the pandemic, and long after the pandemic is over!
A secondary side effect of COVID-19: Suicide
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS An increased risk of suicide has been recorded as a secondary side effect of the COVID pandemic in the scientific literature….. As a society moving forward, a good recommendation during the COVID pandemic would be to ask people if they need help!
Stress? Allostatic load? How does it affect my health?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS The term allostatic load is a measure of hormonal and physiologic stress and it illustrates how stress can impact your body. Simply put, it is a measure of stress.
Does Fast Music Improve Exercise?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Different research has found that songs with faster tempos can improve a person’s attitude and increase their physiological measurements such as heart rate. More intensity combined with a better attitude sounds like a recipe for success!
Stay Social While Social Distancing
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Social distancing is the practice of keeping a minimum of six feet of distance between you and another person to prevent the spread of a contagious disease. Remember, the goal of social distancing is not to become isolated from others.