Vicki Doe Fitness

Fitness resolutions broken already? You can get back on track!; Try these Steps

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By Jonathon Stavres PhD, ACSM-EP-C But what happens a month or two later when you fall off the wagon? The very first step in this process is to get refocused.

Post Exercise Hypotension: Changing Your Blood Pressure One Session at a Time

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By Jonathon Stavres MS, ACSM-EP-C Light aerobic exercise is recommended to treat hypertension. One of the benefits of using exercise as a treatment is the immediate fall in blood pressure after just one session, also known as post exercise hypotension.

Exercise improves Post-traumatic growth after being diagnosed with Cancer

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By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS After a cancer diagnosis, some people emit positive feelings such as strength and courage. The term post-traumatic growth refers to these positive changes that occur with cancer diagnosis.

Vascular Health can improve with Aerobic Exercise in African-Americans

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By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS An exciting new research has found and claims it is the first study to find that eight weeks of aerobic training can improve arterial structure (blood vessel walls) in African American participants

You were right! We shouldn’t exercise to eat

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Jonathon Stavres, PhD, ACSM- E.P.-C. In order to lose weight, calorie expenditure has to outweigh calorie consumption. This is why we must not exercise to eat but instead exercise and eat to live well.

African Americans, Colon Cancer and Physical Activity

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Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS While the exact reasons African Americans are at a greater risk for developing colorectal cancer is not known, there are some potential controllable (behavior choices you can control) and uncontrollable (genetic predisposition) factors that are associated with this type of cancer.