by JerraldHayes | Nov 1, 2016 | Diet, Fitness, Science
Via NOVA’s Secret Life of Scientists Obesity affects one third of Americans. And even though research proves it is caused by interactions between the environment and genetics, three-quarters of a new survey’s participants still think it results from a lack...
by JerraldHayes | Oct 23, 2016 | Diet, Fitness
How SciBabe Lost (and kept off) 90 Pounds Screw you, Dane Cook. My brain is geared to like certain things: Puppies, dirty jokes, and data. I’m a scientist, so I made a career out of at least one of these. I also cry with joy when I hear that the pumpkin spice...
by JerraldHayes | Oct 2, 2016 | Fitness
Beyond the Binge: Eric Dietzius’s Success Story When our first child was born in 2007, I had an awakening. Carrying 285 pounds on my 5-foot-11-inch frame, I was completely out of shape. I had become a self-indulgent person, and it was time to start living for my...
by JerraldHayes | Sep 17, 2016 | Exercise, Fitness
This Man Stretched 10 Minutes a Day For a Month. Here’s What Happened. Like most guys, I hated stretching. Why waste time sitting around when I could cram in more lifting? It hurt to learn that I was wrong-throbbed like hell, actually. I hurt my hip doing a leg...
by JerraldHayes | Aug 28, 2016 | Behavior, Diet, Exercise, Fitness
Losing weight in 10 easy steps – and why you shouldn't do an Ironman I recently posted a huge personal victory on FaceBook. Specifically, I posted that I had officially reached 100 pounds of weight loss. This post got a lot of likes. In fact, more than any...
by JerraldHayes | Jul 14, 2016 | Exercise, Fitness
The way you’re stretching is almost certainly not doing anything for you Stretching has always been a part of fitness. Most of us were taught to believe that being able to touch your toes or grasp your hands with one arm over your shoulder and the other behind...
