Consult this checklist to find a gym buddy who pumps you up rather than dragging you down. Also, outsmart your couch-potato genes, train your body and your brain, and learn about the new breed of fitness pro charged with delivering your perfect exercise experience, in this month’s Fitness Scoop. Read the full page in Women’s Health (pdf).
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Melt Your Gut for Good
Belly too big? Think small. Choose from our list of easy, expert-approved, research-backed waist reducers and shrink your gut in no time flat. Read the full article in Men’s Health.
The Unexpected Consequence of Your Vacation
Traveling can wreak havoc on your gut—even if you don’t drink dirty water. Flying or visiting high altitudes can trigger flares of symptoms like diarrhea and stomach pain in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to new Swiss research. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
4 Bad Habits that Wreck Your Brain
You know that poor eating habits and lack of exercise harms your body—you see on your waistline, and you feel it when you walk up a flight of steps. What you don’t see: These same poor health habits are hurting your brain too, by harming the blood vessels that supply nutrients and oxygen to your noggin. Read the full Men’s Health blog post on Yahoo! Health.
8 Secrets Your Hospital Keeps
From leaked records to medication mix-ups, it’s what you don’t know that can hurt you during your hospital stay. Read the full article in Men’s Health.
The Biggest Fitness Myths
As quickly as exercise scientists work to banish them, new fitness misconceptions rear their ugly heads. Meanwhile, other untried and untrue myths just won’t go away. Here, we round up a few of the most common fitness falsehoods, and ask researchers and other experts to help correct the record. Read the full slideshow on OutsideOnline.com.
What High Blood Sugar Could Do to Your Brain
Sugar rots more than your teeth. People with high blood glucose levels are 18 percent more likely to develop dementia, even if they don’t have diabetes, according to new University of Washington research. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
Is Your Commute Killing You?
A simple habit could make you healthier: People who walk or bike to the office have a significantly lower risk of diabetes and obesity, finds new research from the U.K. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.
Chasing Z’s
The secret to a good night’s sleep may be a good day’s sweat. Also, power your performance with tomato juice, and how exercise boosts your self-discipline, in this month’s Fitness Scoop. Read the full page in Women’s Health (pdf).
The Heart Test You (Probably) Don’t Need
Is your doctor snap-happy? Physicians order too many echocardiograms, or ultrasound pictures of the heart, says a new study from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Read the full article in Men’s Health News.