Laird Harrison

Category: weight control

  • Activity Monitors Inaccurate for Weightlifting

    Activity Monitors Inaccurate for Weightlifting

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    If you’re trying to lose weight, an activity monitor can help by telling you how many calories you’re burning. Some are more accurate than others, but in general the monitors work pretty well for walking and running. If you want to compare activities on the other hand — say weight lifting versus running — you may…

  • Exercise or Diet: Which Works Better?

    Exercise or Diet: Which Works Better?

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    I spent last week canoeing. We puffed and sweated, paddling across lakes, then carrying our gear and canoes to other lakes, then paddling across those lakes. “Days like this I feel like I can eat as much as I want,” said one of my friends. That may be true – provided he doesn’t want to lose weight.…

  • Losing Weight: ACSM Experts Explain What Works

    Losing Weight: ACSM Experts Explain What Works

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    It’s TV. No, it’s cars. It’s fat. No, it’s sugar. Last night in San Diego, the opening speakers at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) annual meeting showed just how tense the debate about obesity has become. Keynoter James O. Hill, from the University of Colorado, called out TIME magazine and journalist Gary Taubes…

  • 4 Ways the Pros Stay Fit During the Holidays

    4 Ways the Pros Stay Fit During the Holidays

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    Trying to stay fit during the holidays can feel like running an obstacle course. You neatly sidestep Aunt Jane’s artichoke dip, only to face Cousin Joe’s “special” eggnog. You summon the will power not to eat brie, then find yourself seated at a plate full of mashed potatoes and gravy. You’re away from your gym,…

  • I Weigh Myself Too Much

    I Weigh Myself Too Much

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    By Laird Harrison I weigh myself too much. The scale sits there in the bathroom, and I stand on it when I get up in the morning. After I work out. Before going to bed. Just because I noticed it when I was passing by. I know this constant monitoring does me no good. Bathroom…

  • Watch Your Waist

    Watch Your Waist

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    By Laird Harrison, CPT and Will Workman, MD Which is worse: Thunder thighs, chicken wings, a bubble butt or a beer belly? If you guessed “beer belly” you’re on top of the latest research. A study published this month by researchers at Harvard and the University of Michigan has highlighted the risk of too much…