Low-Fat vs Low-Carb - The Final Answer?

This week on Fitness Rocks I review an article from the New England Journal of Medicine that confronts the mythology about dietary macronutrients and weight loss.  You’ll like it.  What’s important in the quest for weight loss – fat, carbohydrate, protein, calories or sticking with a healthy lifestyle that includes a low-calorie diet and regular exercise?
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Exercise Dose and Quality of Life

This week on Fitness Rocks I will discuss a recent study in the Archives of Internal Medicine looking at the relationship between the amount of exercise a person does and their quality of life.  The results will make you feel good.
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Should You Take a Multivitamin?

This week on Fitness Rocks we review an article from the Archives of Internal Medicine on the use of multivitamins.  Does taking a multivitamin every day reduce your risk of heart disease or cancer?
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Physical Fitness and Academic Performance

This week on Fitness Rocks we’ll look at an article from the Journal of School Health on the relationship between physical fitness and performance on standardized achievement tests in school kids.  It looks like being fit makes you smart!
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