5 Healthy New Year's Resolutions for Men
5 Healthy New Year's Resolutions for Men
The new year is a time many men rethink their lives and make plans to gettheir health back on track. Are you one of them?
At least 40% of adults make one or more resolutions each year, and at leasttwo-thirds of them vow to change something unhealthy about themselves,according to a small study conducted by John C. Norcross, PhD, professor ofpsychology at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. The popularresolutions concern weight gain, fitness, and smoking.
Tips for a Successful Doctor Visit
"Help me ... help you. Help me, help you."That famous line from the film Jerry Maguire may be the best advice a doctor could give his or her patient."Some patients have the attitude, 'I'm putting myself in the hands of a professional,'" says Stephen Permut, MD, chairman of family and community medicine at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. "They want you to make all their decisions for them."Permut prefers to have patients get involved in their own care and engage the doctor...
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WebMD examined these common objectives and added a couple more that menmight want to consider in their pursuit of good health. We then asked healthexperts to offer advice on how best to approach the resolutions for maximumsuccess. Consider their suggestions, and see what works for you. Good luck!
When men want to get fit, they tend to aim for weight loss in the stomacharea and muscular definition in the biceps, chest, and abdominals, says CedricBryant, PhD, chief exercise physiologist for the American Council onExercise.
To achieve these goals, men do little cardiovascular exercise, and a lot ofresistance training -- a strategy that Bryant says is not ideal.
"Men need to participate in a balanced exercise program where they areinvolved in strength training that is for all the major muscle groups. Theyneed to participate in some aerobic exercise, because that's going to help themto expend energy and burn calories," says Bryant, who also notes that goodnutrition is crucial to fitness success. "You need the whole package if youwant to get optimal results."
For instance, a man who performs many abdominal exercises may becomefrustrated because he is not able to obtain the "washboard abs" hedesires. He may well have beautiful, washboard abs, but a layer of fat may behiding them.
"Until you lose body weight and body fat overall, people aren't going tosee the fruits of your labor," says Bryant. He says there's no such thingas spot reducing -- targeting certain areas of the body for fat and weightloss. When people lose weight, it usually comes off all over the body.
At least 40% of adults make one or more resolutions each year, and at leasttwo-thirds of them vow to change something unhealthy about themselves,according to a small study conducted by John C. Norcross, PhD, professor ofpsychology at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. The popularresolutions concern weight gain, fitness, and smoking.
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Tips for a Successful Doctor Visit
"Help me ... help you. Help me, help you."That famous line from the film Jerry Maguire may be the best advice a doctor could give his or her patient."Some patients have the attitude, 'I'm putting myself in the hands of a professional,'" says Stephen Permut, MD, chairman of family and community medicine at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. "They want you to make all their decisions for them."Permut prefers to have patients get involved in their own care and engage the doctor...
Read the Tips for a Successful Doctor Visit article > >
WebMD examined these common objectives and added a couple more that menmight want to consider in their pursuit of good health. We then asked healthexperts to offer advice on how best to approach the resolutions for maximumsuccess. Consider their suggestions, and see what works for you. Good luck!
New Year's Resolution No. 1: Get Fit
When men want to get fit, they tend to aim for weight loss in the stomacharea and muscular definition in the biceps, chest, and abdominals, says CedricBryant, PhD, chief exercise physiologist for the American Council onExercise.
To achieve these goals, men do little cardiovascular exercise, and a lot ofresistance training -- a strategy that Bryant says is not ideal.
"Men need to participate in a balanced exercise program where they areinvolved in strength training that is for all the major muscle groups. Theyneed to participate in some aerobic exercise, because that's going to help themto expend energy and burn calories," says Bryant, who also notes that goodnutrition is crucial to fitness success. "You need the whole package if youwant to get optimal results."
For instance, a man who performs many abdominal exercises may becomefrustrated because he is not able to obtain the "washboard abs" hedesires. He may well have beautiful, washboard abs, but a layer of fat may behiding them.
"Until you lose body weight and body fat overall, people aren't going tosee the fruits of your labor," says Bryant. He says there's no such thingas spot reducing -- targeting certain areas of the body for fat and weightloss. When people lose weight, it usually comes off all over the body.
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