Nutrition & Exercise Column
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Parallel Epidemics: Obesity & type 2 diabetes
The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes has risen to epidemic levels in the United States and worldwide. Both diseases go hand-in-hand and effect not only the adult population but children and young adults as well. Recently more attention and concerted efforts had been given to the treatment and prevention of these diseases in adolescents and young adults. The same non-pharmacological measures used with adults are as effective in children. There is convincing evidence for a decreased risk of obesity and diabetes in individuals who are physically active and maintain a normal body mass index (BMI), and in overweight individuals with impaired glucose tolerance who lose weight voluntarily. An increased risk of developing type... (more)
Coaches have often debated about the best way to improve sprint start speed, which is defined as the product of stride frequency and stride length. In most cases, coaches look for ways to increase stride frequency, without reducing stride length. Two of the more common ways to improve sprint start speed by altering stride frequency is by resistant ground-based training and by inclined treadmill running.
In a 2007 study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Myer et. al. tested 31 female high school soccer players who were divided into one of two training groups: resistive ground-based training and inclined treadmill training. Prior to training, the groups were tested for sprint start times over 9.1m, as well as stride... (more)
