Around The Web With Amby

Great stuff to ponder on your next run. A wrap up of this week’s articles on exercise science as tweeted by Amby Burfoot, Editor at Large of Runner’s World Magazine.
You can follow Amby’s tweets at http://twitter.com/exerscience and his Runner’s World blogs at http://peakperformance.runnersworld.com and http://footloose.runnersworld.com.

Often confirmed, still a puzzler: Sedentary activity linked to weight gain, unless it’s sleep. http://bit.ly/c12SBb

Exercise “is associated with a 40% reduction in the genetic predisposition to common obesity.” http://bit.ly/b1j5HE

NY Times finds topical NSAIDS effective, safe. http://nyti.ms/aXsfMO New research finds stroke risk for NSAID pills. http://bit.ly/dpOHup

Get to the church on time: Middle-aged un-marrieds have shorter telomere lengths, a sign of adverse health. http://bit.ly/cclBlZ

For those who collapse from low-blood pressure after races, heel raises and compression tights can help. http://bit.ly/acAthw

Vitamin C might boost nitric oxide availability to exercising muscles, and improve performance. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20817831

When marathoners were given Cardiac MRI immediately after finishing, no “cardiac injury” was observed. http://bit.ly/9ZBa84

Strange stuff-Cold water immersion might improve your recovery (not studied); WILL increase your calorie consumption. http://bit.ly/brwO1w

Increased dietary protein reduces “psychological stress” and may improve performance during high intensity training. http://bit.ly/becwuC

Few biomechanical commonalities in those with Runner’s Knee. Instead, many “unique kinematic mechanisms.” http://bit.ly/c4HffN

Progressive strength training about as good for diabetics as aerobic exercise. http://bit.ly/9lHWRn

Another mildly supportive study for an arginine supplement–It increases power output, but not peak oxygen uptake. http://bit.ly/9WYLvo

Chewing gum with caffeine increases testosterone and repeated sprint performances, decreases cortisol. http://bit.ly/9dJFEO

Change from Saturated Fatty Acids to Mono Unsaturated or carbs has no effect on insulin sensitivity. http://bit.ly/92N5Ym

Supersize me: Short-term increase of fast-food consumption, with low exercise, can have longterm effect on body fat. http://bit.ly/dzGyyL

Greater physical activity linked to better mental health in U.K. university population. http://bit.ly/cUxRtN

Modest carb boost in 8 days of hard training produces “less catabolic stress” and better performance. http://bit.ly/cRyYKG

Collagen gene, which increases leg stiffness, linked to improved endurance running performance. http://bit.ly/coNvi8

“Water turnover” study yields convenient formula: You need 100 ml water for every 100 calories burned. http://bit.ly/b01OUX

Beverage study with “trained athletes” finds low carb + protein beats higher carb drink for performance near VT. http://bit.ly/a1Pm4h

Experiment conducted by Peter Snell et al finds good result for commercial Rehydrate product vs Gatorade. http://bit.ly/9ekBTM

Chocolate drink post-workout not just good for glycogen replenishment. Also diminishes perceived muscle soreness. http://bit.ly/ah41rI

At my Peak Performance blog, a report and interview about the benefits of shortening your running stride. http://bit.ly/9TbGBr

Small, 12-week study shows that drinking 2 glasses of water before meals increases wt. loss by about 40%. http://bbc.in/c5Me0M

Science of Running, like RunBlogger, concludes that runners don’t land in front of center of gravity. Much cool data. http://bit.ly/azbqdu

Yoga beats metabolically-matched walking program for better mood and reduced anxiety. http://bit.ly/9AOPHm

Kids mimic their mothers: Are 3x more likely to exercise and 19x more likely to consume lowfat dairy if mothers do. http://bit.ly/cpIPVv

Active travel, ie, walking and cycling, decreases obesity & diabetes rates at city, state and national levels. http://bit.ly/cX0sRS

EGCG supplement from green tea, without caffeine, does not boost resting metabolic rate. http://bit.ly/9HVAMd

Dance, dance into old age: To “preserve cognitive, motor and perceptual abilities.” http://bit.ly/cYU5tD

In prospective study of female runners (18-25), low-fat dairy linked to higher bone dens & lower stress fracture risk. http://bit.ly/bX1Yrg

USATF study: High BMI, prior injuries linked to future injuries. If you stretch, then stop, injury risk rises. http://bit.ly/bsTcUV

In his new 800m world record (1:41.09), David Rudisha hit the 400 in 48.65. Crazy? Not. http://bit.ly/995piE

Why to run a fall marathon and love hot, humid summer workouts: Training in the heat makes you faster in cool temps. http://bit.ly/awnJ7P

Teasing out the exercise-aging brain connection: Lower BMI (my guess; not clear in abstract) appears a strong factor. http://bit.ly/aQJFlT

More on “slushies”–This time they don’t improve performance, but do help lower body temp after exercise. http://bit.ly/ateAWQ