Improvement in physical performance is an ever-present ongoing goal for both clinical and nonclinical purposes. It is well known that endurance training can improve physical performance by increasing energy metabolism in skeletal muscles, as well as improved cardiac function, particularly…
Category: Exercise Physiology
Red Wine and Exercise: Using a Rat Model to Determine Cardiovascular Health Benefits
It is widely known that red wine is good for your heart. It is also known that exercise is good for your heart as well (in addition to many other health benefits!). Well, what happens when you drink red wine…
Tempting Fate: Le Marathon du Medoc
As I was out for a run today (trying not to get heat stroke from the lovely Virginia summer heat), I found myself thinking about my upcoming marathon training, and possible races to run in the future. “Unofficially” training for…