Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights_ - Alex Hutchinson [115]
Should I avoid exercising outside when air pollution is high?
Chauncy Blair et al., “Volatile organic compounds in runners near a roadway: Increased blood levels after short-duration exercise,” British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2010, 44(10), 731–735.
Jeroen Johan de Hartog et al., “Do the health benefits of cycling outweigh the risks?” Environmental Health Perspectives, 2010, 118(8), 1109–1116.
R. T. O’Donoghue et al., “Exposure to hydrocarbon concentrations while commuting or exercising in Dublin,” Environment International, 2007, 33, 1–8.
Jette Rank et al., “Differences in cyclists and car drivers exposure to air pollution from traffic in the city of Copenhagen,” The Science of the Total Environment, 2001, 279, 131–136.
Kenneth Rundell, “Vehicular air pollution, playgrounds, and youth athletic fields,” Inhalation Toxicology, 2006, 18, 541–547.
How will exercise affect my immune system?
Marian Kohut et al., “Chronic exercise reduces illness severity, decreases viral load, and results in greater anti-inflammatory effects than acute exercise during influenza infection,” Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2009, 200, 1434–1442.
T. Lowder et al., “Moderate exercise protects mice from death due to influenza virus,” Brain, Behavior and Immunity, 2005, 19(5), 377–380.
Stephen Martin et al., “Exercise and respiratory tract viral infections,” Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 2009, 37(4), 157–164.
C. E. Matthews et al., “Moderate to vigorous physical activity and risk of upper-respiratory tract infection,” Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2002, 34(8), 1242–1248.
David Nieman, “Marathon training and immune function,” Sports Medicine, 2007, 37(4–5), 412–415.
Is motivation to exercise genetic?
Maria Åberg et al., “Cardiovascular fitness is associated with cognition in young adulthood,” PNAS, 2009, 106(49), 20906–20911.
Marleen de Moor et al., “Genome-wide association study of exercise behavior in Dutch and American adults,” Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2009, published online ahead of print.
J. H. Stubbe et al., “Genetic influences on exercise participation: A comparative study in adult twin samples from seven countries,” PLoS One, 2006, 1(1).
How long does it take to get unfit?
R. C. Hickson, “Reduced training intensities and loss of aerobic power, endurance, and cardiac growth,” Journal of Applied Physiology, 1985, 58(2), 492–499.
Keitaro Kubo et al., “Time course of changes in muscle and tendon properties during strength training and detraining,” Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2010, 24(2), 322–331.
Iñigo Mujika and Sabino Padilla, “Cardiorespiratory and metabolic characteristics of detraining in humans,” Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2001, 33(3), 413–421.
Rasmus Olsen et al., “Metabolic responses to reduced daily steps in healthy nonexercising men,” Journal of the American Medical Association, 2008, 299, 1261–1263.
Paul Williams, “Asymmetric weight gain and loss from increasing and decreasing exercise,” Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2008, 40(2), 296–302.
Chapter 2: Fitness Gear
Is running on a treadmill better or worse than running outside?
Andrew Jones and Jonathan Doust, “A 1% treadmill grade most accurately reflects the energetic cost of outdoor running,” Journal of Sports Sciences, 1996, 14(4), 321–327.
Patrick Riley et al., “A kinematics and kinetic comparison of overground and treadmill running,” Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2008, 40(6), 1093–1100.
Is the elliptical machine just as good as running?
Michael Desch et al., “Cardiometabolic comparison of elliptical and treadmill exercise responses,” Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2005, 37(5), S105.
M. Egaña and B. Donne, “Physiological changes following a 12 week gym based stair-climbing, elliptical trainer and treadmill running program in females,” Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical