Field Notes
Evidence based writing on endurance, cardiac health, and the discipline of sport, from clinical practice to the road.
Burning feet and blood sugar: how walking and running help
Burning feet and blood sugar: high sugar can damage the nerve cover, and walking and running lowered HbA1c by 0.67 points in 47 trials.
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Runner vs football player: how their shin bones look
Runner vs football player shin bone: in a scan study of 32 college women, football players had 7.5% more bone area and 29.4% more…
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Build endurance, and keep it
Build endurance: 1 in 3 adults now move too little, and the lowest fitness carried 5 times the risk of death. If you have…
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Why runners get injured: the one long run
Why runners get injured: in 5,205 runners, one run 10-30% longer than their longest of the last 30 days was linked to 64% more…
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Running and gut bacteria: what 6 weeks of exercise did
Running and gut bacteria: endurance exercise 3 days a week for 6 weeks raised fuel-making bacteria in lean adults. The gain faded when they…
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Do runners get gout less? What 28,990 runners showed
Do runners get gout less? Men who ran 8 km a day had half the risk. Why a party sets off an attack, and…
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Muscle glycogen and water: why gym muscles look fuller in weeks
Muscle glycogen and water go together: each gram of stored sugar holds three grams of water. That is part of the gym pump, and…
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Weight loss injection or endurance running: what stays?
A weight loss injection and long, easy runs both lower hunger in the same part of the brain. One wears off. Here is what…
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Why we give no cash prize: every finisher gets the same gift
No cash prize, no pacers, no podium promised. Every finisher gets the same gift. Speed causes injuries. Here is why we build endurance instead.
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After breast cancer, rebuild your heart and your endurance
After breast cancer, some medicines can weaken the heart. Here is how to rebuild heart strength and endurance safely, one step at a time.
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