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If you're on the road and only have time to make pit stops, make sure you choose the best option available. Shakes and bars are great if you're stuck in the driver's seat, but if you're riding shotgun, go for Greek yogurt, beef jerky, or a hard-cooked egg. You won't have to spend 15 minutes deciphering dense labels, and most convenience stores stock them.

To round out your arsenal of protein-rich shakes, bars, and convenience-food store snacks, try these quick and easy mini meals made at home.

Carrots contain complex carbs to sustain your energy levels, and provide enough potassium to control blood pressure and muscle contractions. Add 2 tablespoons of hummus to your mini meal for slow-digesting carbs, protein, and unsaturated fatsall the right elements to fuel activity. Plus, most varieties are made with olive oil, which contains oleic acida fat that aids in warding off the gene responsible for 20 to 30 percent of breast cancers, according to research from Northwestern University.

Sargento String Cheese Snacks keep your calories in check with 8 grams of protein in just 80 calories. Add edamame for another 9 grams of protein and a dose of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

Remix your lunch box fave. Spread a tablespoon of natural peanut butter on sprouted grain Ezekiel bread. Top with a handful of sliced strawberries instead of jelly for a mini meal that contains 10 grams of protein in less than 200 calories.

Not sure if you want something sweet, salty, or cheesy? Surprisingly, you can have all threeand be healthy! Try 2 tablespoons of natural peanut butter on a whole grain English muffin with 1 stick of part-skim string cheese (torn into strands). The result is a mess-free mini meal with 23 grams of protein.

Roll a Laughing Cow light cheese and 2 thin slices of deli turkey into a large lettuce leaf. Pack two for a low-fat meal that tallies up 25 grams of protein in 160 calories.

Be sure to pack a spoon. Two tablespoons of pumpkin seeds and 1/2 cup Kashi Go Lean cereal on top of 1/2 cup cottage cheese satisfies your need for crunch and savory flavor. The seeds supply omega-3s, magnesium, and iron to fuel your muscle recovery. The combo with Kashi and cottage cheese pumps your protein intake up to 25 grams in one dish.

This selection was excerpted with permission from The 12 Week Head-To-Toe Transformation: A Beginner's Guide To Fitness And Strength Training In 3 Easy Steps, by Holly Perkins.

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A new study from North Carolina State University and the Union of Concerned Scientists finds that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, only covers 43-60 percent of what it costs to consume a diet consistent with federal dietary guidelines for what constitutes a healthy diet. The study highlights the challenges lower-income households face in trying to eat a healthy diet.

"The federal government has defined what constitutes a healthy diet, and we wanted to know how financially feasible it was for low-income households, who qualify for SNAP benefits, to follow these guidelines," says Lindsey Haynes-Maslow, co-author of a paper on the study and an assistant professor of agricultural and human sciences at NC State.

This can be a tricky question to answer, as federal dietary guidelines vary based on age and gender. SNAP benefits also vary, based on household income and the number of adults and children living in the household. For the purposes of this study, the researchers used average monthly SNAP benefits for 2015.

To address their research question, the researchers looked at the cost to follow federal dietary guidelines based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's monthly retail price data from 2015 for fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy. They calculated costs under a variety of scenarios. For example, what would it cost to comply with dietary guidelines if one only ate produce that was fresh, not frozen? What if one only consumed fruits and vegetables that were frozen? What if a household followed a vegetarian diet? The researchers also included labor costs associated with shopping and preparing meals, based on 2010 estimates produced by other economics researchers.

"We found significant variability in the costs associated with following federal dietary guidelines," Haynes-Maslow says. "For example, it was most expensive to consume only fresh produce, and it was least expensive to consume a vegetarian diet."

To place this in context, consider a four-person household that has one adult male, one adult female, one child aged 8-11 and one child aged 12-17 - all of whom qualify for SNAP benefits. They would need to spend $626.95 per month in addition to their SNAP benefits if they ate only fresh produce as part of their diet. That same household would need to spend $487.39 in addition to SNAP benefits if they ate a vegetarian diet.

"Many low-income households simply don't have an additional $500 or $600 to spend on food in their monthly budget," Haynes-Maslow says.

The researchers did find that SNAP is sufficient to meet the healthy dietary needs of two groups: children under the age of 8 and women over the age of 51. However, SNAP was insufficient to meet the needs of older children, younger women, or men of any age.

"Even though SNAP is not designed to cover all of the cost of food - it's meant to be a supplemental food program - this study makes it clear that there would be many low-income households that would not be able to cover the gap needed to eat a diet consistent with federal dietary guidelines," Haynes Maslow says. "Even without including labor costs, a household of four would need to spend approximately $200-$300 in addition to their SNAP benefits to follow the dietary guidelines."

The paper, "The Affordability of MyPlate: An Analysis of SNAP Benefits and the Actual Cost of Eating According to the Dietary Guidelines," is published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. The paper is open access. Lead author of the paper is Kranti Mulik, a senior agricultural economist in the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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More information: Kranti Mulik et al, The Affordability of MyPlate: An Analysis of SNAP Benefits and the Actual Cost of Eating According tothe Dietary Guidelines, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior (2017). DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2017.06.005

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Honolulu, HI, Sept. 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vegan diets are great for weight loss and lowering cholesterol. Many people adhere to the diet due to personal and environmental reasons, with the most concerning issue being the consumption of enough vital protein in the diet while still limiting carbohydrates and overall calories for weight loss. The experienced medical team at Diet Doc has assessed the value of vegan dieting, and its leader, Dr. Nishant Rao finds that it may have drawbacks that could be a cause for concern. He states, The relative ratios of protein:carbs in typical unprocessed vegan protein sources like legumes, grains and nuts are not as favorable as animal protein which has zero carbs. While these are still solid, healthy foods, they also contain carbs that could inhibit weight loss when used to replace meat.

Vegan diets tend to cause initial weight loss because people are by chance replacing higher calorie animal proteins with lower calorie, fiber dense foods, which increase fullness while minimizing calorie intake, says Dr. Rao. However, this benefit is somewhat negated by the muscle loss that can occur too early on, as it is rare for protein targets to be met without strict diet vigilance. Diet Doc, a company that specializes in doctor-supervised weight loss, routinely caters to the vegan diet philosophy by keeping a strict focus on dietary macros, which are given in grams and can accommodate any diet philosophies. Dr. Rao and his team often recommend plant based vegan protein powders for patients that are much lower in carbs and can sometimes be necessary in order to hit macro targets. In addition to creating safe, vegan-style diet plans, Diet Doc analyzes patient health status for an individualized focus that gets to the root of ongoing weight loss challenges.

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If you're among the estimated 8 million vegetarians and 1 million vegans in the United States, don't think that you have to stick close to home to maintain a plant-based diet. A growing number of resources online and on the ground, as well as changes in the hospitality industry, are making veg-friendly travel easier than ever before.

"I actually believe that travel is more fun as a vegan," said Wendy Werneth, a native Alabamian who has lived in Europe since 1999, first in Switzerland and now in Portugal. "For one thing, vegan travel is like a treasure hunt, a fun challenge. At first, I thought I'd starve looking for sustenance, but the reality is I find too many things to try them all."

Werneth initially feared that traveling while vegan would be difficult and stressful. During a trial vegan trip to Greece in 2014, she discovered that vegan travel was not only doable, it was enjoyable. "Since I had all these fears and misconceptions, I knew that other people out there had the same concerns," said Werneth, who guides fellow travelers with insights and tips at the Nomadic Vegan, a blog for practicing and aspiring vegans.

Here are some trends and tips from Werneth and others.

Get the app: Since HappyCow.net started in 1999 as a primitive website, it has grown to become the world's top directory of vegan, vegetarian and veg-friendly restaurants around the world. Travelers can use it for advance planning and, while on the road, let HappyCow's mobile app steer them to the nearest options.

The Santa Monica, California-based site, with 157,000 registered members who have left more than 212,000 reviews, continues to grow by about 20 percent each year, said spokesman Ken Spector. HappyCow's nearly 57,000 listings also include retreats and lodging, bakeries and farmers markets. It recently teamed up with Werneth to publish the site's free guide, "9 Steps for Easy Vegan Travel."

Splurge: High-end hotels, while they might not mention "the V-word," are increasingly catering to their vegetarian and vegan customers. "Without a doubt, there's more movement in that direction," said Paul Eyers, who with his wife, Caryl, writes the blog Vegan Food Quest, which includes luxury hotel reviews. The couple left Britain for Southeast Asia four years ago and are now based in Cambodia. "You've already got eastern religion and western animal compassion," he said, "and now people are turning to veganism because of health and environmental concerns."

Eyers, who also advises properties (and their restaurants) on catering to vegans, says that little things can go a long way. "High-end hotels, which usually ask for your preferences ahead of time, should know you're vegan, so they shouldn't leave chocolate on pillows or milk in the fridge," he said. "If I go into a room and there's fruit, soy milk and a butter alternative, I know they understand my diet, and that makes me confident in the hotel in general."

Research local cuisine: Even cuisines that have a reputation for being extraordinarily difficult for vegans and vegetarians still dish up plenty of surprises if you dig deep enough, Werneth said. Spain, for example - known for its cured meats and seafood - has gazpacho, vegetable paella and a huge selection of vegan tapas. France - famous for cheese and rich beef flavors - has vegan specialties such as socca, a savory pancake made from chickpea flour that is hugely popular in the southern part of the country.

Researching vegan options, she said, offered her a new way to approach different cultures and cuisines, many of which she explores in her recently published book "Veggie Planet: Uncover the Vegan Treasures Hiding in Your Favorite World Cuisines." "For instance," she said, "there are a lot of what I call accidentally vegan dishes in the Greek cuisine because of religious restrictions in the Greek Orthodox Church."

Network: Werneth, Spector and Eyers all recommend that travelers research destinations before traveling, including connecting with local vegans via such outlets as Facebook, Couchsurfing, Airbnb, Meetup, local blogs and vegan restaurants and festivals.

State your needs: Once at your destination, introduce yourself as vegan wherever you stay and eat. When confronting a language barrier, Spector recommended using Google Translate's photo scanner (for menus) and also showing pictures of veg-friendly dishes. In case you run out of options, bring your own vegan snacks and a stash of vitamins and also carry containers, plastic bags and minimal eating utensils to set up your own kitchen.

Above all, the experts say, bring an open mind and an open heart, staying curious, respectful and positive, especially when eating fully vegan is not possible. "The whole point of the vegan movement is to create a more peaceful and compassionate world," Werneth said. "I think it's counterproductive to negatively focus on those small things that might not be vegan. I'd rather that 98 percent of what I'm eating is vegan and that I'm setting a positive example in the hopes that that is going to encourage more people to give veganism a try. That's going to help a lot more animals in the end."

Book a vegan tour: Donna Zeigfinger, who is celebrating 20 years of running Green Earth Travel in Cabin John, Maryland, recently pored over her notes to prepare an anniversary timeline. "Wow, has it gotten so much easier to find vegan options," she said. "Still, some people think they're going to starve to death if they travel vegan and they're freaked out. That's where I come in."

About 40 percent of Zeigfinger's work these days is arranging custom vegetarian and vegan-friendly trips. For the rest, she collaborates with vegan tour and cruise companies with jaunts to destinations including Indonesia, India, Croatia, Italy and Ireland. Closer to home, she's offering a package-deal trip to the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles baseball game on Sept. 26 for PNC Park's first vegan event.

Werneth, meanwhile, next year will lead tours in Italy and Portugal with Veg Jaunts and Journeys, a new company based in Asheville, North Carolina, whose trips often include vegan cooking classes and festivals, as well as visits to vegan-friendly stores. Owner Kim Giovacco also offers customized travel planning.

Pick veg-friendly destinations: HappyCow recently released its first Top-10 list of vegan-friendly cities worldwide determined by number of offerings, population density and the staff's impression of the "overall vegan-friendliness" of the city. Winners, starting with first place, are: Berlin; Los Angeles; Warsaw, Poland; Taipei, Taiwan; New York City; Singapore; London; Tel Aviv, Israel; Portland, Oregon; and San Francisco.

"I think Europe has seen the most tremendous growth," Spector said. "Berlin has had a massive explosion, and of really high quality. In Warsaw, Poland, I had some of the best vegan food I've had in Europe. They have two vegan sushi restaurants that are phenomenal. I'm even speaking at a vegan event in Kiev."

Spector, a frequent visit to the District of Columbia, noted that the Washington area has considerable room for growth, but he praised several spots, including HipCityVeg, NuVegan Cafe, Shouk and Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats.

HappyCow has been invited to dozens of vegan fairs and festivals around the world, which Spector said are growing in number and size. "I remember going to vegan events with 200 or maybe 500 people; now it's up to 30,000," he said. "I'm going to vegan event in China; they're expecting 35,000."

Daniel is a writer based in the Netherlands. Her website is bydianedaniel.com.

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A high-fat, or ketogenic, diet not only increases longevity, but also improves physical strength, according to new research with mice.

The results surprised me a little, says Jon Ramsey, nutritionist at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

Ketosis: when carb intake is so low that the body uses fat-burning as its main fuel source instead of glucose.

We expected some differences, but I was impressed by the magnitude we observeda 13 percent increase in median life span for the mice on a high-fat versus high-carb diet. In humans, that would be seven to 10 years. But equally important, those mice retained quality of health in later life.

Ramsey has spent the past 20 years looking at the mechanics that lead to aging, a contributing factor to most major diseases that impact rodents and humans alike. While calorie restriction has been shown in several studies to slow aging in many animals, Ramsey was interested in how a high-fat diet may affect the aging process.

Ketogenic diets have gained popularity for a variety of health benefit claims, but scientists are still teasing out what happens during ketosis, when carbohydrate intake is so low that the body shifts from using glucose as the main fuel source to fat burning and producing ketones for energy.

Researchers split the study mice into three groups: a regular rodent high-carb diet, a low-carb/high-fat diet, and a ketogenic diet (89-90 percent of total calorie intake). Originally concerned that the high-fat diet would increase weight and decrease life span, the researchers kept the calorie count of each diet the same.

We designed the diet not to focus on weight loss, but to look at metabolism, Ramsey says. What does that do to aging?

In addition to significantly increasing the median life span of mice in the study, the ketogenic diet increased memory and motor function (strength and coordination), and prevented an increase in age-related markers of inflammation. It had reduced the incidence of tumors, as well.

In this case, many of the things were looking at arent much different from humans, says Ramsey, senior author of the paper in Cell Metabolism.

At a fundamental level, humans follow similar changes and experience a decrease in overall function of organs during aging. This study indicates that a ketogenic diet can have a major impact on life and health span without major weight loss or restriction of intake. It also opens a new avenue for possible dietary interventions that have an impact on aging.

Researchers do not know at this time if there is an optimum fat for a ketogenic diet.

A companion study from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in the same issue of Cell Metabolism shows that a ketogenic diet extends longevity and improves memory in aging mice.

Funding for this study came from the National Institutes of Health and the UC Davis Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center.

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Three things the Queen of England does not want us to think about:

Don't worry about the corgis, Your Majesty. (Sorry, but we just don't care.) That said, royal reproduction has definitely been on our minds ever since Kensington Palace tweeted on Sept. 3 that Kate and William are indeed expecting their third child.

The duchess is early in her first trimester so why the official announcement so soon with the risk of miscarriage still uncertain? Well, the folks at the palace made the decision share the news before it hit the media via whispery Reddit sub-threads since poor Kate is once again suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum,the violent and rare version of morning sickness that incapacitated her during her first two pregnancies. In fact, the duchess was already too sick to make a scheduled engagement on Sept. 4.

"Morning sickness" is an innocuous and misleading term in many cases, including Kate's. Regular old morning sickness affects up to 80 percent of pregnant women and would likely befit our favorite elegant AF duchess much more nicely than hyperemesis gravidarum, its far more sinister and unrelenting cousin.

One could spring back from morning sickness via a delicate dab of the mouth with a monogrammed handkerchief and maybe a swish of mouthwash served in a tiny silver cup. But hyperemesis gravidarum, which only occurs in about 2 percent of pregnancies, is marked by vomiting so intense and unremitting that sufferers are often hospitalized for IV fluid and nutrition therapy as Kate was while pregnant with Prince George. (It's possible she was also hospitalized for the same condition while pregnant with Princess Charlotte, but that remains unconfirmed.)

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Dr. Sherry Ross, a Santa Monica OB-GYN, and Dr. Jaime Knopman, a reproductive endocrinologist in New York City, spoke with Us Weekly about hyperemesis gravidarum and how and why it may be affecting Kate.

Persistent nausea and vomiting can become so severe that moms lose weight and become malnourished and dehydrated... In these situations, hospitalization, intravenous hydration, and nutrition are needed," said Ross. Eating and drinking is a nightmare... Women suffering from HG can feel depleted, exhausted and depressed.

So if even the Duchess of Cambridge is susceptible to this debilitating condition, obviously so are we normals. So what are the risk factors? Is there anything a woman can do to avoid HG?

Knopman has little good news for us on that front, unfortunately. HG is pretty much out of a mom-to-be's control. And it can but doesn't always attack the same poor women during more than one pregnancy. Usually women who get it once are more likely to get it again, she said.Risk factors include a personal or family history of HG... and a history of motion sickness or migraines.

And if you're expecting twins, triplets or more, well, buckle up. Mothers-to-be who are preparing for multiples are at higher risk for HG, possibly due to higher levels of human chorionic gonadotropin, the pregnancy hormone wreaking havoc in the body like a drunken freshman frat boy desperately trying to steamroll his way off campus.

There is a little bit of good news about HG, according to Knopman. If HG is monitored and the mother receives good medical treatment, she might actually be at lower risk for miscarriage. The thinking is that the higher hCG levels indicate a healthy and robust placenta," Knopman said. "The better the placenta, the better the chance that the pregnancy will progress.

Well, if anybody has a robust placenta, it's probably Kate. (We imagine it's shaped like a limited-edition Prada purse.)

When will our dear duchess be out and about again in her signature nude hose and heels doing wonderful charity work and coaxing George and Charlotte in and out of private jets, you ask? Ross said HG can stick around until 20 weeks (*gulp*) of pregnancy or even longer.It tends to improve in the last half of pregnancy but may persist until delivery," Ross said.

Kate's doctors are likely recommending the same things Ross recommends to her nonroyal HG patients: bananas, rice, applesauce and toast (the BRAT diet, which is neither Wisconsin bratwurst nor connotes any brattiness on Kate's part), along with ice-cold, fizzy beverages in teeny-tiny sips. No red-hot curries, super-salty foods or gigantic portions of protein. Vitamin B6, ginger and acupressure and acupuncture are also put to use whether or not they actually work by many HG sufferers seeking natural remedies.

Just close your eyes, sip your cool, carbonated ginger beverage, and think of England, Kate. We're rooting for you.

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In our society, weight is an issue that's fraught with all kinds of complicated stigma and sensitivity. So its understandable that you may not exactly be pumped to have to get weighed at the doctors office. Instagram user Mariah Herrera knows the feeling. But she spotted a sign next to the scale at her doctors office and it made her feel better about the experience.

"This scale will only tell you the numerical value of your gravitational pull," the note read. "It will not tell you how beautiful you are, how much your friends and family love you, or how amazing you are!!" It clearly hit home for Herrera, but it also brings up a crucial issue when it comes to your health care: Whether you're recovering from an eating disorder or you simply feel judged, there are many reasons why being weighed by your doctor is an unpleasant experience. But it doesn't have to beand, in most cases, you don't need to be weighed at all.

Your weight is just one part of a standard overall health assessment, which also includes your blood pressure, temperature, and heart rate, David Cutler, M.D., a family medicine physician at Providence Saint Johns Health Center in Santa Monica, California, tells SELF. So, along with those other measures of your health, changes in weight may be used to help diagnose or keep track of an issue.

However, it's more necessary for some patients than others. For example, if a patient develops high blood pressure and is gaining weight, their doctor may recommend that they try to lose weight to improve their health condition, he explains. On the flip side, a patient who is losing weight may be suffering from a viral infection, gastroenteritis, an overactive thyroid, or a number of other health conditions that might not seem apparent to them.

As Randall Wexler, M.D., M.P.H., a family medicine physician at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, tells SELF, keeping track of weight is especially important for patients who have diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. So, if you have one of those health conditions, you may have trouble avoiding the scale.

In addition, doctors use weight to figure out the right dosage of certain medications, including blood thinners. The number on the scale can also help your doctor know if youre negatively impacted by a new medicationit could make you gain or lose weight, and it would be tough for your doctor to know if they havent been tracking your weight, Dr. Cutler says.

That said, you certainly don't need to be weighed in every single situation or at every single office visit. If youre seeing your doctor because of the flu, for instance, youre probably OK to skip the scale, as womens health expert Jennifer Wider, M.D., tells SELF. And even if your doctor really does need to weigh you, there are ways to make the experience more comfortable.

For example, its perfectly fine to tell the nurse that youd rather step on the scale backwards so that you dont have to see the number, Dr. Cutler says. You can also ask the nurse not to announce your weight so that you dont have to hear it. And, if you're worried that your weight is going to be focused on during a particular visit, Dr. Cutler says you can also tell your doctor something along the lines of, I know Im overweight, but Id rather talk about this cough that I have during this visit.

And, of course, if you're not comfortable talking about your weight with your doctor, that's usually a sign that you might want to find a new one. If you feel embarrassed or weight-shamed with your health care provider, it is time to find one that you feel more comfortable with," Dr. Wider says. "The doctor should be a person you can confide in safely without feeling judged.

Above all, know this: Your doctor is trying to use your weight as one diagnostic tool in their toolbox and nothing more. This is a piece of information that were trying to use to make you [feel] better, Dr. Cutler says. How could one number possibly capture how awesome you are, anyway?

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LIVINGSTON, Ala.The National Strength and Conditioning Association has just named the University of West Alabama an NSCA Recognized School, giving its stamp of approval for the Education Recognition Program (ERP).

The recognition as an NSCA ERP Recognized Undergraduate Strength and Conditioning Program is for UWAs exercise science program offered in the physical education and athletic training department. This recognition adds distinction to degrees awarded in the academic program and also offers exceptional benefits to schools and students affiliated.

According to the NSCA, the ERP helps ensure excellence for students in the classroom, as well as long-term professional success after graduation. The NSCA awards such recognition to schools that have a demonstrated commitment through curricula that prepares students for NSCA certification.

For more than 35 years, the NSCA has been a leader in building stronger professionals within the strength and conditioning industry, and Dr. James Robinson, an associate professor of exercise science, this milestone is a step in a forward direction for the growing program.

Exercise science has seen tremendous growth over the past six years, explained Robinson, who also serves as director of UWAs exercise physiology lab. I expect exercise science to reach the 200-student mark by fall 2018. This growth is due to the commitment from the department and the University to student career development. My mission is for every exercise science student to be employed in the field and well-prepared for graduate school immediately upon graduation.

Benefits of the recognition include discounts on certification exams and clinics, student memberships, and premier access to growth opportunities through NSCA, like grants and scholarships, and internship and assistantship programs. The recognition is valid for a three-year period expiring in March of 2020.

UWAs exercise science program is designed to prepare students who are seeking careers in corporate and clinical settings. These may include strength and conditioning coaches, physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, occupational therapy, hospital-based wellness programs, health/fitness instructors, sport training programs, corporate or health club director, and a slate of other fitness and health related opportunities.

The academic major includes 60 combined hours of coursework in exercise science, along with biology, physical education, chemistry and physics. An exercise science minor is also offered at UWA.

For more information on UWAs Exercise Science program, contact Dr. James Robinson at jhrobinson@uwa.edu or 205-652-3441, or apply online at http://www.uwa.edu/exercisesciencemajor.aspx.

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TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- If a gym visit elicits more grimaces than grins, you might be genetically predisposed to dislike exercise, Dutch researchers suggest.

The notion that at least part of a penchant for enjoying exercise -- or not -- may be inherited came from tracking the exercise habits and feelings of several hundred sets of identical twins, fraternal twins, and non-twin siblings between the ages of 12 and 25.

The study team further found that people who enjoyed working out spent more time doing so. And that raises the prospect that new interventions might eventually help boost exercise pleasure among those who've inherited a bias against it.

"Despite the persistent general belief that exercise makes everyone feel better, this is not always the case," said study lead author Nienke Schutte.

"There are large differences in how people feel during and after exercise," Schutte said. She's a postdoctoral researcher in the department of public and occupational health with the VU Medical Center in Amsterdam.

"In our study," she added, "we submitted healthy adolescent twin pairs to a 20-minute exercise test on a cycle and a 20-minute exercise test on a treadmill. During and after the exercise tests, we asked them to indicate how they felt."

And in the end, Schutte said, "we showed that up to 37 percent of the differences in the subjective experience of exercise was due to genetics."

The study included 115 pairs of identical twins, 111 pairs of fraternal twins and 35 of their non-twin siblings. All of the study volunteers completed a 20-minute stationary bike ride and a 20-minute treadmill run. Both were characterized as "non-vigorous," although an additional bike ride had participants (which also included six non-twin sibling pairs) ride until they were exhausted.

During each ride and run participants were asked to describe how good or bad they felt, and whether the workout made them energetic, lively, jittery or tense. Lifestyle interviews were also conducted to gauge routine exercise habits.

In the end, the research team estimated that genetic predisposition accounted for anywhere between 12 to 37 percent of the variations seen in exercise enjoyment. And the more a person said they enjoyed exercising, the more often they routinely worked out.

That said, the study authors stressed that what they identified for now is simply an association between exercise pleasure and genetics, rather than a definitive case of cause and effect.

But "an important conclusion is that a one-size-fits-all approach to get people to exercise might not be very effective," Schutte said. "Now we know that how you feel during and shortly after an exercise bout is heritable, we can look for the actual genes that are involved."

And successful identification of such genes could mean that "in the future, depending on your genetic profile, interventions [could] be tailored to set realistic person-specific exercise goals," she added.

James Maddux is an emeritus professor in psychology with George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. He said that "the findings make sense," in his opinion.

"And given the accumulating research findings on the role of genes in individual differences among people on biological and psychological factors [such as] intelligence, personality [or] self-control, I'm not at all surprised," he added.

Maddux also suggested that the mere acknowledgement of a genetic underpinning to exercise enjoyment could end up being of practical benefit, even without knowing which specific genes are involved.

"You don't need to identify the genes that may be partly responsible for individual differences in the experience of pleasure and pain during exercise in order to use descriptions of those individual differences to design individualized exercise programs," he said.

What's more, said Maddux, "knowing that there is a genetic contribution may help the high-exercise-discomfort person engage in less self-blame, which can be demoralizing and discouraging. In fact, this could be useful information for personal trainers to pass along to their high-discomfort clients. It could help both of them be a little more patient."

The study was published in the journal Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

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Fall is a great time to join or reconnect with the Mattoon Area Family YMCA. Besides the return of many seasonal programs, September is a chance to join the Y without paying a Joining Fee. To give back to our community, we will offer a Membership Special Sept. 5 through Sept. 30. This is up to a $75 savings for a family joining the Y. At the Mattoon Y you will also find that you never sign a contract to have a membership and there are no hidden fees with a Y membership.

Why join now? The Mattoon YMCA recently collaborated with Sarah Bush Lincolns Center for Healthy Living to offer more opportunities to our community. When signing up for a Mattoon Y membership, you now have an option to also workout within the Center for Healthy Living located on the campus of Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital. This new option for Y members adds convenience for potential members who live east of Mattoon or in Charleston.

Another great reason to join the Y is the Wellness Incentive programs offered to keep members engaged in healthy living. Only at the Y will you find Healthy Start. Programs such as Healthy Start offer an opportunity to learn more about nutrition, proper exercise technique, reading food labels, stress management and sleep habits. Over the eight weeks of the program, a certified personal trainer will meet with members in a small group setting twice a week. Other upcoming Wellness Incentive Programs: the NEW Total-Y Wellness which will include emotional, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual strength. Another popular Wellness Program is Hold Your Weight which will help hold you accountable over the holidays. Visit with Y staff to learn more about these programs.

Only at the Y will you find something for everyone and this includes the youth. Seasonal programs such as Hang Time and Dance 101 return in September and are included in the price of a membership. Hang Time offers a fun activity for youth in K-6th grades four nights a week within the YMCA. This program allows parents time to enjoy their own workout while the kids are entertained and involved in a healthy activity, which may include small group activities, crafts, games and gym time.

Only at the Y will you find Membership for All. The staff at the YMCA believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to belong. With Membership for All, an applicants membership rates are based on income level making membership an affordable option. The application for Membership for All is simple and the information provided is kept confidential.

Only at the Y will you find a variety of classes for all fitness levels. Fitness classes offer opportunity to get fit, find motivation and meet new people who will inspire you. Classes offer a welcoming environment and the staff encourages you to try several classes to find one that you enjoy.

Only at the Y will you find that family fitness is valued. With opportunities such as open swim and open gym time, families find opportunities to strengthen their bond and grow together.

At the Y, strengthening our community is our cause. Every day, we work side-by-side with our neighbors to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, thrive and grow.

To learn more about the Mattoon Y or to join the Y, stop in at 221 N. 16th Street, Mattoon. The staff may also be reached at 217-234-9494.

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