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BREATHING EASIER

Exercise-induced asthma sidelines many men and now we may know why. Navy researchers recently discovered that athletes who don’t sweat a lot during exercise have an increased risk of exercise-induced asthma. Less moisture on the skin suggests that there’s also less moisture in the airway, which makes breathing harder. This finding may lead to future treatments.

LIES OF THE MACHINES

Never trust an elliptical machine. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that elliptical trainers’ calorie predictions averaged 31 percent too high. The machines use age and weight in their calculations, says Alyssa Mealey. Ph.D. one of the researchers, Further–research will tell if the algorithm needs more information, such as gender and height. In the meantime, measure intensity with a heart-rate monitor like the Suunto t3c… Etc.

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