Health

Roy Wallack, a Cyclist and Longtime Health and Fitness Writer, Dies at 64

By Diana J. Smith 4 weeks ago
Photo credit: Roy Wallack (right) with Gordon Wright during the 2008 TransRockies Run. Courtesy Gordon Wright
Photo credit: Roy Wallack (right) with Gordon Wright during the 2008 TransRockies Run. Courtesy Gordon Wright

From Bicycling

Roy Wallack didn’t have the archetypal cyclist body type, but that perfectly suited the prolific health and fitness writer’s outlook on riding. To Roy, it didn’t matter what you looked like or what your background was; he’d tell you that bikes were the avenue to a healthy, adventurous life, and that was how he lived literally until the end.

Wallack died on Saturday, December 19, after a crash while mountain biking near Malibu, California. He was 64.

Wallack was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and author of the 2005 book Bike for Life. As a longtime Bicycling contributor, he co-authored with Jacques DeVore one of its best-selling fitness titles, Maximum Overload for Cyclists.

Wallack had a lifelong love affair with bikes, fitness, and outdoor adventures of any

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Fitness centers play a key role in public health

By Diana J. Smith 1 month ago

In the melee of a public health emergency, leaders everywhere try to do whatever they can to protect people. It’s a big responsibility, and clear answers are not always available to provide direction.

Closing gyms and fitness centers at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic was the right thing to do at the time. After all, it seems like a place where people sweat, breathe heavily and share exercise equipment would be a prime place for trading illness.

However, data from the Michigan Fitness Club Association shows that 1.35 million visitors to 100 member gyms between September and early November have resulted in only 26 cases of COVID-19 — a .00192% positivity rate.

As this year has progressed, the medical community has learned some important things about COVID-19 and fitness centers, and leaders have come to realize that a properly run operation is critically important to helping its members.

Gyms

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The 40 best health and fitness gifts of 2020

By Diana J. Smith 1 month ago
Best health and fitness gifts 2020: Fitbit Charge 4 & Pyrex Ultimate 10-piece food storage set
Best health and fitness gifts 2020: Fitbit Charge 4 & Pyrex Ultimate 10-piece food storage set

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For some people, healthy living—exercising regularly, eating right and sleeping well—just comes naturally. If you have someone like that in your life, you’re in luck: We’ve compiled a list of the best health and fitness products for you to bestow upon your favorite health nut or fitness fanatic.

On the other hand, if you’re someone trying to become a little healthier, pass this list along to your loved ones to give yourself a boost as you set forward your new year’s resolutions for 2021. These are the best gifts for health and fitness of 2020, according to Reviewed.

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Inside Rebel Wilson’s ‘Year of Health’ Weight Loss Journey

By Diana J. Smith 1 month ago

Rebel Wilson declared 2020 to be her “Year of Health,” and clearly, all of her hard work is paying off!

While working on the movie Cats last December, the 40-year-old actress told ET that she “lost eight pounds in four days” from all the moving around and dancing involved in shooting her number.

“One, because there’s a lot of physicality, but also, [to prevent injury] they heated up the set very high, to almost 100 Fahrenheit, so sell my house fast jacksonville that we could never cool down,” she explained at the time. “They’d heat up the set like a sauna so we would never cool down, but it made it pretty uncomfortable.”

Ever since, Wilson has been committed to improving her health and fitness routine, and has taken fans along with her on the journey. The Pitch Perfect star, who has been working with trainer Jono Castano,

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