Roberta Gibb Breaks Barriers at the Boston Marathon. Now one

[ad_1] In 1966, Roberta Gibb became the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon at a time when women were prohibited from doing it because they were considered “physiologically incompetent.” Now, more than 55 years later, Gibb has broken another gender barrier by becoming the first woman of the race to stand out as a …

Three-Minute Breaks Prevent the Bad Effects of Sitting

[ad_1] Beneficially, frequent sitting breaks improve blood sugar control and cholesterol levels. past studies show. But most of this research took place in university labs and lasted only a day or two, in conditions that do not reflect real life. That’s why, for the new study, published last month in The American Journal of Physiology: …