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New Scientist: The Role of the Brain in Obesity

By
Inge
 – March 7, 2007Posted in: Science

Obesity in mice Last week I read another article on obese mice in New Scientist’s feed. My initial reaction was “Hah! Some new brain research” (I am a self-admitted Neuroscience-nerd). After reading the article I had the distinct feeling I knew this already. As a matter of fact we discussed the whole leptin thing in college already. I have to admit that I get this déja-vu experience on a regular basis when reading popular science news. But since I decided to put more articles on my blog instead of keeping an online diary, it could be a nice topic to write about. Here it comes.

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Yourself! Fitness Exergaming

By
Inge
 – March 7, 2007Posted in: Games

yourselffitness I know I praised this program before on other sites, but I like this application so much I want to dedicate a blog post to it. Last October I bought a game for my PC that changed my life. The game’s goal is to improve your general fitness level. You get a personal trainer, called Maya, and this animated coach guides you through the exercises. Every ten workout sessions you do a fitness evaluation. The application will use that data to tailor future workouts. Workouts are never the same, it’s also possible to add some props like a stability ball, hand weights, an aerobic step and a heart rate monitor. This was you can vary your workouts endlessly. If you don’t like a certain exercise during a session, you can select another one that will train the same area of your body.

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