Avery Faigenbaum
@AFaigenbaum
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Professor of Health and Pediatric Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey.
Joined March 2011
🆕🆕 Nuestro meta-análisis (n=10,588) establece nuevos umbrales de fuerza de prensión manual/peso🤚 (kg/kg) en niños y adolescentes 🧒🧠 ✔️6–12 años 👦0,39 👧0,30 ✔️13–18 años 👦0,42 👧0,36 ⬇️ Por debajo = 🚨 mayor riesgo cardio-metabólico 🆓 https://t.co/Mdsii5nh95
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⏰ It is time to support breast health for female athletes ✅ Excellent NEW #Infographic below Full article ➡️ https://t.co/wVtIxU8HXP
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Contact breast injuries remain under-reported, under-recognized and under-represented in sports medicine research. https://t.co/jmVZGKDOCb
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💊+🏋️♂️= Medicine. In our latest @TheLancetLongevity paper we argue: 👉 “Exercise prescription is medically indicated, professionally implemented, and clinically monitored.” It’s time to integrate exercise into medication management for older adults. Read here ➡️
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Our paper was just published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. 🧵1/10
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World Athletics’ press release about our pelvic floor health initiative: https://t.co/ouX2QAbCgG
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Exercise is an antidepressant. A new meta-analysis of 26 randomized controlled studies found that both aerobic and resistance training significantly reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety, often rivaling standard treatments like medication and therapy. Although both modes
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Our latest survey of family life, with @HarrisPoll: Kids would much rather spend time with friends in unstructured play, rather than seeing friends online or in adult-supervised activity. To get kids off phones, we need to give them back the real world https://t.co/wjrKLUczM4
theatlantic.com
Children who were raised on screens need more freedom out in the real world.
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New study with @WorldAthletics: nearly 1 in 2 elite youth athletes reported pelvic floor symptoms. Conducted at the #Lima2024 World Athletics U20 Championships, published in @BMJOpenSEM. Proud to contribute to this milestone in athlete health. https://t.co/RBPolGmcdz
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Objectives Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) symptoms are common among athletes but remain underexplored in youth of both sexes competing in track and field. The primary objective was to assess the...
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Viewpoint: The 2023 AAP guidelines recommend obesity treatment in youth with #GLP1RA medications, amidst ongoing uncertainties about implementation and safety. https://t.co/yYNKMsUSVO
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This Paper Stopped Me Cold What if we’ve been looking for metabolic dysfunction in the wrong places… and far too late? A preprint (from @doctorinigo) recently landed (first reply) — and it should have been front-page news in every medical journal and health policy meeting.
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Is it time for a new visual model to promote physical activity? @AFaigenbaum et al. propose My Physical Activity Plate: designed to promote an inclusive approach to PA emphasizing personal choice & variety in movement w/strategies to support adherence. https://t.co/RMahLFKk9l
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The June issue of CSMR is now live! Featured articles: ➡️ From Hierarchy to Harmony: Transforming the Activity Pyramid into My Physical Activity Plate ➡️ Cleared for Physical Activity Postpartum: Now What? Check out the issue: https://t.co/T9czQa35Ha
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.@conor64 argues that college classes should be screen free, especially in small colleges where the point is community When I made my NYU classes entirely screen free -- no laptops -- engagement and enjoyment went up. https://t.co/pOMub24r8N
theatlantic.com
A liberal-arts college like Pomona is the ideal place to experiment with low-tech education.
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🍽️🤸♀️ “My Physical Activity Plate” es una guía visual que promueve una actividad física inclusiva, basada en la elección personal y la variedad de movimiento. 🧠💪 Incorpora estrategias de cambio de comportamiento para mejorar la adherencia https://t.co/lPGzzkMAJ1
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Instead of telling people what to do, ask them what they want to do as part of their physical activity journey https://t.co/3cD2ebmqIo
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Getting older isn’t the problem. Moving less, stressing more, and ignoring your body is. In my office, I see it every day. Someone walks in with shoulder pain, knee stiffness, or a lingering ache that didn’t used to be there. And more often than not, they assume it’s just part
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Concerted efforts are needed to push for a change in clinical guidance so pregnant women can benefit from well-designed resistance training during their perinatal journey (open access) https://t.co/Nr34XPwthx
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