Resistance Training Tips to Minimize Infection Risks, Citrus for More Muscle, and Running and Mental Health

Welcome to the latest episode of the IDEA Listen & Learn CEC Podcast—the fitness industry’s first audible CEC program. In order to claim your CEC you will need to pass a short quiz which is available for purchase in the IDEA store. The quiz comes with the written version of the CEC articles on this podcast, so you also can read them and refer back to the research presented.

This episode contains information that has been approved for 1 CEC hour by more than 25 approval agencies including ACE, NASM, AFAA, ACSM, NSCA and NFPT. It contains 23 short articles—10 from our Headlines news section and 13 from our Food for Thought news section, as published in the March-April 2021 edition of Fitness Journal. This collection of evidence-based news stories will bring you up to date on fitness trends, exercise research and the dynamic fields of diet, food, nutrition and behavior change science.

CEC articles included:

• Resistance Training Tips to Minimize Infection Risks
• Group Exercise May Help Older Adults Combat Loneliness
• Running and Mental Health
• Get Your Sleep Before a Big Game
• Fitness Helps Kids Who Need It Most
• Vote Citrus for More Muscle
• Appetite For Exercise, Not Food
• More Americans Experiencing Food Insecurity
• Meat and Local Food Supplies
• Less Red Meat, Lower Diabetes Risk

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Read by Joy Keller – Executive Editor, IDEA Publications