Fitness and Nutrition: Interesting Stories from The New York Times

Here is the latest Fitness News from The New York Times.

Well: Ask Well: Determining a Target Heart Rate
Those heart rate charts on gym machines often don’t provide the best advice for getting a good workout.

Well: The Weekly Health Quiz: 1 Minute of Exercise, E-Cigarettes and Cosmetic Surgery
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.

Well: Seeing the Cycle of Life in My Baby Daughter’s Eyes
We celebrate every moment in an infant’s journey but are repelled by similar helplessness in the elderly.

Well: Raising a Child With Grit Can Mean Letting Her Quit
The rule at the “grit” expert Angela Duckworth’s house? You can quit. But you can’t quit on a hard day.

Well: When the Patient Won’t Ever Get Better
There are about 100,000 men and women with chronic critical illness in the United States, and this number is only expected to grow.

Well: Do Children in France Have a Healthier Relationship With Alcohol?
Children in Italy, France and Spain know from an early age that drinking wine is commonplace. Drinking wine to excess is not.

Well: For a New Mom, Relentless Fatigue Could Signal a Thyroid Problem
Most new moms were tired, right? Still I sensed that something intense was happening: I was a different person.

Well: Asperger’s Are Us Offers Comedy for All
A coming-of-age story about four friends on the autism spectrum.

Well: Ask Well: Exercise Can Impair Fertility
The body may perceive extreme exercise as too stressful to allow ovulation to occur.

Well: Visiting to Lose Weight, Then Calling It Home
For some, true commitment to adopting a healthy change in eating habits means moving to “the place where the magic happened.”

Well: Get Your Flu Shot in the Morning
The immune response to the flu vaccine was stronger in those vaccinated in the morning than those who got the shot in the afternoon.

Well: Swipe Right to Connect Young People to H.I.V. Testing
Free apps go beyond health class to help teenagers find out if they need H.I.V. treatment.

Well: 1 Minute of All-Out Exercise May Equal 45 Minutes of Moderate Exertion
Sixty seconds of intense exercise provided the benefits of three-quarters of an hour of moderate cycling.

Well: Treating Pregnant Women for Depression May Benefit Baby, Too
Symptoms of depression in pregnant women were linked to preterm births and small babies.

Well: When Parents Are in Prison, Children Suffer
A report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation describes the many ways parental incarceration affects families and communities, and recommends that courts and policymakers consider the needs of children.

Well: Notifications About Dense Breasts Can Be Hard to Interpret
Many states require women to be notified if they are found to have dense breast tissue on mammograms, but the letters can be hard to decipher.

Well: Ask Well: Which Adults Need the Measles Vaccine?
A reader asks: Can you contract measles if you had measles as a child?

Well: More Teenage Girls Seeking Genital Cosmetic Surgery
More teenagers are seeking cosmetic changes to their genitalia, prompting doctors to issue new guidelines.

Well: Thriving at Age 70 and Beyond
In “70Candles!,” older women explore the most important issues facing women as they age, and how society might help ease their way into the future.

Well: Offering Kids a Taste of Alcohol
Parents may think that giving children sips of wine at holidays promotes a healthy, festive attitude toward alcohol, but some studies show it correlates with problem drinking later.

Well: When ‘Having It All’ Includes Having Cancer
“A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles” is a story of learning to live a mundane life, knowing that it may not go on much longer.

Scaling Back: A New Policy Disagreement Between Clinton and Sanders: Soda Taxes
Is a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages an admirable way to improve public health, or a regressive measure that hurts the poor? The left is divided.

Well: At 100, Still Running for Her Life
Ida Keeling sprints for reasons extending beyond her physical health.

Well: Ask Well: Does Turmeric Have Proven Health Benefits?
Curcumin, which gives turmeric its bright yellow-orange color, is said to aid digestion and quell inflammation, but whether it really helps remains unproven.

Well: The Weekly Health Quiz: Circumcision, Loneliness and Diabetes
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.

Well: Now You See Him, Now You Don’t
Slowly we established ourselves in America. But I was always uneasy, expecting my father to up and vanish any day.

Well: A High-Fat Diet May Lead to Daytime Sleepiness
Men who ate a diet high in fat were more likely to suffer daytime sleepiness and have sleep apnea than those eating a lower-fat diet.

Well: Wondering What Caused the Cancer
Many of my patients ask what caused their cancer. I often wonder the same thing.

Well: A Bittersweet Passover: Cancer, Remission and Change
For me, living longer means getting old — which, my mother always told me, is not for sissies. As I welcome Elijah this April, my Passover will be a bittersweet mixture of redemption, grief and change.

Well: Ask Well: The Best Way to Put Babies to Sleep
Is it worse to train babies to be soothed by co-sleeping or from a bottle and a song?

Well: Why Do Girls Tend to Have More Anxiety Than Boys?
The toxic effects of social media especially harm girls. Parents can make a difference.

Well: Airplanes and Babies: Readers Weigh In
More than 600 readers wrote in about the issue of crying babies on airplanes, with responses ranging from compassion to indignation.

Well: Should Moms Manage the Money?
A new book makes the case that women should model financial skills for their children — and many will need those skills someday because they are likely to outlive their husbands.

Well: Getting People to Move More
New recommendations from the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance include updated advice for how people might encourage physical activity in their communities and schools.

Well: Dr. Thomas Farley Takes on Big Food and Big Tobacco
Dr. Thomas A. Farley, health commissioner of Philadelphia and former health commissioner of New York City, discusses his book and his fight to innovate public health.

Well: Loneliness May Be Bad for Your Heart
Social isolation and feelings of loneliness increased the risk of having a heart attack, angina or a death from heart disease.

Well: Circumcision May Not Reduce Sensitivity of Penis
A controlled experiment has found no evidence for the belief that circumcision makes the penis less sensitive.

Well: Gap Year May Have Benefits Long After College
In “There Is Life After College,” Jeffrey Selingo explores how the post-college experience doesn’t look much like the journey we ourselves took a generation ago, and how a gap year can help.

Well: Hope for Reversing Type 2 Diabetes
New research has raised the tantalizing possibility that the condition can be remedied by changes in diet.

Well: School Athletes Often Lack Adequate Protection
There are no nationwide guidelines to protect high school athletes from crippling or fatal injuries.

Well: Where Have All the Ear Infections Gone?
Improved preventive measures, healthier environments for young babies and more cautious use of antibiotics add up to a pediatric success story.

Well: Why High-Impact Exercise Is Good for Your Bones
For stronger bones, sprint. Jump off a box 15 inches or higher at your gym and jump back up. Hop in place.

Well: 4 Days, 11 Pounds
A new study suggests that minimal calories and maximal exercise can significantly reduce body fat in just four days — and the loss lasts for months.

Well: Exercising a Fat Dog (and Yourself)
When man’s best friend gets too fat, that pet becomes a potential fitness aid for its owner.

The Future Issue: You, Only Better
Is “biohacking” just a fad? Or can data-driven diets help us become an improved, happier species?

Well: For a 7-Minute Workout, Try Our App
The New York Times is offering a free mobile app for the popular Scientific 7-Minute Workout and the new Advanced 7-minute Workout.

Well: Higher B.M.I. in Teenagers Tied to Heart Risks Later
Higher body mass index in late adolescence, even within the normal range, is linked to a greater risk of death from cardiovascular causes in adulthood.

Well: The Weekly Health Quiz: Preventing Blisters, Arthritis in Women and Zika
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.