Strength Training
Keys To Fitness
Imagine working your guts out to lose all of your weight, being at the most ideal weight point you have ever experienced, and then just gaining it all back! Horrible right? Believe it or not there are a lot of people out there who have experienced this exact same thing. Not only that, but they […]
How-to exercise pamphlet for people with MS developed
Fatigue and pain, along with other symtoms, prevent many people with multiple sclerosis (MS) from exercising. But a new how-to guide for a home-based exercise program, tested by researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s nursing school and the Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, offers a way for people with MS to stay more […]
Turn Down The Suck In Fitness
Exercise is good for you there’s simply no doubt about it! However, I still meet clients on a daily basis who’ve vowed to dedicate themselves to an exercise program, only to quit after a month. Let’s face it, North Americans start and stop their fitness programs more frequently than they change their underwear. I […]
Brain mechanism that drives us to eat glucose discovered
Scientists have discovered a mechanism in the brain that may drive our appetite for foods rich in glucose and could lead to improved treatments for obesity Glucose is a component of carbohydrates, and the main energy source used by brain cells. By studying rats, a team at Imperial College London identified a mechanism that appears […]
9 Things We Learned About Health and Fitness in 2014
The end of the year is a great time to review and reflect on areas of growth or achievement. For those of us interested in fitness, whether as professionals helping others achieve their goals or as die-hard enthusiasts who enjoy working out, this is a chance to see if we’ve actually achieved the […]
3-D printing to the rescue of gastronomy for frail seniors
Researchers are now developing personalised food for elderly people with chewing or swallowing problems, by working on printable versions of meat and vegetables In Europe, the population is ageing. In 2010, about 17% of the population were 65 or older. This number is projected to increase to 30% of the population by 2060. New services […]
Why Women Should Train Different Than Men
It’s no big secret that a women’s idea of what the perfect body is for her is vastly different from what a man’s idea of what the perfect body for him is. Men and women store fat differently, and because women are predisposed to naturally maintain higher body fat levels than men, most women have […]
The Ideal Recipe For A Longer And Healthy Life
Health News of Thursday, 27 November 2014 Source: Kwasi, Emmanuel Regenerative Health And Nutrition: The Ideal Recipe For A Longer And Healthy Life In This Our New Generation To regenerate means reestablish on a new, usually improved on basis or to revamp. Regenerative health and nutrition is further elucidated as the attainment of optimal physical […]
How to Use Gliders for Dynamic Planks
Planks are essential for training core stabilization and promoting strength and stability throughout the scapulothoracic region. While it is common to progress this exercise by holding it for longer periods of time, there are more efficient—and effective—methods of progressing a plank, including adding movement using gliders. Gliders provide a dynamic challenge by incorporating extremity […]
Weekly Wellness: The Fitness Mentality For Sedentary Adults
Our weekly fitness column, Weekly Wellness, is back again. This week, Adam Kamuda from MFC Sports Performance in Darien, talks about why strength training is a must for kids of all ages. I am writing this article as a way to help adults develop the proper perspective and mentality when it comes to fitness. If […]