Fitness: Human heart a muscle that needs exercise
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
More than 40 years of research and science shows aerobic exercise is one of the best things you can do for your health.
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Your health: Try ginger to ease muscle pain
Monday, October 4th, 2010
Ginger reduces muscle pain after exercise by 25 percent, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Pain. Subjects consumed doses of ginger for eight days before lifting weights and reported a reduction in muscle pain.
From Tom Holland: Muscle weighs more than fat!
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
When it comes to working with clients for weight-loss, I like to measure success by the way their clothes fit, not by what the scale reads. You should do the same. If you are strength training as you should be,... Weight loss - Health - Muscle - Shopping - Strength training
Health Caring: Heavy weightlifting not necessary for building muscle
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Weaklings, rejoice! You don't have to lift heavy weights to build muscle. That's according to a new study conducted at McMaster University.� Sure, low-rep, heavy-weight regimens will pump you up. But you can get the same effect from high-rep, light-weight workouts, researchers say. The key is to do it until you reach muscle fatigue. That is, lifting until you can lift no more. This finding cuts ...
Despite Risks, Americans Are Not Taking Action to Protect Themselves Against Muscle Loss as They Age
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly nine in 10 people think feeling weaker is one of the worst parts about aging, according to a recent survey commissioned by Abbott and developed in conjunction with the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging, a nonprofit dedicated to the health and well-being of older adults, which provided expert, independent review.