THURSDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Men who are physically fit in middle age have a lower risk of developing and dying from certain cancers, new research indicates.
"Fitness is a huge predictor of [cancer] risk," said Dr. Susan Lakoski, an assistant professor of internal medicine at the...Full Article
WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- People who follow the ancient practice of yoga may be getting an added health boost, with a new study suggesting it can fight high blood pressure -- also known as hypertension.
"This study confirms many people's feelings that exercise may be useful in...Full Article
WEDNESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- When a health insurer told obese people they could either pay 20 percent more for coverage or start exercising, most of them decided to get active, according to a new study.
More than 6,500 obese people insured by Blue Care Network enrolled in a pedom...Full Article
MONDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Keeping up a leisure-time physical activity regimen for a decade or more could help middle-aged adults improve their heart health, researchers report.
Over time, routine activities -- such as brisk walking, biking, or even doing housework or gardening v...Full Article
I will be blogging about Core, Balance, Reactive and Resistance training. This blog will focus specifically on Core training. I find many people that do not want to train their core because they want bigger arms. Or stronger legs and it seems logical that if you want bigger arms and stronger legs you would not want to spend too much
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We move on now to Balance. Balance is really important. When your balance is good you have a reduced risk of injury. Not just a reduced risk of injury from falling but more importantly from muscle imbalances. After working your abs it's a great idea to work on balance. A walking lunge to balance is the beginning phase of this or even
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Reactive training is important for everyone because it helps reduce your risk of injury by huge percentages. When you can make your brain understand that it has full control over your body it will use proper muscles at proper times, like it will know to pull your abs in tight when you sneeze so you don't "throw your back out"
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Plyometric training is very good for endurance athletes and any athlete for that matter. This is also known as Reactive or "jump" training and it will improve your reaction time in your sport which will help you reduce your risk for injuries and other strains during your sport. What plyometrics do is
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There are so many benefits to cardio training that I'm not even sure where to begin. First of all, we need to define "cardio training" "Cardio" means to use your heart. And you have to use your heart JUST To stay alive. So, it's almost like we're always doing, "cardio" but to TRAIN your heart is
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Losing too much muscle can be dangerous and uncomfortable. To lose muscle or water or anything other than fat can put you at a higher risk for osteoporosis, dehydration, and cause your body to actually attack itself looking for nutrients that it needs to build muscle in a healthy way. As humans, our bodies
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