LIVING WELL New Year’s Resolve It’s not too late to get it together for 2007. BY TARA BEHAN PUBLISHED JANUARY 11, 2007 AT 12:00 AM New Year’s Resolve It’s not too late to get it together for 2007. You had the...
Pregnant Women Can Workout During pregnancy, exercise can help you stay in shape and prepare for labor and delivery. In fact, pregnancy can be a great time to get active — even if you haven’t exercised in a while. Pregnant...
Seniors Can Benefit From Strength Training Yes, seniors can benefit from strength training! Regular resistance exercise can help minimize the effects of aging and give seniors the strength and energy to continue to lead an active life by building stronger...
Will I get big, bulging muscles from doing this? I’m a woman and I want to start weight training. Many women ask the question, “Will I get big muscles from strength training?” The answer is no, you won’t. If your...
I lift weights,How often should I Do It? Many people say “I lift weights but I don’t know how often to do it”. Regular strength training stresses your muscles and produces some degree of tissue microtrauma. After each workout, the...
Exercise and Weight Loss Does exercise help one lose weight? Yes and no. One of the most common questions ia about exercise and weight loss. Someone starts exercising is for a desire to lose weight. Yet, if we truly look...
The key to any successful exercise program is consistency and a gradual increase in the pace and/or resistance. Exercise has to be progressive to continually yield a return. The rule of thumb is if exercise is easy then it probably...
No, people do not “need” to take periods of time off from working out if they are doing it correctly. If someone is routinely using a progressive overload program such as strength training, getting adequate rest between workouts and seeing...
This soreness you may feel is called delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) and is experienced by many that have started a new exercise program. The soreness results from high force production when an exercise is new or a when a...
Many people believe the key to a flat stomach is performing multiple sets of different abdominal exercises. However, research has proven you can NOT spot reduce body-fat around your waist by exercising that area. The key to shedding that unwanted...