LIVING WELL New Year’s ResolveIt’s not too late to get it together for 2007. BY TARA BEHAN PUBLISHED JANUARY 11, 2007 AT 12:00 AM New Year’s ResolveIt’s not too late to get it together for 2007. You had the best intentions as you toasted the New Year. You promised yourself 2007 would be different—that this time you’d…
DetailsDuring 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. During pregnancy, exercise can: Ease or prevent back pain and other discomforts Boost your energy level Prevent excess weight gain…
DetailsYes, they can! 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 bones and burning extra calories. Before you get started, it’s essential to get checked out by your doctor. If you have any conditions such as…
DetailsThe answer is no, you won’t. If your fear of looking bulky and masculine is keeping you away from lifting weights, you’ll be relieved to know that a woman’s body isn’t naturally able to build large muscles the way a man can. Women’s bodies simply don’t have the testosterone levels necessary for major muscle gains;…
DetailsRegular strength training stresses your muscles and produces some degree of tissue microtrauma. After each workout, the exercised tissues respond to the training stimulus by rebuilding tissue, resulting in stronger muscles. These tissue building processes can take anywhere between 24 to 96 hours. Taking a day or two of rest between training sessions is recommended.…
DetailsYes and no. One of the most common reasons someone starts exercising is for a desire to lose weight. Yet, if we truly look at how and why our body stores fat, you see that exercise is not an efficient way to burn a lot of calories to lose weight. Simply put, the problem of…
DetailsThe 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 isn’t doing much to change your body. If your exercise program includes walking, walk farther,…
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The Benefits of Strength Training There are numerous benefits to strength training regularly, particularly as you grow older. It can be very powerful in reducing the signs and symptoms of numerous diseases and chronic conditions, among them: arthritis diabetes osteoporosis obesity back pain depression Arthritis Relief Tufts University recently completed a strength-training program with older…
DetailsWEDNESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) — Vigorous exercise offers more of a mood boost than less strenuous exercise, a new study finds. U.K. researchers compared 11 sedentary people who did moderate and high-intensity exercise. Their mood was assessed before, during, immediately following, and 20 minutes after they did the workouts. The participants’ moods were more…
DetailsI played football from Junior High through College. I wonder… I wonder if some of the things I have delt with over the years, some of my thoughts, some of the things I feel could come from playing football and head injuries. I watched these videos and can not tell you how many times the…
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