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 women can exercise: Ease or prevent back pain and other discomforts Boost your energy level Prevent…
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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 bones and burning extra calories. Before you get started, it’s essential to get checked out…
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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 fear of looking bulky and masculine is keeping you away from lifting weights, you’ll be…
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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 exercised tissues respond to the training stimulus by rebuilding tissue, resulting in stronger muscles. These…
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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 at how and why our body stores fat, you see that exercise is not an…
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,…
DetailsNo, 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 positive results, then there should not be a reason to take a break. However, if…
DetailsThis 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 load is greater than normal. During eccentric muscle contractions (in which the muscle lengthens), small…
DetailsMany 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 belly fat is reducing your daily calorie intake. You can not out exercise a bad…
DetailsThe key to sticking to an exercise program is keeping the frequency to something that is manageable. Most people think they need more exercise than they actually do and end up spending needless hours in the gym. Exercise should not take up that much time. It’s like brushing your teeth. Make it a priority, do…
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