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Attitude Quote “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than...
Resistance Training has Similar Effects as Aerobic Exercise in Lowering Blood Pressure Lowering blood pressure is a very important part of a healthy life style. Dr. Scott Collier was the lead investigator of the study published in the October 2010 Journal...
Even a Little Exercise May Protect Against Colon Polyps Even a little exercise may ward off Colon Polyps, which are sometimes precursors to cancer. In fact, just an hour a week of low-intensity exercise — even such seemingly trivial activities...
  Every July since 2007, Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio has been privileged to participate in the Teen Shop Summer Leadership Program. Held on the campus of Bryn Mawr College, the program affords Philadelphia-resident high school seniors the opportunity to enhance their leadership skills,...
Truths about Exercise: Dispelling Exercise Myths and Misconceptions At Vertex Fitness, we believe the most important part of helping people achieve results is through the education we provide and dispelling exercise myths and misconceptions.” Dispelling exercise myths and misconceptions #1 –...
“Strength and Fitness for a Lifetime: How We Train Now” “Strength and Fitness for a Lifetime: How We Train Now” is a collection of more than 40 individuals from across the country who have shared how they have fine-tuned their...
High Intensity Strength Training in Nonagenarians Muscle dysfunction and associated mobility impairment, common among the frail elderly, increase the risk of falls, fractures, and functional dependency. Therefore, it is important for nonagenarians to gently increase their strength through an appropriate...
Obese Seniors are Best Served with a Diet-Exercise Combo For obese seniors, studies have now found that dieting and exercise together are more effective at improving physical performance and reducing frailty than either alone. The research, by a team at...
Activity Level Predicts Heart Disease In Women Research suggests that a woman’s level of physical activity is a better sign than body weight of existing coronary artery disease and future heart problems. The study, which appeared in the September 8...
The Correct Weight Training and Exercise Repetitions   A full range repetition should be taken through the complete range of joint movement in a slow controlled manner, if the weight is so heavy so you have to jerk it bounce...