Kettlebell training provides several fitness benefits as it combines cardio and strength training. For those of you new to kettlebells, kettlebells are weights in the shape of small bowling balls with a handle and are usually made of cast-iron. They come in different weights and are a form of resistance training. Kettlebell training is a form of functional and whole-body training. Functional … [Read more...]
An acquaintance of mine forwarded this article to me regarding the use of Sprint 8 in obesity. For those of you familiar with our site we are advocates of high intensity interval training (HIIT). Sprint 8 is a form of HIIT. More calories can be burned doing HIIT both during, and get this, after exercise. But, that's not its only benefit. HIIT like Sprint 8 can stimulate growth hormone release. … [Read more...]
If you can move your body, you can exercise. Calisthenics are body weight exercises - exercises in which the resistance is the weight of your body. Calisthenics comes from two Greek words, kalos for beautiful and sthenos for stength. "Calisthenics" is the right word since these exercises are terrific for shaping the body while adding some serious strength. One great thing about calisthenics is … [Read more...]
According to the National Cancer Institute 226,870 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 and 39,510 will die from it. The role of physical activity or exercise in cancer prevention and management has been best studied in breast and colon cancer. Today we are going to examine the relationship between exercise and breast cancer. Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention The … [Read more...]
Do you feel like you are getting weaker as you get older and have you been told that you are losing bone density? Declining muscle strength and decreased bone density is a huge problem for people as they age leading to osteoporotic fractures, immobility, and a general decline in quality of life. The good news is muscle strength and bone density and strength can be maintained throughout … [Read more...]
Have you ever heard that if you don’t exercise regularly your muscles will turn into fat? Not true, but your brain will turn into fat if you don’t exercise – just kidding. Or, that it is best to stretch before exercise? Not true, either. This post will look at some of the more common myths about exercise. Myth 1: Aerobic exercise is the only exercise you need to do to control your … [Read more...]
It depends on your goals. Exercise training is specific – muscles adapt in very specific ways to the demands place on them. This is called the SAID principle, or” specific adaptation to imposed demand”. So it’s important to know what you are trying to accomplish by exercising. Are you striving for bigger and stronger muscles? Are you trying to lose weight? Do you want to be … [Read more...]
Despite the marketing hoopla over the latest and greatest exercise machine that might be currently available remains a time-tested method of building muscle strength and endurance, and at little cost, and that’s body weight exercises (or bodyweight exercises). Body weight training involves doing exercises that involve using one’s body weight as the resistance to perform work against that … [Read more...]
We typically think of bone as this inert non-living tissue, but it is not. Bone is very much alive and some of it "dies" and is "born" every day. The bone you currently have is not the same bone you had 10 years ago. At any moment some bone is being reabsorbed by the body while new bone is being formed and laid down. This ensures that bone is structurally strong. If bone did not turnover … [Read more...]
