Are You Making These Mistakes When You Do Overhead Presses?
Firm, defined deltoids help to balance out wide hips and give the female body more symmetry. That’s why focused deltoid work that targets all three parts of the deltoid is essential for women, particularly women who have narrow shoulders and, by comparison, wide hips. Deltoid work helps to create a…
7 Reasons Why Your Tummy Fat Won’t Budge
What could be more frustrating than tummy fat that just won’t seem to budge? You exercise and eat mindfully. Yet, your waistline won’t seem to shrink, and you can still pinch a generous amount of tummy fat between your fingers. For many people, particularly women after menopause, belly fat is…
Does Obesity and Insulin Resistance Make It Harder to Build Muscle?
One strategy people use to lose weight is to exercise, mainly cardio. Although cardio is a calorie burner, strength training offers benefits you don’t get from a moderate-intensity cardio workout. Studies clearly show that strength training helps with weight loss as well. Building metabolically active muscle tissue gives your resting…
Does Exercise Increase the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation?
Exercise has so many health benefits. We know that working out and staying physically active lowers the risk of a number of health conditions, including cardiovascular disease. In addition, exercise has a favorable impact on blood lipids and on glucose control and the risk of metabolic syndrome. No doubt about…
Science-Backed Tips for Exercising with Knee Arthritis
Painful knees are a common problem, especially as you reach late middle age. One of the most frequent causes of chronic knee discomfort is osteoarthritis, degeneration of the cartilage within the knee joints. Stiff, achy knees from knee arthritis can even present a challenge when you exercise. The good news…
Can You Trust that Organic Food is Actually Organic?
These days, we’re more concerned about what we eat. Ideally, what we put into our mouth should be whole, nutrient dense, and as free of toxins and pesticides as possible. That’s why the organic food movement is growing. Organic theoretically means that a food was grown without pesticides, synthetic fertilizers,…
How Does the Physical Fitness of Kids Today Compare To Kids 20 Years ago?
It’s no secret that childhood obesity is on the rise. In fact, one in five kids currently meet the criteria for obesity and the percentage is expected to grow. One reason for the rise in obesity, as experts point out, is that children are less physically active these days. At…
Are Facial Wrinkles a Marker for Future Heart Disease Risk?
Most of us would rather avoid facial wrinkles if we can, even if they do denote wisdom, but could having more of them be a marker for future health problems? Our faces age along with the rest of our body, and the same forces that damage our skin also injure…
You Lost the Weight. Now, What’s the Most Critical Factor for Weight Maintenance?
Losing weight isn’t easy but maintaining the weight you lose is even harder! Studies show that more than 80% of people who lose a significant amount of body weight regain it. Those aren’t favorable odds! Typically, weight loss peaks at around 6 months after starting a weight loss program and…
Even 10 Minutes of Exercise Has Anti-Aging Benefits
Who doesn’t want to slow down the aging process? Fortunately, we know more about how aging occurs than ever before, although some aspects are still a mystery at the cellular level. The biggest cause of premature mortality in Western countries is heart disease and heart-related deaths, including heart attacks and…