What Your Hands Say About How Athletic You Are
A lot of factors shape and influence athletic performance – muscular strength, the composition of the muscle fibers you have (fast-twitch vs. slow-twitch), body composition, and aerobic capacity. Some of these factors are influenced by genetics – but, it’s more than just genetics. You might assume that certain body types,…
Are Squats a Good Exercise for Your Hamstrings?
Having strong hamstrings improves every aspect of your life, both as an athlete and in the moves you do routinely around the house. What muscles make up this important muscle group? The hamstrings are a group of four muscles, the short head of the biceps femoris, the long head of…
5 Time Expedient Exercises That Will Power Up Your Fitness Routine
If there’s one thing most of us don’t have enough of, it’s time. Yet, we still need to make a few hours each week to stay fit. Numerous studies show that staying physically active improves the quality of life and may even extend lifespan. Therefore, we have to find…
What Science Says About Why We Overeat
Overeating isn’t the only reason people become overweight or obese but it’s a contributing factor for many people. How many times have you sat down to enjoy a meal and indulged a little more than you planned on? Chances are the foods you ate seconds or thirds of wasn’t broccoli…
Do You Need More Vitamin E if You Exercise?
Vitamin E is one of the antioxidant vitamins, along with vitamins A and C. Vitamin E is particularly important for preventing oxidative damage to the membranes of cells. How does it work? The membranes of cells contain polyunsaturated fats that are easily oxidized. Vitamin E can step in and donate…
How Much Does Diet Contribute to Cancer Risk?
Cancer is the disease no one wants. Although heart disease is more common, cancer is a disease that hits us at an emotional level. Fortunately, treatments are constantly advancing and we know more about what causes cancer and potential ways to slow its progression than ever before. The current theory…
Do You Need to Do Isolation Exercises?
You probably already know that there are two different types of weight-training exercises: compound moves and isolation moves. Compound moves are exercises where more than one joint moves at the same time. When you do a compound exercise, you also work multiple muscle groups with a single exercise In…
A Huge Group Hug To Our Daytona Cathletes!!!
I could say that I can’t believe how fast the weekend went, but they all seem to fly by don’t they?! Not only did you bring your fiercest Cathlete energy, but you also brought in the sunshine! The forecast was looking like gloom and doom, but we ended up…
12 Factors that May Lower Your Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease
The brain is the most complex organ and one that still remains a mystery in many aspects. The human brain weighs just over three pounds and is packed with as many as 100 billion neurons, or nerve cells. It’s neurons that carry information and allow you to think, feel, and…
What Causes a Stitch in the Side When You Run or Exercise?
You’ve probably experienced it before. You’re taking your morning run or you’re smack dab in the middle of a high-intensity interval workout and you suddenly feel a sharp stabbing pain in your side. It’s almost enough to take your breath away! You stop what you’re doing and grip your side…