When you work out, how do you sequence your exercises? Most importantly, does it matter? Read on and find out how exercise order can impact the results you get from weight training and how to choose the best sequence to maximize your gains.
What do you do between resistance-training sets? Do you do an active recovery or a passive one? Rest periods are another training variable you can manipulate in your workouts. Find out what the advantages and disadvantages of various rest period strategies are.
It becomes more challenging to find time to work out as the holidays approach, but working out is just as important, if not more important, around the holidays. Don’t let your fitness goals fall through the cracks this year. Try these 7 holiday exercise survival tips stay sane and fit.
One of the best ways to stay healthy after menopause – both mentally and physically – is to exercise. Now, a new study shows exercise may offer more benefits for postmenopausal women than their younger counterparts. Find out more about exercise and the role it plays in health during the second half of life.
Do you periodize your strength training? If so, what type do you use? This article discusses undulating and linear periodization approaches to training and which seems to be most effective based on research.
Get the low-down on fast and slow-twitch muscle fibers. The difference between the two, how they impact your training, and why it’s important to train fast-twitch fibers with intensity as you age.
You hear people talk about the importance of stretching and how it increases flexibility – but does it really? Find out more about what happens when you stretch and whether it actually makes your muscles more elastic.
You’re probably familiar with a Swiss ball or stability ball and may have even used one to do ab exercises – but you can also use them as an unstable surface to do upper body exercises. Read on and find out what the pros and cons of doing exercises on a Swiss ball are.
Apples and green tomatoes – sure, they’re good for you – but can they help you preserve lean body mass as you age? Find out what new research shows about compounds in green tomatoes and apples and how they might protect against age-related muscle loss.
Ballet-inspired barre workouts that use a ballet barre, or if you work out at home, a sturdy chair, are growing in popularity. What kind of benefits does this type of workout offer? Can it make you leaner and stronger? Find out.
You’re probably already familiar with the benefits of high-intensity interval training – but don’t forget it’s one of the most effective forms of exercise for the health of your heart. Read on and discover five ways HIIT training reduces your risk for heart disease.
Most people do high-volume ab work by doing high rep crunches, leg lifts, and other mat exercises – but is this the best approach – or could your ab workouts benefits from more resistance? Find out why a combination of the two may be the ideal approach.
