How Balanced is Your Back Training?
Is your back training done in a balanced manner? Here’s why it’s important and what exercises can help you get a stronger, more defined back muscles.
Is your back training done in a balanced manner? Here’s why it’s important and what exercises can help you get a stronger, more defined back muscles.
Processed foods have earned a bad reputation, partially for the ingredients they contain. Here are five of the worst ingredients you commonly find in processed and packaged foods.
What do you sip after a workout? A study shows drinking a cup of coffee with caffeine might offer some surprising benefits it could help your muscles recover more quickly.
You produce the most growth hormone as an adolescent but levels drop dramatically with age. This can lead to the gradual loss of muscle and bone tissue. Can regular exercise bring about a release of growth hormone?
What happens to your sleep patterns as you age? Is it normal to have sleep problems falling or staying asleep as you age? Find out and discover changes that can improve the quality of your sleep at any age.
If you’re feeling constantly tired, you might be tempted to take supplements to help you feel more energetic. Can dietary supplements help with fatigue? Here’s why you should approach this idea with skepticism.
More important than your weight is your body fat percentage. One possible way to monitor your body fat at home is with skin-fold measurements using calipers. How accurate is this method?
Plant waters – you’ve probably seen it at your local supermarket. The most popular is coconut water but a growing array of plant waters are competing for the consumer’s attention. Are they healthy?
Sometimes you need to work your muscles a bit differently to get them to continue growing. Here’s an advanced strength-training strategy called rest-pause you may not have tried that can help you push through a plateau.
The old issue of whether to fast before cardio keeps coming up. Now, a new study shows that doing fasted cardio may turn on genes involved in fat burning. Find out more.
Artificial sweeteners – they have zero calories and offer all of the sweetness of sugar. If you’re trying to control your weight, you might be tempted to stock up. However, a new study provides further evidence that artificial sweeteners, despite their lack of calories, may contribute to weight gain.
Exercise can change your body composition, but even more surprising is the impact it has on the way your genes are expressed. In fact, a new study shows that even one exercise session can change how your genes are expressed. How’s that for immediate gratification?