Not seeing results from your strength-training program? It may not be your diet or your exercise program – it could be the medications you’re taking. Two common types of medications that many active, young women take can have an impact on your ability to build lean body mass. Find out what they are.
Put simply, metabolism refers to the biological processes in the human body that convert food to energy. Of course, there are many factors that affect metabolism like age, body composition, diet, and even genetics. Understanding how metabolism works and what will increase it are important to reaching your health goals.
Are you tired of eating chicken breasts? Chicken is a good source of protein to help build lean body mass, but it’s not the only game in town when it comes to improving body composition. Here are other types of foods that help to improve your physique. You’ll also discover other sources of protein that’ll help you add variety to your diet.
Body fat percentage says more about your body composition than body weight. One inexpensive way to measure body fat percentage is by using calipers. How accurate are skinfold calipers for determining percentage of body fat?
There are certain time periods in life when the risk of gaining weight is higher. Here are 3 times during life when women are most likely to gain weight.
Have you ever wondered what makes your metabolic rate fast or slow? Find out what factors raise or lower metabolism and what you can do to boost yours.
The weight you see on your bathroom scale says nothing about your body composition. Find out more about body fat scales and if they really work.
