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Can exercise during the middle age years of your life protect against frailty and loss of strength later? That’s what a new study shows. Find out more about strength training and how it may reduce your risk for sarcopenia later on in life. You’ll discover the role nutrition plays in preventing loss of muscle as well as a vitamin that may be beneficial.
Can exercise lower your risk for getting cancer if you’re a woman? For certain cancers, the answer seems to be yes. Find out five cancers that are common in women that exercise reduces your risk for. Another reason to keep working out!
Exercise impacts every area of your life, doesn’t it? That’s why it shouldn’t be surprising that it can affect your menstrual cycle. Find out how vigorous exercise affects your cycle and what it means to your overall health.
Research suggests that high-intensity exercise is better than long periods of cardio for shedding body fat – but have you ever wondered why? After all, trainers used to tell you to exercise in the fat-burning zone for fat loss. Find out why higher intensity workouts where you’re NOT in the fat-burning zone work so well for fat loss.
You may have heard that you’ll burn more fat if you do cardio in a fasted state, first thing in the morning. Is there any truth to this idea? Most importantly is it likely to help you achieve your fitness goals? Get the full scoop on fasted cardio.
What is training specificity and how does it impact your workout? Find out how understanding the principle of training specificity can help you reach your fitness goals more quickly.
How does exercising in the heat impact your performance? Does it cause you to fatigue more quickly? Find out more about exercising in hot and humid environments, how and why it affects your workout and tips for staying safe and improving performance.
Fats, carbohydrates and proteins – your body can use them all to produce energy to fuel muscle contraction. How does it know which one to choose? Find out more about fuel usage during exercise – when your body uses carbs and when it turns more to fats – and what factors influence it.
How would you like to burn more fat when you do moderate-intensity exercise? A study shows the key is to add a few high-intensity interval sessions to your current fitness program. Find out how high-intensity training can help you break through a plateau, burn more fat and improve your fitness level – quickly.
Are you too focused on the number of calories you’re burning DURING exercise? That certainly makes exercise less enjoyable and it can also keep you from getting the results you’re looking for. Find out why the number of calories burned during a workout session isn’t all that important – and what is.
Exercise recovery is important for fitness gains and muscle growth to take place. It’s during “down time” that muscles repair so that change can occur. A number of factors can impact exercise recovery. This article discusses five of those.
Lactate has some positive benefits when it comes to building lean body composition. Find out how this poorly understood compound that builds up during intense exercise helps you get slimmer and more defined. You’ll also discover how to get the benefits of lactate training.
