lifting weights
Lifting weights is a prescription for good health. The feeling you get when you finish a workout with weight is unparalleled and makes it all worth it. The long-term effects are even better! However, if you make this mistake when you lift, it can raise your blood pressure.
If you’ve worked hard to build muscle strength, you probably won’t voluntarily take long periods of time off from training. On the other hand, there may be circumstances like surgery or injury that you have to. What happens to your muscles when you stop lifting weights and how easy is it to get your strength back?
What causes muscle strains? Just as importantly, what can you do to treat or prevent them? This article discusses types of muscle strains and what to do if you get one.
So much to think about when you lift weights. Form is one of them – but don’t neglect another aspect of weight training – breathing. Some trainers will tell you there’s a right way and a wrong way to breathe but the most important thing is to make sure you ARE breathing. Here’s why.
In November of last year, I began noticing pain in my elbow. Unfortunately the pain grew and eventually I was diagnosed with tennis elbow. My doctor recommended rest and avoiding any activity that would irritate it. This was very discouraging as I would have to stop doing weight-bearing exercises. I really enjoy working out and
Think the only good reason to exercise is to firm up your body? Even if you’re satisfied with your physique, working up a sweat can slow down Father Time. Here are five ways exercise slows down the aging process.
Find out how resistance training affects your blood pressure and whether it’s safe to lift heavy weights if you have high blood pressure.
You’ve been lifting weights for a week or two, but it’s too early to see muscle building change when you look in the mirror. So how do you know if you’re working hard enough?
The good news is this. A woman can slow down this decline by doing regular weight training. The best way to do it is to lift weights heavy enough to be a challenge.
One of the biggest mistakes people make when weight training is to use momentum to lift the weight. Many aren’t even aware they’re doing i
Do you listen to your favorite tunes when you work out? Listening to music can lift your mood, and it may even help your exercise performance. Can music give your exercise routine a boost?
I have struggled with my weight all of my adult life. After my first child, I have 2, I was really over weight. In May of 1995 my husband confessed to me that while he was out to sea, he was in the Navy, he had cheated on me for the first 6 years of
