Tendinopathy is common. If you exercise long enough, you’ll likely have one or more bouts of it. However, you may be at higher risk if you have the medical conditions discussed above or if you take certain medications.
Could you be magnesium deficient and not know it? Research suggests that about 50% of the population doesn’t get enough magnesium in their diet. Plus, magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect since blood tests aren’t a reliable measure of tissue stores of magnesium. Here are 6 of the more common causes of low magnesium.
Did you know some medications can negatively impact your workouts? Here’s an overview of seven classes of medications, prescription and non-prescription, that can make your workouts feel harder or increase the risk of other adverse effects.
Some days it’s harder to muster up the motivation to exercise than others. But, if you’re persistently having motivation problems or your performance is suffering because you feel fatigued, here are eight possible reasons why.
When the scale show you’re up a pound, it could be water weight. Water weight is quite common, especially in women. Here are six of the most frequent causes of this frustrating problem.
You’re exercising and eating right. But, your weight is continuing to climb. What’s causing it? Here are six possible factors linked with weight gain that you might not have considered.
Are you eating right and training hard and STILL not making the muscle gains you expected? Here are four factors that make it harder to build muscle that you may not have considered.
Vitamin D – you might think you get enough of – but DO you? Low vitamin D levels are surprisingly common in the general population and some people are at higher risk. Here are six signs you might be at higher risk for vitamin D deficiency.
What could be more discouraging than working hard and not losing weight? This article discusses 6 possible reasons diet and exercise may not be causing your weight to drop and how to correct them.
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.
