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Progressive overload is a basic tenet of strength training. One way to do that is to increase the resistance. However, there are other approaches you can use to shock your muscles out of complacency and spur greater strength gains. Here are six approaches you can take.
Are you keeping a fitness training journal? Hopefully, you are! If not, it’s time to get started. Here are five things you should include in your fitness journal to maximize your success, whether it’s strength training or endurance exercise.
When you want to strength train, aside from body weight, you can use either free weights or resistance bands. The latter option is growing in popularity fast because of the advantages bands offer.
How long should you rest between sets to maximize your results when resistance training? It all depends on what you’re trying to achieve. Find out how rest periods impact the results you get when you train and how to decide how long to rest between sets.
Having good insulin sensitivity is important for weight control and for overall health. Insulin sensitivity changes with age – but why? Is it due to factors you have some control over like body composition or is it an inevitable part of aging? Find out what research shows about insulin sensitivity and aging and what you can do to avoid insulin resistance and the health problems it’s linked with.
Aerobic training has been linked with improvements in brain health and cognition – but what about resistance training? Can it make you smarter or improve your cognitive function? Get the scoop on resistance training and how it impacts the health of your brain.
Science is interested in aging. In fact, there is a whole field dedicated to the study of aging. Researchers who study centenarians have discovered three things that all people of advanced age have in common: low-sugar diets, low triglyceride levels, and low levels of insulin resistance. Of these factors, the most important is insulin resistance rates.
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