By Kieran on August 16, 2010
The condition known as sarcopenia derived from the Greek words for vanishing flesh is the gradual wasting away of lean muscle tissue of one’s body. Twenty years ago this condition did not even have a name, but now is well on the way to becoming a household word like osteoporosis. Responsible for robbing both women [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged diabetes and heart disease, free weights, lean muscle tissue, muscle loss, older adults, resistance training, sarcopenia |
By Kieran on August 4, 2010
People who go on a diet do so for a few main reasons: to lose weight, to improve their overall well-being or both. Many people who diet for weight loss fail to lose weight or, if they do lose, fail to maintain the weight they lost. As any fitness expert will tell you, losing weight [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged aerobic exercise, caloric intake, exercise routine, fad dieting, lean muscle mass, Strength Training, Weight Loss |
By Kieran on July 15, 2010
Many people that are seeking to lose weight do not understand the vital role that strength training plays in helping you to keep excess weight off permanently. Most people focus on diet and tend to ignore the exercise element. Even those that do develop the habit to exercise tend to only focus on aerobic exercise [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged aerobic exercise, low calorie diets, muscle burns calories, Strength Training, weight training equipment, weight training program |
By Kieran on July 10, 2010
The benefits of lifting weights, also known as weight training, strength training or resistance training, include stronger muscles, a stronger heart, a leaner physique, and a body better able to support your everyday needs and activities. However despite its many benefits women, still tend to shy away from this beneficial form of exercise because of [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged resistance training, Strength Training, weight training, weightlifting |
By Kieran on May 28, 2010
For a long time, weight training was seen as an activity performed by macho men in sweaty gyms. The times have changed, as many men and women are learning the benefits of weight training for everyone, not just the men with big biceps and sculpted torsos. Strength training can prevent injuries, promote stamina and increase [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged free weights, Strength Training, toning muscles, weight training for women, weight training program |
By Kieran on May 9, 2010
You want to lose weight so how does strength training fit in the picture? Using weights is a fantastic complement to cardiovascular exercise. But there are some misconceptions about strength training you should know about. Myth #1: Weightlifting will get rid of my unsightly bulges. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as “spot reduction.” Lifting [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged aerobic exercise, cardiovascular exercise, dumbbells, free weights, lifting weights, light weights, muscle growth, Strength Training |
By Kieran on May 4, 2010
Is strength training part of your workout? Combined with a good cardiovascular workout, strength training is a great way to reduce stress, build muscle, and lose weight. There are many different alternatives to get a great resistant work out in. You can do Pilates, lift weights, sit ups, push ups, and many others. As you [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged calories, cardiovascular workout, healthy eating habits, metabolic rate, Strength Training |
By Kieran on April 24, 2010
Fact – Proper strength training exercise will trim your body not bulk it up. It is strange that someone who is overweight would choose to believe the opposite when their body is already “bulked” up from excess body fat. A proper exercise program that includes strength training exercise is the only long term permanent solution [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged body fat loss, exercise program, metabolism, muscle tissue, restrictive diet, Strength Training |
By Kieran on April 2, 2010
The Baby Boomer generation is defined primarily as men and women born between 1946 and 1964 moving through their 40s, 50s and 60s. Baby Boomers make up 25% of the population and own 77% of the world’s financial assets. This generation have always made up their own set of rules, have always rebelled against tradition [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged baby boomer generation, baby boomers, strength training program |
By Kieran on March 30, 2010
Many older women question the benefits of strength training exercise possibly because they lack the knowledge of the major benefits that this form of exercise could provide them. Many women over the age of 30 don’t really think about getting older until they get closer to age 50 when subtle changes start happening that alert [...]
Posted in Strength Training | Tagged aging process, benefits of strength training, joints and bones, lean muscle tissue, metabolic rate |
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