Tools for an Optimal Life
Workouts in Bed When you are living in an assisted living facility, it is not always possible to get up and go to the workout room or even go for a walk. On days when you are bedridden, such as following an illness or procedure, you should still try to move your body as much […]
Exercise for Sedentary People The benefits of a lifestyle that involves getting a good amount of exercise pays off. It impacts your health. Getting exercise adds benefits to your health while being sedentary subtracts benefits as well as years from your life. It used to be that not getting the exercise a person needs simply […]
5 Strategies To Help You Blast Through Workout Plateaus Have you been working out for a period of time and now nothing seems to be changing. You were losing weight, gaining muscle, looking more toned and over the past few weeks everything seems to have come to a standstill. Your motivation to engage in any […]
Building Muscle After 40 Medical news Today: Do Testosterone and Growth Hormone Impact on Muscle Building http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/246728.php MayoClinic: Performance Enhancing Drugs http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/performance-enhancing-drugs/HQ01105 Harvard Medical School: Testosterone and the Heart http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/updates/testosterone-and-the-heart.shtml Mercola: 9 Body Hacks to Naturally Increase Testosterone http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2012/07/27/increase-testosterone-levels.aspx International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2117006/ Harvard: A Harvard Expert Expresses his Thoughts on […]
A Guide to the Muscles in Your Core When many people think of their core muscles, they think of only the abdominal muscles. But there is much more to it than just the abs. The major muscles of the core run from the front of the belly around each side of the body to the […]