Archive for the 'Strength Training' Category
Healthy Monday – Resistance Training for Everyone
Posted on April 4, 2011 - Filed Under Exercise, Healthy Monday, Strength Training | Leave a Comment
Think you are too old to strength train? Well, it turns out you’re not. As you age, your muscle mass tends to decrease, but continuing to participate in muscle-strengthening activities can help you maintain and increase your muscle strength.
“Resistance exercise is a great way to increase lean muscle tissue and strength capacity so that people [...]
Benefits of Strength Training
Posted on October 27, 2010 - Filed Under Exercise, Strength Training | 1 Comment
Strength training is still good for you. Try and get it in a few times a week. Here are some good reasons:
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Product Review: Exercise Anywhere Cards
Posted on April 19, 2009 - Filed Under Exercise, Strength Training | 1 Comment
The folks at Nuru were nice enough to send me Exercise Anywhere cards to try out and review. A bunch of sites have reviewed these cards lately and now it’s my turn.
I really like the Exercise Anywhere cards. For those that don’t know, these pocket-sized, ring-bound cards contain simple instructions for different exercises that you [...]
Don’t Forget About Those Muscles
Posted on February 12, 2009 - Filed Under Exercise, Strength Training | 1 Comment
This graphic is from the American College of Sports Medicine’s new position stand for physical activity, dated February 1, 2009.
This graphic shows how resistance training can lead to a decrease in body fat. When we increase muscle mass through resistance training, our resting metabolic rate increases, which leads to an increase in energy expenditure, which [...]
Principles of Getting Fit
Posted on June 26, 2008 - Filed Under Exercise, Strength Training | 2 Comments
There are certain principles of training that we have to follow in order to get into better shape. How we follow these principles determines how fast, or if, our bodies respond to the training we are doing.
One of the most important principles to remember is the overload principle. This means putting a greater [...]
The Push-Up
Posted on June 16, 2008 - Filed Under Exercise, Strength Training | Leave a Comment
Today I am going to give some love to a strength training exercise that I think is forgotten quite often. It’s the classic push-up. Push-ups will strengthen your chest muscles and your triceps and they are a great exercise to do if you are pressed for time.
A good push-up is done by placing [...]
