Making Good Health Your Priority
As I stressed in one of my posts on preventing injury, unless one is powerlifting, or olympic weightlifting, it makes no sense getting injured trying to determine what one’s one rep max is or trying to imitate the many reckless ‘YouTube stars’ who use terrible form when demonstrating weight training exercises.
[Read more…] about Preventing Injury While Strength Training
Personal training is about improving people. The traits of a good personal trainer are priceless. Thousands of people around the world employ personal trainers. If you, or someone you know, is looking for a trainer, the traits I list in this article will prove useful. [Read more…] about Traits of a Good Personal Trainer
We already know that hitting the weights at the gym makes us stronger and fitter. But what many people don’t realize is that strength training does far more than that for both your body and your brain. [Read more…] about How Weight Training Changes Your Brain
This article highlights the scale, its history, and its association with glorified weight loss and also explains “Why Scales don’t Measure Actual Health.” In one of my posts about focusing on one’s health I stated that the scale and Body Mass Index charts are essentially flawed in trying to gauge one’s health status.
Menopause and weight gain seem to go hand in hand for many. Many women gain weight as they age, but excess pounds aren’t inevitable. To minimize menopause weight gain, step up your activity level and enjoy a healthy diet. [Read more…] about Menopause and Weight Gain