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If you’re seeking to get stronger, build muscle, reduce your risk of injury, improve your posture, or just generally feel better, weightlifting is an effective means to accomplish these goals. Sometimes walking into a gym for the first time can be overwhelming with so many machines and stations available. Here are some helpful tips to get you started, as well as a sample program you can follow in your first…
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If you’ve been building muscle for a while, you have probably had your share of injuries by now. We all know how much injuries suck. They hurt like heck and prevent you from doing all the things you love to do. The great news is that a lot of exercise related injuries stem from mobility issues. Digging deeper into this, mobility issues are often caused by scar tissue and muscle…
There are many conflicting opinions out there regarding stretching. Is it good? Is it bad? When should you stretch? How should you stretch? Does stretching prevent injuries? Will stretching improve your performance? This article will answer these questions and more.
Stretching can be good or bad, depending on when you stretch.
Stretching before physical activity has been shown to decrease muscular performance by as much as 28%, with this effect…
The Anatomy
There is somewhere around 640 skeletal muscles in the human body. Skeletal muscle is a complex network of muscle fibers, connective tissue, nervous tissue, and blood vessels. The connective tissue forms a framework of support by surrounding individual muscle fibers, bundles of muscle fibers (called fascicles), and finally the individual muscles that are made up of these fascicles. Another type of connective tissue, called fascia, plays an integral…
Yoga has been around for thousands of years. It has been studied extensively by scientists and has been shown to have great health benefits. If you are interested in learning some yoga for beginners, this article will show you six simple poses you can easily incorporate into your daily life.
Sukasana is translated as Easy Yoga Pose. You may be doing this pose already and not even know it is…
Take 10 minutes out of your day to really focus on breathing. Breathing has been shown to reduce stress and promote full body relaxation and awareness. You can do these exercises almost anywhere, but it helps to have a quiet open space. These exercises are derived from traditional Yoga positions and many of the philosophies are the same. Below you will find a variety of simple go-to routines if you…
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Gathering the Motivation to Exercise
Ever think that you don’t have time for exercise when you get home? Putting in an hour at the gym after putting in a 10 hour day at the office just doesn’t seem possible anymore, and the laundry and dishes you left in the kitchen sink are still sitting there. Before you get discouraged, let’s problem solve and find a way to work in these…
What is knee tendonitis?
Tendonitis of the knee refers to inflammation of the tendons that surround the knee joint. In general, the patellar tendon, or the tendon that connects your patella (knee cap) to your tibia (shin bone) can become irritated when asked to meet the high demands of physical stresses and loads. The patellar tendon is necessary for knee and lower leg extension during activities such as walking, running,…
