Archive for January, 2010

Strength exercising with others

January 28th, 2010 by David


I am sure that you have been on a long walk with a good friend and the time just went by so fast that you couldn’t believe it. You probably weren’t even tired after you were done. It certainly makes a difference when you have someone along with you. Well, the same goes for strength training.

What is Sarcopenia?

January 25th, 2010 by David


Sarcopenia is an important term that most people have never heard of, it is the degeneration of muscle and strength associated with aging. Poor posture and slow movement are the result of it. Sarcopenia is very common today because of the sedentary lifestyles of older people. As you can imagine strength exercise can greatly slow [...]

Balance Exericses

January 23rd, 2010 by David


Balance exercises are important to prevent falling.

One Arm Military Press

January 19th, 2010 by David


One arm military press

One practical reason for strength training

January 18th, 2010 by David


As we get older, we sometimes find that little activities like cleaning up or being on our feet for long periods of time harder than it used to be. This is no surprise to anyone. But there are exercises that you can do to make the everyday chores a little easier.

Building muscles by eating certain foods

January 17th, 2010 by David


There are many foods that are essential to building muscles. Foods like lean beef, chicken and fish are just a few that are high in protein.

Typical body weight exercises

January 13th, 2010 by David


Body weight exercises that can be done anywhere!

What are Body weight exercises?

January 10th, 2010 by David


Lifting weights isn’t the only way to build strong and toned muscles, there is also a technique called bodyweight exercises where instead of weights you use your own body weight as the resistance to build muscles.

Causes and remedies for back pain

January 7th, 2010 by David


Back pain is one of the most common ailments today. Whether it is due to strain or injury, it can be debilitating and extremely frustrating. Luckily there are things that you can do to prevent back pain from returning or occurring in the first place. Strength training is one of the best ways to deal with your back pain.

Stomach exercises

January 6th, 2010 by David


Exercises to help develop the stomach muscles