Resistance Training – The Fountain of Youth?

Aging is inevitable – the years go by and you get older. There’s no stopping time but it is possible to redefine aging. For most of us it’s understood that aging means the body starts to decay, the hard and soft tissues gradually deteriorate and physical activity becomes more difficult to accomplish. We’ve all seen [...]

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Strength Out-Muscles Diabetes

As you may already know, strength training is one of the greatest ways to get in shape and have a healthy and fit body. Something you might not know is that strength training has been proven to help prevent type 2 diabetes. Studies have been done to show that strength training helps prevent type 2 [...]

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Exercise Your Neck

Have you ever heard of exercising your neck? Sure, we work out our biceps, triceps, abdominal muscles, gluteus muscles, quads and hamstrings but when was the last time you did a neck exercises? Probably never, but it’s an area of the body that should not be neglected. A strong neck has many advantages. The neck, technically [...]

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Strength Training for Women?

February 4, 2009 by Rudi  
Filed under Fitness Articles, Strength Training Articles

A friend told me a while ago that her mother-in-law at age 61 cannot walk up steps. Instead, she has to crawl because she doesn’t have the leg strength to move her body up any more. The same friend offered the possibility that, instead of falling and breaking a hip (as many older people can [...]

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