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Why You Should Exercise Regularly – Mayo Clinic
Regular readers know that I feel very strongly about exercising regularly. Eat less; move more is the mantra of this blog. So, I was thrilled to receive a Mayo Clinic Newsletter from Dr. Robert...
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Should you grab life by the bells? Science and kettlebells!
Tony:Fascinating take on kettle bells, a subject on which my ignorance is nearly pristine. Tony Originally posted on Is it healthful?: As I finish my morning run, my eyes become drawn to a group of...
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How Much Weight Should You Lift?
Although the question of how much weight you should lift is a simple one, the answer isn’t so simple. A lot depends on why you are lifting. Do you want to build strength, or just build muscle size?...
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Heavier weight not crucial for muscle growth – Study
I am a senior citizen as regular readers know. So, sometimes, I need to scale down exercises to be appropriate for me. There is nothing sadder than an injury sustained while exercising and trying to...
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Increasing Muscle Strength Can Improve Brain Function
Increased muscle strength leads to improved brain function in adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), new results from a recent trial led by the University of Sydney has revealed. Regular readers...
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4 Keys to Strength Building and Muscle Mass
Back in August I wrote Good chance you have sarcopenia, or ‘muscle loss’ and how I realized I was experiencing it. I just ran across this nice write up on Eatright, a website of the Academy of...
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7 Tips for successful weight training – Harvard
Although I don’t consider it fun, I realize that weight training is a necessity for living a healthy life and keeping my body working. Here are seven tips from Harvard Medical School that my brother...
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Weight-bearing exercises protect against osteoporosis – Study
Just two days ago I posted on older men being at risk of osteoporosis. “As I reported here, after the age of 50 men are as likely to get osteoporosis as prostate cancer. More to the point, older people...
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Strength Training Benefits More Than Muscles – Harvard
While eat less; move more; live longer is the mantra of this blog, I hasten to add that strength training should be an integral part of that move more aspect. Harvard HEALTHbeat has come out with a new...
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Stronger people have healthier brains – Study
Herewith another log on the fire. Eat less; move more; live longer remains the mantra here. I was aware of the brain benefits of aerobic exercise, now, it seems that strength training also contributes....
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Women need strength training to ward off aging effects – Study
The more I work on this blog the more I get the idea that whatever the problem exercise is the answer. Eat less; move more; live longer. Regular physical activity may help older women increase their...
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Endurance but not resistance training has anti-aging effects – Study
Researchers have discovered evidence that endurance exercise, such as running, swimming, cross-country skiing and cycling, will help you age better than resistance exercise, which involves strength...
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Strength training can burn fat, too, myth-busting study finds
A new systematic review and meta-analysis shows we can lose around 1.4 per cent of our entire body fat through strength training alone, which is similar to how much we might lose through cardio or...
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Weights can be weapons in battle against obesity
People battling with their weight who are unable to do aerobic exercise can hit the gym instead and still see positive results. Despite the commonly held belief aerobic exercise is essential for...
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Weights vs. cardio for vegans: Which is better for bone health? – MNT
Researchers investigated the effects of strength training on bone density in vegans.They found that vegans who engaged in a form of resistance training such as lifting weights had a similar bone...
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Pumping iron may help you live longer – CSPI
We wanted to know if weightlifting alone—or in combination with aerobic exercise—influences one’s risk of early death,” says Jess Gorzelitz, assistant professor of health and human physiology at the...
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