A quick guide that explains when to ice, when to heat, when not to, and why by Paul Ingraham There is sooooo much confusion about this issue. It’s a shame because icing and heating — cryotherapy and thermotherapy — are rational, cheap self-treatment options with minimal risks. This article gives you a concise, bird’s eye […]
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By PT Online I keep a lot of skeletons in my closet. My struggles are nothing to be embarrassed about: They are the type of insecurities, questions, and pain that we all know and experience but don’t like to discuss because they are personal. As long as the problems are dealt with and not buried,
by John Leyva, CSCS, CPT | This article discusses the mechanisms of how muscles grow, plus why most women won’t gain large amounts of muscle when working with weights. Although there are different types of muscles, such as cardiac muscle (your heart), for our concerns, we will talk exclusively about skeletal muscles. Skeletal muscle is composed of
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Greetings dear friends and members, Welcome to the new year, may it be filled with prosperity, good health and lots of fun…….and crawling 🙂 CLASS SCHEDULE Wednesday 7th: Reopen – 06:00: Kettlebells – 17:45: Kettlebells Thursday 8th: NO CLASSES Friday 9th: – 06:00: Kettlebells Saturday 10th: NO CLASSES
By Bryan Walsh Blood sugar management is important for preventing everything from hypoglycemia to full blown diabetes. However, monitoring blood glucose is rarely as straightforward as it seems. In this article we’ll discuss the current gold standard for measuring a person’s blood sugar. We’ll share some problems with the most popular tests. And we’ll review the
Blood sugar management: What your doctor doesn\’t know about glucose testing. Read More »
By Grace and Grit 1. Are you more focused on the OUTCOME than the BEHAVIOURS necessary to make the outcome possible? Our fast and furious culture seems to be more concerned about results, than it does the behavior necessary to create results. Which is a problem because… Consistent behavior change over a long period is
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By Valerie Strauss The Centers for Disease Control tells us that in recent years there has been a jump in the percentage of young people diagnosed with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly known as ADHD: 7.8 percent in 2003 to 9.5 percent in 2007 and to 11 percent in 2011. The reasons for the
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by Tim Anderson Are you strong? Can you deadlift 3 times your bodyweight? Can you squat twice your bodyweight? Can you do a one arm press with more than half your bodyweight? If you can do these things, some would say that you are strong. But, what do you say? Strength seems to be a
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By Jonathan Angelilli The world can be a crazy place, we all know that. And giving in to the fear that is endlessly manufactured by the media is a constant temptation on the path to fitness greatness. It’s also true that sometimes sh!t gets real, and we need to be prepared to adapt instantly. Why? Because… Life Is a
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People with a healthy relationship to exercise know the difference between a good burn and true pain. \”You hear so much about the whole \’no pain, no gain\’ attitude,\” says Cohn. \”I think we really have to redefine what pain is.\” Yes, you want to feel like you worked hard, you want some fatigue,
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