Category: Exercise
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Strength and bulk: why speed matters for rehab
We may not be rehabbing a muscle at ‘race pace’ but the phrase “slow and steady”’ is a key aspect of regaining endurance and muscular control. Let’s quickly discover the weight of how speed influences muscle development. First, we need to discuss how a muscle responds to any kind of loading. When you lift weights…
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How exercise can make you gain weight
Diet and exercise play a huge role in maintaining and reducing and gaining weight. But the latter isn’t something people typically think will happen unless they are looking to “bulk up”. So why can exercise cause weight gain? Two simple reasons that exercising can make you gain weight. The first simply, is that your muscles…
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Exercising the 3 S’ of simple movement
The antidote to sitting’s harmful effects is simple: frequent movement. You don’t have to spend hours at the gym to counteract the damage of sitting. Instead, aim to break up long periods of sitting by standing, stretching, or walking every 30 minutes. Investing in a standing desk, walking meetings, or taking short movement breaks during…
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Top equipment for working out the home/office
Top equipment to workout at the home/office Article over. Great article! In reality, the best equipment that we have really is your own body. I’m very appreciative that Earth provides gravity and we provide our own mass to lift, and pull, and push. Using bodyweight exercises and calisthenics is an amazing way to not only…
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What does stretching actually do?
Stretching has been an area of argument between all types of health care practitioners for years. Conflicting messages have been thrown around questioning the effectiveness of static stretching, dynamic stretching, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), or no stretching at all. If you’ve ever wondered what stretching actually does to your muscles and joints, this article is…