Changing lifestyle to promote a healthy weight
Although each individual must assess which areas of her lifestyle contribute to excessive weight accumulation,... Read More
Aerobic training methods
Once a training base has been established, the focus can shift to specific aspects of... Read More
How a strength-based approach enables us to be proactive...
Medicines such as aspirin and anti-anxiety medications, however, treat the symptoms of stress but do... Read More
Protein in Exercise and Sport
Many people think that since muscle fibers are made up of protein, building and maintaining... Read More
Dehydration and Hypohydration
Whereas dehydration refers to the process of losing body water, hypohydration is the uncompensated loss... Read More
Nutrients
There are six groups of nutrients: carbohydrate, lipids, protein, vitamins, minerals, and water. Alcohol is... Read More
Nutrition Before Resistance Training
The main purpose of the preexercise meal, consumed within an hour or less before resistance... Read More
What is posture?
Good posture requires a person to maintain the alignment of certain body parts; poor posture... Read More
Assessing posture through scapular adduction and abduction
Protraction of the scapulae often accompanies poor posture in which the rhomboids and the lower... Read More