Insulin is one of the body’s most important hormones, and it is of particular interest for bodybuilders who train naturally.
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Category: Exercise Science, Biology, and Research
Dealing with Piriformis Syndrome
As fitness professionals, we often hear complaints from clients about various muscle aches following tough workouts. Typically we can dispel their fears by explaining the…
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EPOC: Maximizing the Body’s Oxygen Debt for Greater Weight Loss Results
While exercise recovery needn’t take an epoch, it does involve EPOC (Excess Post Exercise Oxygen Consumption).
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Bodyweight Training 101: Returning to Basics Can Propel You Forward
As we head into 2014, leading experts have predicted that one of the hottest trends on the horizon seems to be a throwback to the…
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Improving Cardiorespiratory Endurance
Improving cardiorespiratory endurance shouldn’t be a goal for athletes only. Here’s what personal trainers need to know about this important general fitness variable. Cardiorespiratory Endurance…
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Collateral Vascular Damage: A Good or Bad Thing For Building Muscle?
The term “collateral damage” is typically a military term, one that denotes unintended damage to an area around a target. But as it applies to resistance training, collateral damage can be a good thing.
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The Fundamentals of Aerobic Exercise and Cardiorespiratory Conditioning: What Trainers Should Know
Aerobic exercise is an integral part of every personal trainer’s programming prescription for an apparently health individual. But how much aerobic- in relation to resistance training depends in large part on each client’s current condition and his or her fitness goals.
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Connective Tissue Basics for Personal Trainers
Connective tissue is the most widespread and abundant type of tissue in the human body. Connective tissue that is well vascularized is far less likely to tear or rupture under extreme stress – a desirable characteristic when performing any kind of physical activity.
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Fat as Fuel for Exercise: The Physiology of Burning Adipose Tissue
Fats serve many purposes in the body including insulation against ambient temperature, cushioning in and around the joints, hormone production, and, yes, as a source of fuel.
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The Benefits of Exercise
It is common knowledge that exercising has many health benefits, yet according to the Center of Disease Prevention, over half the US population does not…
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Diets don’t work. Millions of people each year diet and come to the conclusion that diets don’t work. Perhaps a new approach is needed. Actually,…
READ MORETraining Overweight Children
Health professionals and others have expressed a concern at the rising rates of obesity in all segments of the population, including adolescent and children. In…
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