Want to know what is critical to your long-term health and quality of life? The book "Biomarkers: The 10 Keys to Prolonging Vitality" asserted that muscle mass was the #1 biomarker of aging and I've been beating that drum ever since I read it 15 years ago. It's not your heart rate, your VO2 max, your aerobic capacity or how many steps you take in a day. As muscle mass declines EVERYTHING about you declines. You become older than your years. The book was written in 1992! It took 26 years to say "Yes, this is true." Illustrates that if you're waiting for "scientific" 10/20/2018
The book "Biomarkers: The 10 Keys to Prolonging Vitality" asserted that muscle mass was the #1 biomarker of aging and I've been beating that drum ever since I read it 15 years ago. It's not your heart rate, your VO2 max, your aerobic capacity or how many steps you take in a day. As muscle mass declines EVERYTHING about you declines. You become older than your years. The book was written in 1992! It took 26 years to say "Yes, this is true." Illustrates that if you're waiting for "scientific"
Resistance training and cancer: Improving the survivor’s quality of life. “As someone who has experienced breast cancer personally, I know the importance of maintaining strength. Prior to my surgery and through my radiation treatments, I trained at MS and was gently guided, with the intention of staying strong both physically and mentally during a tough time in life. There is a definite connection between physical strength and emotional and spiritual endurance. Continuing to train with this method contributed significantly to my positive outcome and to my mental 10/08/2018
“As someone who has experienced breast cancer personally, I know the importance of maintaining strength. Prior to my surgery and through my radiation treatments, I trained at MS and was gently guided, with the intention of staying strong both physically and mentally during a tough time in life. There is a definite connection between physical strength and emotional and spiritual endurance. Continuing to train with this method contributed significantly to my positive outcome and to my mental
Getting the most out of your workout: Feeling the burn and why it’s necessary. Oh man, does that burn! When your doing an exercise, say a leg press, you get progressively uncomfortable every second of the exercise. Your legs begin to “burn,” and your instinct is to quit immediately. Sometimes it can feel unbearable, but you continue to the end. That’s a good thing! Here’s why: Your actions inform your hormones. Hormones inform your genes. Genes provide instructions for making proteins. Proteins determine the structure and function of each cell in the body. The 09/27/2018
Oh man, does that burn! When your doing an exercise, say a leg press, you get progressively uncomfortable every second of the exercise. Your legs begin to “burn,” and your instinct is to quit immediately. Sometimes it can feel unbearable, but you continue to the end. That’s a good thing! Here’s why: Your actions inform your hormones. Hormones inform your genes. Genes provide instructions for making proteins. Proteins determine the structure and function of each cell in the body. The
Too Good To Be True? Research Says It Is. (But, I knew that.) Below is an article from the NY Times on research that validates what I do at MEDStrength. My comments are added. In a Hurry? Try Express Weight Training A new study finds that you can build strength in just 13 minutes with a single, brief set of each exercise, if you work really hard. By Gretchen Reynolds Sept. 12, 2018 Here’s some good news for anyone who does not have the time or inclination to linger in the gym and grunt through repeated, hours long sets of various weight-training 09/13/2018
Below is an article from the NY Times on research that validates what I do at MEDStrength. My comments are added. In a Hurry? Try Express Weight Training A new study finds that you can build strength in just 13 minutes with a single, brief set of each exercise, if you work really hard. By Gretchen Reynolds Sept. 12, 2018 Here’s some good news for anyone who does not have the time or inclination to linger in the gym and grunt through repeated, hours long sets of various weight-training
