Health and fitness articles for personal trainers rooted in exercise science, biology, anatomy, physiology, health psychology
Resistance exercise isn’t just good for building and keeping lean mass. A new study shows that it also could be beneficial in keeping down increases in age-related abdominal fat in men. Previous...
When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1995 began collecting data on adult obesity in all 50 states, the highest rate was 19%. In 2013, each state had an obesity rate of at least...
How much is one hour each day worth to you? What if that one hour were devoted to exercise, and that it could lower your risk of heart failure by almost 50 percent? According to the results of a new...
As many ambitious insomniacs have learned, working out in the evening makes most people too alert to sleep well. You need to schedule your workouts to be more in tune with your body's natural wake...
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 less than 30 years, the obesity rate...
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.
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, it is not a new concept, just a different view. With...
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 =...
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 principle of DOMS...
Insulin is one of the body’s most important hormones, and it is of particular interest for bodybuilders who train naturally.
