Healthy Aging Isn’t Just Maintenance, It’s Also Growth
As more people live into their seventies, eighties, nineties, and beyond it is important to view our health and fitness not merely as a way of keeping disease (and love-handles) at bay. Healthy aging is also about growth and development. The World Health Organization...
Balance Training Requires Strength, Power, And Mobility Work
If you’ve ever spun around in a circle until you were too dizzy to walk straight then you understand the role of the inner ear when it comes to balance. But did you know that balance is not just related to this system? It also has to do with your body’s physical...
What’s Good About Your Bad Habits?
In fitness we are used to talking about “good” and “bad.” Foods, workout routines, sleeping patterns, lifestyle habits—they all get categorized as either “good” or “bad.” But what if the things that go in the “bad” box also have something good about them? Would that...
Posture Is The Real Reason Sitting Is Bad For Your Health
There have been a lot of studies and articles declaring how bad sitting is for you. Sitting is the new smoking, they say. It’s all probably a bit over-sensationalized, however, there is one thing that is undeniable: sitting is not helping your posture. And it isn’t...
What Is The Best Chest Press Exercise?
What is the best version of the chest press? The answer, of course, is that there is no best, only different. However, if you are trying to decide which one is right for you there are a couple of things to consider. Bench Press Flat bench press is a gym favorite. One...
For More Strength Get The Right Muscles Going
For movement to happen correctly, the right muscles have to be able to do the right job. In today’s sedentary world, that can be disrupted. Here are three common ways that the wrong muscles do the wrong work and how to fix it. Biceps Vs. Back Muscles The muscles of...