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What Exercises Are Good for Biceps?
Biceps tend to get a lot more attention in the fitness world than any other part of the body. There is a massive choice between exercises to stimulate, build and enhance them. This is so much so that it is often difficult to tell which ones get the best results…
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How do our Metabolic Systems Change as we Get Older?
That old saying – which goes something like: “I’m not as young as I used to be” – has truth attached to it. As we age, our vital organs, bones and joints become older. Medical experts have shown, in their research, that the composition of a human body changes, as…
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Why Isometric Exercise Should be a Part of Your Routine
Isometric exercises take advantage of a third, lesser spoken about type of muscle contraction known as isometric contraction. This differs from concentric contractions (muscle tension from shortening) and eccentric contractions (muscle tension from lengthening), in that it describes tension placed on the muscle, without the muscle itself necessarily undergoing any…
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What Foods should Older Adults Eat?
In our article entitled What Should Good Nutrition Mean to You? we looked at the concept of healthy eating and how you can implement these principles. As we get older, our bodies change fundamentally. We become more susceptible to diseases such as arthritis and osteoporosis. In addition, our energy requirements…
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What are the Benefits of Pilates Breathing?
Pilates and Yoga – which are both classified as mind-body exercises – both employ different ways of breathing. In Pilates, thoracic or lateral breathing is used. What this means is that we breathe in through the nose. During the Pilates breathing process, we expand our lower rib cage while keeping…
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