Meal timing (or nutrient timing) is the concept of when you provide your body with certain nutrients. It can be further broken down into several aspects: Meal timing: What…
As we age our brain changes and mental function will decline somewhat. While some changes are normal and nothing to worry about, others might indicate a more serious condition. …
Healthy joints are important not only for sports performance but for your quality of life and to prevent common diseases like osteoporosis. If you feel your joints are at higher…
The debate of bodyweight versus weight lifting exercises is one of the biggest in fitness. In fact, you will find people on the internet arguing over it for days and…
Following the right workout program is extremely important when doing resistance training and there are many things you can do wrong. While I don’t want to turn this into a…
One major benefit of weight training is its ability to improve bone density. This aspect becomes increasingly important the older we get, as hip fractures are one of the main…
While building muscle and losing fat is often about looks for young people, staying in shape is much more than a vanity thing, especially as we get older. In fact,…
Checking and monitoring your heart rate during a workout is pretty simple and there are two basic ways to do this. Manually or with a heart rate watch. Let me…
The human heart is an incredible muscle. It’s about the size of your palm and can be considered our body’s engine, responsible for pumping blood into all body parts. Like…
After covering the benefits of HIIT in my last post, I want to say a few words about a form of cardio that gets very little attention. Walking. Of…