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Fortune 500 companies are wasting $500 million on back Injuries
From this article, Bottom line: Back injuries are a pain:
Benefits of Concentric and Eccentric Strength Training
Concentric and eccentric muscle actions play a part in building strength. From this article Benefits of Concentric and Eccentric Strength Training:
Effective High Intensity Interval Training for Strength
Factors to consider in designing a high intensity strength training routine that is productive, safe, and efficient:
· Number of repetitions of an exercise for a particular muscle group
· Number of sets of each exercise for each muscle group
· Selection of specific exercises
· Sequence of exercises
· Pre-exhaustion sets
· Compound movements versus rotary movements
· How heavy the weights should be
· Amount of rest between each set
The Six Aspects of Fitness
There are six commonly recognized aspects of fitness. An important consideration for those seeking improved fitness is: How can one effectively, safely, and efficiently improve all aspects of fitness? First, the aspects are:
· Stronger bones
· Cardiovascular efficiency
· Flexibility
· Leanness
· Muscular size, strength, and endurance
· Resistance to injury
Improving those aspects you have some options:
Round Rock TX Rated Seventh on List of America's Best Small Cities
This blog is primarily concerned with health, fitness, diet, personal training, and human performance. Not unrelated to health is the environment where you live. According to this Money magazine article The Best Places to Live Round Rock, Texas ranks seventh on the list of America’s best small cities.
Change Workouts to Keep Improving
At Kelly’s Austin Personal Training (with dog in the picture) and at New Orleans Ultimate Fitness trainers we use primarily MedX strength and rehabilitative exercise equipment. You are unlikely to see such an extensive collection of the MedX equipment in any facility, large or small. The quality is unmatched.
Study: Dramatic Increases in Back Strength after Ten Exercise Sessions
From this study Effect of resistance training on lumbar extension strength come some amazing results. Subjects performed one back exercise of six to 15 repetitions one day per week for ten weeks. Exercises were performed using the MedX lumbar exercise machine.
World's oldest mother gives birth to twins at 70
From this Daily Mail article World's oldest mother gives birth to twins at 70 comes this quote:
The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating
From this New York Times article The 11 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating:
1. Beets: red spinach, a rich source of folate 