Resistance training has become one of the fastest-growing types of exercise in recent years, but the number of injuries caused by excessive training has also risen. Excessive resistance training, also called overtraining, is commonly caused by training with excessive volume for prolonged periods, using excessive intensity for extended periods or a combination of both excessive volume and intensity.
Excessive Resistance Training Impairs Health and Performance
February 8th, 2012We’re not Doing Anything Illegal or Really Weird
February 8th, 2012The Name Game
Next, Wright discussed NSP’s “key products.” She asked if anyone had had good results using any of the products for gastric ulcers. One distributor stated she advised people against drinking water with meals because it interferes with the action of hydrochloric acid and digestive enzymes. She said that drinking water with meals had been described to her as “the work of the devil.” Another distributor concurred. “But,” she added, “there are medical-nutritional doctors who say that’s nonsense.” Read the rest of this entry »
Examples of Fitness Quacks are Disputed, Part 2
January 31st, 2012In the first instance you berated the author of a newsletter promoting strength training with slow movements and his estimate that most of the fitness industry’s products and programs are bogus. Read the rest of this entry »
Herbal Medications May Cause Surgery Complications
January 27th, 2012Use of herbal supplements is increasingly common in the U.S. Since Congress de-regulated such supplements in 1994, manufacturers are no longer required to report adverse reactions to these preparations to any agency. However, commonly used herb drugs may cause problems in patients during and after surgery. Read the rest of this entry »
Faces of Breast Cancer: Gloria Byrd
January 13th, 2012Gloria Byrd, a breast cancer survivor for eight years, says she has gotten the longevity her mother and maternal grandmother never lived long enough to enjoy.
“I am living on borrowed time,” Byrd said, but not because of her earlier brush with breast cancer.
For best Innovation in Customer Service
January 9th, 2012When you consider an estimated 50 percent of health club members quit exercising after six months, one has to admit, B&R Full Health and Fitness Club must be doing something right. Not only has the club managed to stay in business for 18 years, it has kept a remarkable 348 members active for 10 years or longer. Read the rest of this entry »
Pesticides and Parkinson’s Disease in Rats
January 3rd, 2012A new study released at a meeting of the Society for Neuroscience on Monday, Nov. 6, shows that a certain species of rat develops a clinical and neurological syndrome almost identical to human Parkinson’s disease when exposed intravenously to a “natural” pesticide called rotenone.
Focus on Heroes
December 29th, 2011It started out with a simple concept. “When we’re young, we build our dreams on imagination,” notes Gold’s Gym owner Robert Christian West. “But when we get older, we stop questioning the limits. I wanted to get people to think like heroes.” From this seed grew one of Madison, Wisconsin’s, largest fitness facilities. Read the rest of this entry »
