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Exercise and Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis affects more than 25 million Americans–mostly women past menopause–approximately 1.2 million bone fractures each year in the US are related to osteoporosis. The National Osteoporosis Foundation says that one in two women and one in eight men over 50 will have an osteoporosis related fracture in their lifetime.
Exercise is an effective, inexpensive and healthy […]Over 50 doesn’t mean over the hill
If you didn’t start exercise, start now.
Why is Exercise so important as we age? After 50, we begin to loose muscle mass at the rate of 6 percent every decade (about 5 pounds) and we gain 15 pounds of fat every ten years to replace it. Less muscle and more fat stores in the body, […]Missing a new articles?
Do you see a new articles less fervently on my web? I want to apologize to you. We started remodeling our home and it is very time consuming. I’m trying to act as a “general contractor”. I do research on the material, tiles, vanities etc. To save some money I hire workers individually for smaller […]
Hard-Easy Training Principle Applies to Any Sport or Fitness Program
If you want to become stronger or faster or increase your endurance, you have to exercise hard or long enough to make your muscles burn. Then your muscles will be sore for one or more days. If you try to exercise hard when your muscles are damaged, you will tear them and the muscles will […]
Is Atkins and Other Low-Carb Plans Safe?
The Atkins diet is not a safe diet in everybody. It can cause potentially life-threatening problems.
“Low carbohydrate diets for weight management are far from healthy, given their association with ketosis, constipation or diarrhea, halitosis, headache, and general fatigue to name a few side effects,” Dr. Lyn Steffen, an obesity expert at the University of Minnesota […]
