Exercise
Study – One Set of Exercise as Effective as Four for Improving Muscular Size, Strength, and Upper-body Power
Ask 10 people in the gym how many sets are ideal to perform for each exercise, and I would bet almost everyone will tell you that 3 sets are ideal. But are three sets really necessary? For millions of years in our ancestral past, humans would sprint with ferocious intensity while hunting. In this all-or-nothing…
Read MoreHow Stretching Damages the Body and Increases Your Risk of Injury
It’s an everyday mantra in our culture that we must stretch to maintain healthy, flexible joints. But is this really the truth? Or could stretching actually be damaging us instead of preventing us from injuries? A joint is where two bones meet and are connected together. For example, the femur cannot only move back and…
Read MoreStudy – Hitting a Soccer Ball with Head Causes Brain Shrinkage
A study has found College-age soccer players may show some degree of brain-tissue shrinkage – adding to evidence that the sport carries a risk of long-term brain injury. Using high-resolution MRI brain scans, researchers found evidence of reduced gray matter in the brains of 10 male college soccer players, compared with 10 young men who…
Read MoreStudy: Exercise has Profound Effects on the Brain
We know exercise is essential for health, but startling new research reveals it has profound effects on the brain. “You were built to move, and when you do, you’ll be on fire.” – Dr. John J. Ratey A study conducted in the small town of Naperville, Illinois, revealed that physical exercise can dramatically improve learning…
Read MoreStudy: Exercise – Nature’s Medicine for Depression
“If exercise could be put in a pill it would be the number one anti-aging medicine and the number one anti-depression medicine.” – Dr. Robert N. Butler According to the World Health Organization, depression is the leading cause of disability in the United States and Canada, ahead of heart disease and cancer. Common wisdom tells…
Read MoreStudies Reveal Endurance Exercise Damaging to Heart
Endurance exercise of all kinds, and especially excessively like marathon running, are damaging to the body and do far more harm than good. A recent study looked at the heart function of 40 elite long-term endurance athletes after four endurance races of varying lengths. They found that: Right ventricular (RV) function diminished after races Blood…
Read MoreStudy: Rebound Exercise is the most Efficient Form of Exercise yet Devised by Man
In a 1980 NASA study, scientists found that rebound exercise was the greatest form of exercise for rehabilitating astronauts after spending time in weightless environments like outer space. Weightlessness Weakens Bones and Muscles The phenomenon that keeps us stuck to the ground here on earth is usually explained by the theory of gravity, but it’s just…
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