Posts Tagged ‘fitness’
How 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: 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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