Why Does Broken Clavicle Cause Pain Several Inches Away?
Are you perplexed that your mild clavicle fracture is causing pain several inches from the actual site of the break? […]
The True Effect of Dexedrine on Weight Loss
Wondering still if Dexedrine can actually help you lose weight? Don’t just take this drug without first knowing some facts about this drug, because it may not be as effective for your fat loss goals [...]
Long Slow Cardio vs. Brief Fast Cardio Bursts for Burning Fat
Here’s info you’ve been seeking about the fat burning effects of brief intense cardio compared to long, light intensity cardio exercise. […]
Can a Brain Tumor Cause a Lump on the Scalp?
How likely is it the new lump on your scalp is a brain tumor protruding through, pressing against the bone and you can feel it with your fingers? […]
How Long Can a Twitching Muscle Hotspot Last?
Does the longer a muscle twitches in a specific spot mean it’s more likely to be a motor neuron disease like ALS or some other serious neurological disorder? […]
Limbs Fall Asleep Easily? Causes, Solutions to Numb & Tingling
Do not confuse limbs “falling asleep” with numbness and tingling from a neuromuscular disease. Though a neuromuscular disease may cause what’s described as “numbness and tingling” sensations, let’s focus on the phenomenon of your limbs [...]
ALS Muscle Atrophy vs. Benign Atrophy: the Difference
How can you tell if the atrophy you’re noticing is benign or ALS? Atrophy means muscle wasting; this outcome may have a non-fatal cause, but the appearance comparison is something that’s on the mind of [...]
How to Take Your Heart Rate on Your Body While on a Treadmill
Taking your heart rate on your body rather than the machine is more accurate. When using a treadmill, here is how to do that. After all, a machine's recording may be very innacurate. Though checking [...]
Five Squat Exercises for Women Including Postmenopausal
Learn four different squat exercises that ANY woman can choose from to lose weight, improve bone strength and fitness. […]
How Do Overweight Women Benefit from Judo?
Learn how the benefits that derive from Judo training can help women who are overweight. […]
Pros & Cons of Fitness Ball Exercises for Older People
The stability ball, also known as the Swiss or balance ball, is rather popular among older people who exercise at gyms. When I was a personal trainer my clients of all ages used a big [...]
Clever Ways to End the Intimidation of Lifting Weights
Here are super powerful and clever ways to end your intimidation over lifting weights. Turn your intimidation into excitement and eagerness — you’ll be looking forward to every weight workout! […]
Is Obesity Selfish? Is Getting Fat Not Fair to Family?
The war rages whether or not obesity is selfish. It’s like, “How can that mother allow herself to get that way? Her young kids will lose their mother early in life.” Have you heard it [...]
Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Over 85
Patients over age 85 can benefit from minimally invasive aortic valve replacement. Don’t let age stop you from having this life-changing procedure. […]
How Much Daily Subway Noise Can Cause Hearing Loss?
You’ll be shocked to learn just how little daily exposure to subway noise can damage your hearing. Do you ride the subway to work every day yet don’t wear protection in your ears to prevent [...]
Is Being Over Age 50 Too Old to Train for a Marathon ?
If you’re age 50 or older and are thinking of training for a marathon, here are reasons to go for it! […]
How Obese People Report Their Exercise Habits: Truth or Lie?
A study says that obese people exercise more than previously believed, but how objective were the patients at reporting their exercise habits? […]
How Personal Trainers Can Stop Clients from Talking So Much
If you’re a personal trainer, you probably have a client who talks too much during sessions. Or, perhaps as a personal trainer, you haven’t had this problem, but are surely anticipating that sooner or later, [...]
Why Most Personal Trainers Don’t Teach HIIT to Their Clients
HIIT is a very useful tool for fat loss, time-saving cardio exercise and better heart health. Yet few personal trainers actually instruct this to their clients. Why is this? There’s more than one reason why [...]
Are You a Runner with a Hamstring Injury? Treatment Option
If you haven’t injured a hamstring from running, it’s only a matter of time, so at least get ahead of the game and know how to prevent these and how to treat this injury should [...]
Minimum Steps You Should Take Every Day for Health Benefits
Perhaps you’ve seen a lot of articles pushing for 10,000 steps a day to gain health and fitness benefits, but is this the minimum requirement? What if you can’t figure out a way to accumulate [...]
Best Kinds of Exercise for Depression and Weight Loss
Exercise fights depression and weight loss, and one study after another confirms the strong tie between exercise and alleviation of depression symptoms. A Southern Methodist University study shows that exercise is a potent treatment for [...]
Top 3 Exercises to Prevent Osteoporosis in Women Over 50
Women who are over 50 and postmenopausal can scare off osteoporosis with just these three exercises. For women over 50, especially postmenopausal, osteoporosis looms, but you can keep this disease far away from you with [...]
Best Strength Training Exercises for People over 90
Even if you’re 90 years old, even in the mid-90s, it’s not too late to gain amazing benefits from strength training, even if you’ve never picked up a piece of metal in your entire life. [...]
Can Weak Core Strength Shorten Your Lifespan?
A study shows that the fewer sit-ups one can do, the higher the all-cause mortality risk; here’s how to get a strong core which will then help lengthen your lifespan. […]
Should Young Adults Have Weight Loss Surgery?
Should a young adult undergo weight loss surgery or should he or she keep working at diet and exercise to lose the weight naturally? […]
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury vs. Concussion: What’s the Difference?
Is it just a matter of word choice when it comes to a concussion vs. a mild traumatic brain injury? Or are these two distinct conditions with medical differences? According to a report in Neurosurgery, [...]
How Plus Size Women Can Gain Self-Confidence at a Gym
The gym is not a place for feeling self-conscious and even embarrassed of your body, but that seems to be exactly what many overweight women use it for. Some of women get so distracted by [...]
Blame Diet & Exercise Habits on Childhood Obesity, Not Genes
Childhood obesity is overwhelmingly the result of bad diet and lack of exercise, rather than genetics or heredity. “The CDC estimates that 18.5% of U.S. children are obese, and approximately one of every three children [...]
Muscle Twitching in the Same Spot Over and Over
Is one particular spot of your body a hot area for muscle twitching? In other words, you keep getting muscle twitches in that same spot all the time? • Every day but only a few [...]
Why Bench Pressing Causes Muscle Twitching in the Pecs
Do you find that your pectoralis muscles twitch after a set of bench presses, either right after or a few hours after? Twitching can mean a neurological disease—but only in very rare instances, and the [...]
Cure Pre-Retirement Jitters: Learn to Lift Heavy Things
Suffering from pre-retirement jitters & anxiety? Beat it out by training to lift heavy things; hit the gym! A barbell will make the jitters vanish because nothing beats anxiety like knowing you’re training your body [...]
Why Do Squats Cause Quad Muscles to Twitch?
There’s no need for alarm if your quad muscles twitch up a storm after thrashing them with your squat routine. Though muscle twitching can signal disease in very rare instances, this should be the furthest [...]
Crushing Your Fear of ALS & Twitching Muscles for Good!
Haven’t you suffered enough with constant anxiety over ALS because of your twitching muscles and perceived atrophy? Get ready to beat your fears! End the Agony "Fasciculations can appear in almost any muscle," points out Daniel [...]
Does Lots of Walking at Work Count As Cardio Exercise?
All that walking you do at work does not count as aerobic exercise; stop kidding yourself and learn why you need to do “real” cardio despite aching feet after work. Aching feet at the end [...]
Can You Build Arm Muscle Size Running with Hand Weights?
There’s a very logical reason why it’s impossible to build muscle mass in your arms or biceps simply from running with hand weights. Don’t think for a moment, if you’re wanting to build bigger muscles [...]
Can Older Women Do High Intensity Interval Training Safely?
An older woman need not fear high intensity interval training. In fact, HIIT is one of the best things an aging woman can do for her body, even if she’s always been sedentary. [...]
Can a Man Benefit from a Female Personal Trainer?
You’d better believe a man can reach his goals with a woman personal trainer; one man called me “es muy brutal,” Spanish for brutal! […]
Best Weight Loss Workouts for Obese or Overweight Women
Don’t give up hope; it’s a matter of working out correctly, not “fat genes.” Let me show you how to melt the fat safely and get super fit. When I was a personal trainer at [...]
Are Your Muscles Twitching Head to Toe?
Perhaps your muscle twitching started in one spot and then “spread” so that it’s now all over your body and you’re fearing the worst—like ALS? Yes, muscle twitching is listed on medical sites like webmd.com [...]