If an elderly person wants to gain muscle, should he -- or she -- take supplemental creatine? A study from McMaster University set out to find some answers. The typical elderly person -- certainly not [...]
Don’t get your hopes up with that bouncy stability ball and all of those endless crunches; they will not flatten your bulging belly or tighten your abs, and here’s WHY. […]
As more gets known about microscopic colitis, it’s clear that you can never be too old to get this diarrhea disease--which is often misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome. Microscopic colitis is considered an autoimmune disease. If [...]
Would your doctor rather you be fat or thin? Fat acceptance is wrong on so many levels. The fat acceptance movement needs to be reversed immediately. Obesity is never healthy. What is the definition of [...]
Plus size people must know the warning signs when hiring a personal trainer or they’ll waste their money and never lose weight. Here's how you can know how to choose a personal trainer. I’m a [...]
You don’t have to keep suffering with spindly arms and legs and a big belly any longer! Pay attention very carefully, because I’m about to tell you something that’s the opposite of what you probably [...]
Fearing you won’t last on that upcoming grueling hike? This smart routine will prepare your body for handling the hills with grace. […]
What are the advantages, if any, to locking out the elbows for the bench press? Can this even cause an injury to the elbow joint? For best results, you should not completely lock out the [...]
For big shoulders, does it really come down to heavy weights with impaired range of motion or light weights with full ROM? Can you build big shoulder muscles with light weights? It may seem intuitive [...]
Lunges CAN count as a cardio workout — if you know how to make them do so. As a former personal trainer, I would tell my clients that the rule of thumb, when determining if [...]
What is it about the pull-up or chin-up that encourages so many gym-goers to go only halfway? […]
A physician explains what causes fasciculations and how to curb them. Everyone experiences twitching muscles. Any voluntary muscle is capable of twitching. This includes the eyelid, right above the lip, behind the ears, and of [...]
Can the drug Keppra cause extreme weakness and sleepiness? Keppra is an anti-seizure medication. It's not just given to those with a chronic seizure disorder. It's also prescribed for people who are at risk for [...]
Unfortunately you can get a lot of melanomas at the same time, says Dr. Jennifer Gordon, who is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology. “Sadly there is no limit,” affirms Dr. Gordon. “Once [...]
I grew up in a time when it wasn't as acceptable, as it is today, for white girls to have ethnic-looking hair or hair that resembled that of biracial or black individuals. Even today, unfortunately, [...]
Over the years I’ve read about the grievances of very tall women, and one of the biggest gripes is that they can’t find dates. […]
It’s possible to lose weight when you eat Linda’s Fudge Cake for breakfast. First off, your body is in a state of fuel deficit when you get out of bed in the morning; it’s been [...]
A study involving over 51,700 melanoma patients revealed that two particular locations on the body are more likely to have a fatal melanoma. […]
Normally, a premature ventricular contraction is nothing to worry about, but if you get too many, this can be linked to chronic heart failure. […]
Men who judge women by their looks (“her waist is too thick”) are labeled shallow. But if a man prefers older women, he doesn’t care so much about looks. […]
There’s been no formal research on whether or not increasing the fat content of your body will transform a flat butt into a nice curvy round butt. […]
Is the calorie readout on a treadmill influenced by whether or not you hold onto the machine? […]
If you’re plus size, don’t begin inline skating ‘til you read these complete guidelines. Inline skating can be so very fun for overweight or plus size women and men! I’ve been inline skating for years, [...]
Obesity is no excuse for avoiding the barbell squat, yet very few people at the “squatting cage” qualify as obese. […]
There’s a difference between “interval training” and “high intensity interval training,” which is important to know if you can’t do strenuous exercise. […]
Can you do pushups with a rotator cuff injury? Pushups are a real bear when you have a rotator cuff injury. I have had rotator cuff problems in the past. And my clients -- when [...]
"Puffy nipples" may refer to "gyno," "man boobs" or "moobs," which is when a man has what appears to be breasts. To get rid of puffy nipples, a man or teen boy must do several [...]
“Top heavy” women who carry excess weight mostly in their upper body often avoid strength training exercises for this area for fear of making it even bigger. Myth: Training the upper body with weights, in [...]
There’s at least one explanation why you smell urine when none is around or in sight. I know this because one day I began smelling urine. But I knew none was around because anyone in [...]
The weight is all lost but the fat in your belly remains, but once you know the cause you’ll be able to cure this problem. I’m first going to tell you the solutions to the [...]
Why is the pencil eraser size so emphasized when many melanomas are so much smaller? Nearly every pamphlet on melanoma, and also just about every quoted dermatologist for a magazine or online article about melanoma, [...]
Does that bluish black freckle (or what IS it?!) have you panicking it might be melanoma? “The bluish color in many pigmented lesions represents pigment that is deeper in the dermis than the pigment that [...]
Melanoma on the bottom of a foot. You of course may not think the tiny speck is melanoma, but over time, it’s going to get bigger or spread superficially. How long does this [...]
So if you’ve been diagnosed with melanoma, will this make more normal or regular moles appear on your skin year after year? […]
Is strength training only once a week worth it for muscle gain? Here's a better question: Why would you want to limit strength training to just once a week? Here is the answer to the first [...]
If all you do for cardio fitness is take an evening walk or use a treadmill, you are not getting adequate aerobic exercise. […]
Let’s take a pace of 4.5 mph, and then ask yourself if jogging this will yield more fitness benefits than walking this speed (which would be a very fast walk). For most people, walking very [...]
First ask yourself why you want to do pullups and chinups every day. […]
So here’s the answer to whether or not obese kids should do pushups: This should be based on a case-by-case standard. There are interesting variables. In general, as a fitness expert and former personal trainer, [...]
Don’t count on weight loss if you’re making mistakes with your APPROACH to working out, what you believe. Here are 7 skewered beliefs that will kill any chance at losing weight. […]
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