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March 2017 Post-Rehab Knees Have Persistent Problems, but…. After a major injury to a joint, in this case, a knee, such as an ACL tear, even after repair, some neuromuscular deficits persist. A group of therapists and researchers, including a former STEPS trainer, studied the potential causes of quadriceps deficits post-ACL repair and rehab. ItRead More
February 2017 A 30-Minute Substitution May Save Years of Life So much has been written lately, in the research journals and here in STEPS newsletters and blogs, on the hazards of sedentary living. It is now considered to be the primary reason for so many of the lifestyle-related diseases that haunt modern society – diabetes,Read More
January 2017 Cardio + Resistance Exercise = Reduced Hypertension Hypertension (high blood pressure) is the most common heart disease with approximately 80 million – that’s MILLION – americans affected. It has a variety of causes – age, weight, genetics, diet, sedentary lifestyle, etc. – and a multitude of adverse health consequences. It has been demonstratedRead More
December 2016 Fighting Fatigue with Forced Fitness Training Two recent studies have come out the past two weeks demonstrating against all expectations that the best way to fight fatigue in the face of debilitating disease is by engaging in vigorous physical activity. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a rare but devastating illness of unknownRead More
November 2016 Ankle Your Way to Greater Mobility…and Wellness As we age, many systems begin to falter or fail. It is nothing earth-shattering to hear that your heart muscle weakens, especially if diseased; your spinal disks compress; your skin sags; your eyes and ears don’t work as well as when you were younger. And you don’tRead More
A 30-Minute Substitution May Save Years of Life So much has been written lately, in the research journals and here in STEPS newsletters and blogs, on the hazards of sedentary living. It is now considered to be the primary reason for so many of the lifestyle-related diseases that haunt modern society – diabetes, heart disease,Read More
October 2016 Resistance Training and Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Treatment or Waste of Time? Breast cancer is the most common cancer for American women and the second leading cause of cancer death. Despite great new techniques and echnologies for treating it, many women incur a side effect known as breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). This is aRead More
September 2016 Injury Prevention Through Proprioception Toss around multi-syllabic words and people think you’re smart. Toss around a small ball while standing on one leg and holding a conversation and people think, well, I’m not sure what they think. But a new study shows it may help your body not think about what each jointRead More
February 2016 As If Getting Older Isn’t Bad Enough… You eat right, you get regular check ups, you even floss…but if you are a runner, even a long-term runner, as you age, you lose speed, have increased risk of injuries, and just don’t seem to have that ooomph in your stride you once had. WhyRead More
April 2016 Can Creatine Supplementation Boost Bone, Too? What if you could get bigger, stronger, more powerful muscles by adding a supplement to your diet that would also increase bone density? Wouldn’t it be worth a few cents a day? A Canadian study tested whether or not, based on the possibility that creatine supplementation, shownRead More
