December 2021 Resistance Training That’s Good for the Heart Resistance training (RT: weightlifting) has been recognized as an important component of a general exercise and wellness program for over 30 years now. The current federal guidelines for physical activity (Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans) recommend 2-3 days/wk of muscle-strengthening exercise for nearly everybody. Long recognized for itsRead More
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We Are All Athletes Here
Everyone Who Does Fitness Training (of whatever sort or intensity) is an Athlete. This article, linked below, inspired me to write out a philosophy of fitness training that I have long espoused, though mostly to continuing education participants attending Exercise ETC (Ft. Lauderdale) conferences. In short…All athletes train for one or more of the followingRead More
On ACL Injuries in Women and the Clam Shell Exercise
www.exerciseetc.com) would attest, and an avid reader of the art and science of exercise and training. So when he blogs (http://marinosbodyshop.com/page/blog.html), it’s worth taking note. One of his blogs – Can Serious ACL Injuries In Young Female Athletes Be Prevented? (http://marinosbodyshop.com/posts/1150/ ) – goes through a fairly detailed analysis of the epidemiology of anterior cruciateRead More
Get Your Butt Going
This just in from Exercise ETC’s FitBits, a monthly on line newsletter full of exercise facts. It’s an article discussing gluteal exercises, especially the gluteus medius, the one on the outside of the hip, the one considered most dysfunctional in folks who develop or incur certain knee problems – ACLs, patellofemoral pain syndrome, etc. SoRead More