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REAL News - November 20221Sep 01

September 1, 2021 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – September 2021

September 2021 Do Common Clinical Measurements Predict Running Injury? Runners suffer injuries at a pretty high rate – 20%-80% have an injury at any point in time. Since running puts ~2.8 x body weight on the landing leg with each step, it makes sense that variables such as muscle strength, size, alignment, range of motionRead More

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March 1, 2020 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – March 2020

   March 2020 Multi-Dimensional Balance Training Beats Strength Alone Preventing falls among older adults is a health-care crisis of economic, quality of life (QoL) and morbidity dimensions. With nearly 60% of those over 65 reporting limited mobility and the high rates of falling in this group, exercise researchers are attempting to discern what type ofRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: achieve well-being, body fat, depression, functional fitness, gait re-training, lean body mass, lose weight, musculoskeletal improvements, strength training

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February 17, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

How to Preserve Muscle Mass While Losing Fat Mass

What a boring topic, right? I mean, how many news pieces do you have to see on TV or read in mass media to find out what has been touted for at least 20 years now: Do resistance exercise (RT), or weight training, to keep muscles so your metabolism, both as you age as wellRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, lean body mass, metabolism, resistance training, senior fitness

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