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REAL-News --August-20222Feb 01

February 1, 2022 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – February 2022

February 2022 Body Recomposition for the Older Female “Body recomposition” – a new term in the fitness science world – refers to the positive changes you get from an exercise program such as increased lean muscle mass (LBM) and decreased body fat (BF), both of which are favorable to health, not just appearance.  This isRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: aging, breast cancer, covid, exercise is medicine, immunity, muscle mass, protein

REAL-News --September-20212Mar 01

March 1, 2021 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – March 2021

  March 2021 Does Higher Protein Intake Boost Strength in Older Women? For several years now, studies have shown that increased protein intake helps older people slow the rate of age-related muscle mass loss (sarcopenia.) This was true even as participants were dieting to lose weight. Resistance training (RT), a recognized stimulator of muscle strengthRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: breast cancer, elder strength training, high protein diet, muscle mass, musculoskeletal improvements, resistance training

Fit Happens - Spring 2019Feb 28

February 28, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

Fit Happens – Spring 2019

Spring 2019 Another Fitness Myth, Busted! What’s it going to take before people stop believing that exercise is medicine; that exercise is beneficial to not just physical health but even brain health; not just brain health as in cognitive function but in emotional well-being? How much more data is required before even those who abhorRead More

Filed Under: Fit Happens Tagged With: bone density, bone mineral density, exercise intensity, muscle mass, musculoskeletal improvements, senior fitness, Senior Training, slows cognitive decline

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