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August 1, 2017 By Irv Rubenstein

Protein supplementation for bigger or stronger muscles?

For many years now, exercise scientists have leapt on the protein wagon when it comes to building bigger and stronger muscles. Especially for those who cannot or do not consume enough high quality protein, the mantra, which derives from studies on athletes, the elderly and those who are hospitalized or being treated for medical conditionsRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: basal metabolic rate, high protein diets, musculoskeletal improvements, strength training, supplementation

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May 4, 2017 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News May 2017

  May 2017 Beware All-Year-‘Round One-Sport Play for Kids It’s baseball season again. The boys of summer are donning those funny looking pants with swagger and swing. And yet, unlike in the old days, many of these youngsters are one-sporters, playing all year around on travel teams, often more than one team concurrently. And they’reRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: athletic injuries, exercise intensity, Lymphedema, musculoskeletal improvements, pediatric sports injuries, post-menopausal fitness

Myth Busting #928 - Sweating Out Toxins Is Harder Than You ThinkNov 02

November 2, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Trying to Remember: The Tip of the Tongue Syndrome of the Aging Adult

Brain Games May Not Be as Efficient as Exercise We’ve all experienced it – starting a sentence, seeing a face, walking into a room, writing a blog…and then forgetting what we were going to say, what is the name, why did we go there, what to write. Aging is not all about forgetting but there’sRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: functional fitness, musculoskeletal improvements, resistance training, Senior Training, slows cognitive decline

REAL-News --June-2020Oct 12

October 12, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Walking in Wellness into Your Waning Years

We have all read and heard and watched exercise and medical professionals espouse the benefits of exercise. We have all heard about how being fit reduces your risk of many diseases – heart, brain, musculoskeletal, etc – and that the sooner you get to it, the better off you’ll be. But what about getting toRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: musculoskeletal improvements, reduce your risk of falling, sarcopenia, Senior Training, Walking

Sep 01, 2016

September 1, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Eat More, Lose More: The Paradox of the Mediterranean Diet

One should never throw all his apples into one basket. In science, some will rot, others will dry up, and a few might taste really good…for now. So when I read a study touting the benefits of the Mediterranean diet not just for health but for weight and fat loss, my eyes perk up. ButRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: body fat, burn off excess weight, diet, lose weight, musculoskeletal improvements, Weight loss vs Exercise gain

Aug 10

August 10, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

An Hour a Day Keeps Early Death Away???

Much has been written in the news, the research world, and in my blogs and newsletters about sedentary living and how it impacts morbidity and mortality. There have been credible studies showing that even if you exercise regularly, if you sit more than 8 hours a day, you virtually negate the benefits of all thatRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: achieve well-being, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal improvements, physically active, Weight loss vs Exercise gain

Training in the GymJul 23

July 23, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

To Get Bigger, Stronger Muscles You Gotta Lift til It Hurts (a little)

The on-going debate on what is the best way to train your muscles for strength and/or size started in earnest back in the mid-1950s, about when Progressive Resistance Exercise (PRE) came into the lexicon. At the time multiple sets of multiple reps of a variety of exercises became the standard, with multiple yet to beRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: field of health or exercise science, functional fitness, musculoskeletal improvements, resistance training, Senior Training

Jul 04, 2016

July 4, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

The Composting of Exercise

Happy Fourth of July. For those who had the day off and spent it being physically active, socially engaged, relaxing or even working, as I did, I hope you at least got something good from this special day. Being the 240th anniversary of US Independence Day – yes, many other countries have had their dayRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: diet, Exercise, functional fitness, musculoskeletal improvements, physically active

Jun 26, 2016

June 26, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Don’t Buy Everything You Read on the ‘Net

Not even what I write here. But, at least read what I write when I am reviewing fitness and health literature because sometimes I have something valuable to say. Earlier this month a press release came across the fitness medium espousing the benefits of high-speed contractions during strength exercise compared to slower, more sustained contractions.Read More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: field of health or exercise science, functional fitness, musculoskeletal improvements, strength, weight training

Stability Balls at WorkJun 20

June 20, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

And the winner is—-EXERCISE!

Not to toot the horn of my profession but studies upon studies demonstrate the benefits of exercise along a wide spectrum of human existence. From arthritis to diabetes to heart disease to cancer, and back again, exercise may be the single, best, cheapest, most convenient, least side-effected ‘drug’ medicine has recently discovered. For those ofRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: burn off excess weight, Heart Health, mental health, musculoskeletal improvements, slows cognitive decline

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