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Jun 13, 2019

June 13, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

Wrist a Little, But Not Too Long

An internet colleague – someone I met on line via LinkedIn who is a fantastic blogger and an occupational therapist – sent me this blog she’d written on wrist pain. It is well worth sharing here. I don’t have as much knowledge about this critical joint as I should but this article fills in soRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: carpal tunnel, musculoskeletal improvements, resistance training, wrist pain

REAL News - April 20191Mar 10

March 10, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

Core Exercise, Part 2: Training the Abs to Do Their Job

In a previous blog,  Core Exercise, Part 1: Fad, Fashion or Fundamental?, I proposed that core exercise is not just about training the abs since the core is a more integrated, comprehensive functional unit that simply includes the abs as one element. In Part 2, I want to stress how the abs actually function – notRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: core, core activation, core endurance, core exercise, core power, exercise intensity, functional fitness, musculoskeletal improvements, resistance training

REAL News - February 2019Jan 31

January 31, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – February 2019

 February 2019 Just a Spoonful of Protein Helps the Knee Replacement Patient A University of Oregon study asked the question whether the supplementation of essential amino acids (EAA), the building blocks of protein, would safely help older total knee replacement (TKR) patients maintain leg muscle mass. The typical response to TKR is further atrophy ofRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: achieve well-being, high protein, musculoskeletal improvements, protein supplements, resistance training, Senior Training

Fit-Happens --Winter-20192Jan 03

January 3, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – January 2019

 January 2019 Within-Session Muscle Confusion Helps Older Adults  Muscle confusion – the concept of doing pretty high intensity exercises in rapid sequence varying body parts and muscle groups – is a 21st century marketing pitch. Periodization – the idea that a training program should be divided into various elements on daily, weekly or monthly basisRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: dieting, functional fitness, intermittent dieting, intermittent fasting, periodization, resistance training, Senior Training

REAL-News --October-20192Oct 15

October 15, 2018 By Irv Rubenstein

Fit Happens – Fall 2018

                                                                                           Fall 2018 October 16, 1968. The Mexico City Summer Olympics,Read More

Filed Under: Fit Happens Tagged With: aging, Exercise, exercise intensity, musculoskeletal improvements, resistance training, strength training

Oct 04, 2018

October 4, 2018 By Irv Rubenstein

Bones: The Last Frontier of Fitness Training

Most everyone knows that cardio exercise is valuable to health and longevity. It improves the heart muscle itself plus the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood to other organs and muscles. It keeps resting blood pressures lower, reduces high levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides and sugar. And it helps burn calories to help youRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: bone mineral density, bones, exercise intensity, musculoskeletal improvements, osteoporosis, resistance training

Core-Exercise,-Part-2:-Training-the-Abs-to-Do-Their-Job3Sep 29

September 29, 2018 By Irv Rubenstein

Designing Your Own Workout…May Require a Pro

I wish DIY was applicable in all aspects of life. As a client told me the other day, when confronted by a minor repair of his toilet a few years back, he considered DIY. His son, a wise young man, suggested that, buying a $1 item to do the repair in order to avoid aRead More

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

REAL News - September 2018Sep 05

September 5, 2018 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – September 2018

 September 2018 Pick Your Protein The nutrition debate as to what to eat/drink before or after a resistance training exercise routine is not yet settled science. The consensus is that the anabolic window – that period of time that is conducive to building more muscle mass and strength – occurs within 30-60 minutes after aRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: body fat, Exercise, exercise intensity, field of health or exercise science, musculoskeletal improvements, resistance training

REAL News August 2018Aug 02

August 2, 2018 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News August 2018

 August 2018  Resistance Training, Blood Pressure & Sleep High blood pressure (HBP) is one of the most prevalent cardiovascular diseases in the US with estimates of 25% of Americans having it. HBP has recently been defined as a systolic (top) number above 130 mmHg and a diastolic (bottom) number above 90. Ideal is 120/80 orRead More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: blood pressure, foam roller, functional fitness, hamstrings, resistance training, strength training

Fit-Happens --Winter-20192Jun 05

June 5, 2018 By Irv Rubenstein

Of Mice and Men: Exercise boosts neurogenerative systems

Aging happens over time, and with it comes many changes to the mind and body. I know it sounds tautological and mundanely simplistic, but science is still investigating what and why things deteriorate as we age. While most of age-related research is on diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc, the one that mayRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: achieve well-being, Exercise, flexibility, resistance training, Senior Training, strength training

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