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REAL-News--January-2024Oct 01

October 1, 2019 By Irv Rubenstein

REAL News – October 2019

 October 2019 Step Frequency, Knee-joint Forces in Female Runners Running is mostly good for you. Studies have repeatedly demonstrated cardiovascular, metabolic, mental and musculoskeletal benefits galore. Furthermore they have recently shown that running does not cause knee osteoarthritis unless….you have had previous injury, poor mechanics or obvious alignment issues. Knee injuries are common in runners,Read More

Filed Under: Real News Tagged With: exercise intensity, knee impact forces, resistance training, sedentariness, step frequency, weight training

Strength with Speed vs Sustained Contractions: Which is Better and Why (Not?)Jul 26

July 26, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Strength with Speed vs Sustained Contractions: Which is Better and Why (Not?)

This may sound wonky but I believe it highlights a few training considerations fitness pros and acolytes might consider. First of all, when it comes to strength or resistance training (RT), as compared to aerobic or cardiovascular training (AT), we have thousands of studies over dozens of years from all over the world on whichRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Exercise, power training, resistance training, Senior Training, weight training

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

Feb 28, 2016

February 28, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

On the Genetics of Fitness and Health

So, a friend/colleague of mine, Linda Melone (LindaMelone.com) is a professional exercise and fitness writer. She often asks my inputs and sometimes my opinions on matters pertaining to fitness and exercise for articles she is commissioned to do or proposing to do for various magazines, paper and on line. A while back she asked forRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: achieve well-being, Exercise, fitness, Weight loss vs Exercise gain, weight training

Feb 19

February 19, 2016 By Irv Rubenstein

Big-Time Study Shows Strength Training for Seniors Makes Them Younger

Reported this month in Harvard’s Heart Letter (newsletter), Harvard’s Men’s Health Watch (newsletter) and UCLA’s Healthy Years (for aging-related health newsletter) are the results of a study published in the American Journal of Medicine declaring the value and benefits of resistance training for older adults. Focusing on a 3659-subject cohort from the National Health andRead More

Filed Under: Fitness Blog Tagged With: Exercise, resistance training, Senior Training, weight training

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