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They say you become most like the five people you are closest to. I believe we are impacted by everyone we come in contact with. Each one makes an impression somewhat, with the level of intensity depending on either our closeness to them or our charges on them (positive attraction to negative rejection). Either way a simple contact can leave us forever impacted. Even though we may not be conscious of it, a piece of ourselves is often awakened in us with our connection. The sele... Read More
Fact: Lifting weights will replace lost muscle and avoid further muscle loss After age 20, if you do not strength train you will lose (or have already lost!) between 2.2kg and 3.2kg of muscle every decade. Fortunately, research shows that a standard strength training program can increase muscle mass by about 1.4kg over an eight week training period. This is the typical training response for men and women who do at least 25 minutes of strength training one day each week. (Although enduranc... Read More
Over the past 9 months your body has been through many changes and you have most likely been through a roller-coaster of emotions along your journey. With the new joys and challenges of motherhood ahead of you, one of the most common concerns for a new mother is ‘how do I get back to my pre-pregnancy body’? The body actually recovers from most aspects of pregnancy naturally; the uterus contracts to close to its former size in about six weeks and the body’s ligaments return slowly but sure... Read More
Planning for pregnancy and exercise The best time to start planning your health, weight and exercise program is the same time as you are starting to plan your pregnancy; having a strong, fit and healthy body will not only prepare you for the strength and stamina required during your pregnancy, but it will also increase your chances of conception and an easier pregnancy, labour and birth! The other reason to start your health, weight and exercise program prior to conception, is that... Read More
There is an old saying, ‘If you don’t use it, you lose it’. Unfortunately the majority of the ‘mature’ population have experienced many years of muscle and bone wastage due to an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. It is just as important for the ‘mature’ population get involved in regular, progressive strength training programs to reverse the degeneration and wastage that the body has already experienced, as it is for the young and middle-aged populations as a measure of prevention. Current resea... Read More
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