Carrying excess weight is a leading factor in estrogen dominance. Estrogen is produced in the ovaries but it is also produced in adipose tissue (fat cells). This can perpetuate the cycle – the more estrogen dominant you are, the more fat on the hips and thighs because estrogen stimulates alpha receptors, which then stimulate fat cells to store fat. Smoothies aren’t just a … [Read more...]
Resistance Stretching: For Enhanced Strength
Resistance stretching, is a form of conditioning, that contracts a muscle and elongates it -- the opposite of an exercise such as a bicep curl, which causes muscles to shorten. Lengthening of the muscle is the crux of resistance stretching, since it increases flexibility within the joints and strengthens muscles when they're at their weakest (elongated). Resistance stretching … [Read more...]
Tips To Make Your Training Productive
When the final goal, is muscle development one needs to understand the factors that stimulate muscle growth. Stretching tension. When a contracted muscle is not ready to lengthen to its stretched position, and the muscle is moved forcefully by a weight, the confrontation of those two resistances causes a lot of cellular damage. That is exactly what happens during the … [Read more...]
Weight Training Gains In Breast Cancer Survivors
Weight lifting has generally been prescribed for women with breast-cancer–related lymphedema, preventing them from obtaining the well-established health benefits of weight lifting, including increases in bone density. Breast-cancer survivors often struggle with a variety of quality-of-life complaints, including insomnia, weight gain, chronic fatigue, depression and … [Read more...]
Exercise May Up Breast Cancer Survival
Better breast cancer survival may be among the many health perks of physical activity. The findings add strong new support to the growing body of evidence that healthy lifestyle factors such as eating well and exercising regularly provide significant health benefits, possibly even offering protection against cancer recurrences about on par with chemotherapy and even the newer … [Read more...]
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