As you get older, your pelvic floor muscles get weaker. Women who have had children may also find they have weaker pelvic floor muscles. The pelvic floor is a large hammock of muscles stretching from side to side across the floor of the pelvis. It is attached to your pubic bone in front, and to the the tail end of your spine behind. The openings from your bladder, your bowels … [Read more...]
A Workout To Build Your Midsection
The midsection sits on the front and sides of the lower half of the torso, originating along the rib cage and attaching along the pelvis. It is composed of several muscles: The Rectus Abdominus- is commonly known as the "six-pack" muscle of the abs. Thin bands of connective tissue give it that appearance. It helps to flex the spine (bringing the rib cage closer to the … [Read more...]
Lauren First: An Upcoming Fitness Model Reveals Her Fitness And Beauty Secrets
Lauren First is NPC nationally qualified bikini and fitness model. She is a full-time Nursing Major at Kent State University here in Kent, Ohio. She started competing in NPC Bikini in September 2014 and placed 2nd in her class and became Nationally Qualified. Soon after she was a Top Ten Finalist in The Arnold Classic 1st Annual Model Search as well as a finalist for Status … [Read more...]
Healthy Beverage Index (HBI): To Evaluate Dietary Consumption Of All Fluids
Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed a new scoring method for assessing beverage intake, the Healthy Beverage Index (HBI) to evaluate overall beverage intake quality and to determine if improvements in beverage intake patterns are associated with improvements in health. A great deal of attention has been directed at sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) intake, and a broader … [Read more...]
Traffic Light Foods Labels: Helping Consumer Make Better Choices
Researchers at the University of Bonn have reached the conclusion that the traffic light label is more effective in helping consumers resist high-calorie foods than a purely information-based label. Red, yellow, green: The traffic signal labels on packages are supposed to be an easy-to-understand indication of the overall "healthiness" of a food product. For example, "red" … [Read more...]
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