Book Review: You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises Author: Mark Lauren 192 pages, Ballantine Books, $16.00 Get in better shape without going to the gym with the help of Mark Lauren. Lauren is not a Hollywood ...
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Alleviating Chronic Back Pain
Book Review: Treat Your Own Back Author: Robin McKenzie, CNZM, OBE, FCSP (Hon), FNZSP (Hon), Dip MDT, Dip MT 100 pages, Spinal Publications New Zealand Ltd, $10.00 Many people suffer from acute or chronic back pain and have tried holistic adjustment ...
Read More »Preventing Common Sports Injuries
It goes without saying that participating in organized sports is a great way of getting and staying in shape. Unfortunately, such activities also place the body at risk of injury. While there is no way to completely avoid getting hurt ...
Read More »Smoothie Cleanse: A Health Transformation?
Book Review: 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse Author: JJ Smith $12.35, Adiva Publishing, 167 If you are looking to lose weight, increase your energy, have mental clarity, better sleep and digestion, or less bloating, the 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse may be just ...
Read More »Inspiring Change Through Yoga
Book Review:Warrior Pose: How Yoga (Literally) Saved My Life Author: Brad Willis a.k.a. Bhava Ram 362, Benbella Books, $14.95 Brad Willis’s Warrior Pose: How Yoga (Literally) Saved My Life is not your typical ‘how to’ book demonstrating yoga poses which are ...
Read More »What Science Says About Exercise and Muscle Fatigue
As any gym rat can tell you, a thorough workout leaves muscles feeling sore and fatigued. Of course, that’s the point – muscles first must be broken down before they can be built up. Aside from trying to boost muscle ...
Read More »Could Stem Cells Prevent Muscle Loss?
Even if you don’t much about them, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about “stem cells” at some point in the past. Stem cells play a major role in the body, and therefore get plenty of attention from medical researchers, ...
Read More »Growing Human Muscle – With Pig Tissue
Regardless of your level of physical activity, it’s a good bet that you’ll suffer at least a few physical injuries in your lifetime. Many of these bumps and bruises are relatively minor, and the body recovers fairly quickly. Unfortunately, this ...
Read More »A Look at Three New Tests for Concussions
Regardless of where you happen to live, there are bound to be a fair number of sports fans residing nearby. Sports are an important part of cultures the world over, although the popularity of various sports varies depends on location. ...
Read More »Sitting and Disability Risk for Seniors
There’s a good reason why the phrase “couch potato” is considered a pejorative term. People who spend hours on end anchored to their coach generally aren’t in the best of shape, and as a result tend to be in less-than-ideal ...
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