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The Power of The Squat

The Power of The Squat

The Squat is an exercise that could possibly be the best workout you can give your body especially in strength training. Squatting is a workout for your lower body but it doesn’t just benefit that area, it benefits your knee health, hips, and back. Some people are scared to do this workout for fear of...Continue reading

Does Building Muscle Have An Age Limit?

Does Building Muscle Have An Age Limit?

As you get older your body stops retaining muscle less and less, this is why you rarely see bodybuilders or athletes compete over 40 and almost entirely never do you see someone over 50! There is a team scientists who study why this is, they study the health benefits of strength training when you’re over...Continue reading

Here’s how I finally got myself to start exercising

Here’s how I finally got myself to start exercising

When we received the stay-at-home order back in March 2020 my pre-pandemic routines for exercising fell apart hard and fast. Some days, I would realize at dinnertime that not only had I not showered or gotten dressed that day, I hadn’t even brushed my teeth. When the pandemic began, I optimistically embraced the idea that...Continue reading

Strength Training Is Vital In Staying Independent As You Age

Strength Training Is Vital As You Age

Strength training is vital to everyone, especially as you become older. When an intruder broke into the Rochester, N.Y., home of 82-year-old Willie Murphy a few months ago, he was met with a big surprise. Murphy, a diminutive but powerlifting woman, quickly jumped into action, using her strength training to pummel the intruder with a...Continue reading

Which Coping Strategies Improve Lower Back Pain Symptoms?

Which Coping Strategies Improve Lower Back Pain Symptoms?

In a recent study, Dr. Vertsberger and his colleagues studied a group of 84 individual patients who suffered from chronic lower back pain (CLBP) and had them use positive coping mechanisms for 30 days. Patients would use and chart these positive coping mechanisms to see how it would help them through their daily lives. Dr....Continue reading