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Exercise helps elderly cut long-term risk of falls
Muscle strengthening, balance training can prevent age-related issues
Updated: 5:47 p.m. ET Nov. 4, 2005
NEW YORK - Research has shown that starting an exercise program can lower an elderly woman's risk of falling, and a new study suggests the benefit can be lasting.
Researchers found that...
Athletes with eating disorders II
Many sports demand low percentages of body fat. In general, men have more lean muscle tissue and less fatty tissue than women do. Males also tend to have higher metabolic rates than females because muscle burns more calories faster than fat does. So women, who in general carry more body fat...
Athletes with eating disorders I
In a sense, eating disorders are diets and fitness or sports programs gone horribly wrong. A person wants to lose weight, get fit, excel in his or her sport, but then loses control and ends up with body and spirit ravaged by starvation, binge eating, purging, and frantic compulsive exercise. What...
Tips for Getting Exercise Into Your Life
Posted under Sport Nutrition on Friday, 1 July 2005 by Administrator
1. Get off a stop or 2 earlier during your bus or subway commute; walk the rest of the way.
2. Purposefully park you car a little further from the mall or store. It may not seem like much, but over weeks and months, these minutes of exercise add up.
3. Use the stairs instead...
Resistance Training
Posted under Sport Nutrition on Friday, 1 July 2005 by Administrator
Resistance training or weight training is probably the most neglected component of fitness programs but one of the most beneficial. Our body can basically be divided into 2 components. Fat mass consists of the body's fat store, while fat free mass is a combination of non-fat tissue such as muscle,...
Exercise
Posted under Sport Nutrition on Friday, 1 July 2005 by Administrator
Although there are no sure-fire recipes for good health, the mixture of healthy eating and regular exercise comes awfully close. Most of Nutrition Source is dedicated to singing the praises of a good diet. This is where exercise gets its due.
Regular exercise or physical activity can do everyone...
About Smooth Fitness
We offer our exclusive Smooth brand of treadmills, home gyms and elliptical trainers. We are the only manufacturer of quality fitness equipment to primarily sell over the Internet. By selling factory direct and online, we eliminate the overhead costs of retail sales. That is why we are able...
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Rugby Nutrition: eating for muscle mass and speed
Posted under Sport Nutrition on Saturday, 25 June 2005 by Administrator
The goals of every rugby player may differ, but may include the following:
* To increase muscle mass
* To maintain muscle mass – or in some cases, even to lose a little bit of the bulkiness in order to increase speed
* To lose fat mass
* To increase explosive power and...
Match day nutrition and recovery
Posted under Sport Nutrition on Saturday, 25 June 2005 by Administrator
You need to focus on both the day of the match as well as the training week before the match. Adhering to your eating plan during the training week will ensure that you have adequate carbohydrate stores during the game.
This means that as far as possible, you should plan ahead and be prepared...
