A perfect golf swing is what all golf players look for. However, the muscles responsible for good hip function play an important role when it comes to making a good swing, and if you're hips are tight, even something as simple as a solid contact with the ball could be a challenge. Without strong, pliable muscles in your stomach, hips, butt and lower back, you can't … [Read more...]
Vertebral Fracture or Lean Body Mass: A Matter of Your Choice!
A woman's body composition after the menopause, especially lean body mass is a deciding factor in osteoporosis and associated risks of bone breakage. Recently, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s Scientific Congress, researchers from New York University’s Langone School of Medicine presented their study finding an association between lean body mass and the … [Read more...]
Nutritional Factors Critical To Preserve Muscle
In physically inactive people there is a loss of about [-0.5%] of lean muscle mass every year between age 25 and 60, and a corresponding decline in muscle strength. From age 60 on, the rate of loss doubles, to about 1%. It doubles again at age 70; again at age 80, and then again at age 90. With age we are losing muscle mass, and that muscle mass is being replaced by fat cells. … [Read more...]
Working The Psoas: A Bet To Prevent A Stiff Back
When you sit in a standard chair, some important postural control muscles are inactivated, while others are asked to work overtime. The Hamstrings are shortened by long hours of sitting. Also, during sitting, the Gluteus maximus (GM) is relaxed and unable to tension the lumbosacral fascia. The Erector Spinae (ES) muscle group therefore is made perform the entire lumbar … [Read more...]
Pilates For Runners
Running is performing the same movement over and over. This receptive motion leads to overdeveloped muscles such as the quadriceps, but also leads to weak and tight underdeveloped muscles such as the hamstring and gluts. Runners need to follow a well-balanced training regimen that might include yoga, cycling and swimming etc. Pilates workout can also offer runners multiple … [Read more...]
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