How to Refuel After a Workout
Carefully choosing what you eat after you work out can magnify the benefits of exercising.
What Should I Eat After a Workout?
Your post-workout nutritional needs include fluids, carbohydrates and protein. This is true not just for the endurance…
Lift for a Better Life
Strength training offers strong benefits to your body inside and out.
Muscles
Having stronger muscles not only helps you lug more grocery bags at once, it also increases your flexibility and balance. Poor balance often contributes to falls…
CoQ10 May Reduce Muscle Injuries
Athletes of all levels may have a new nutritional ally in the fight against muscle fatigue and injury. A double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in the British Journal of Nutrition reported that elite Japanese kendo athletes who consumed…
Move It for a Longer Life
Do you know where your fitness level is? The more we learn, the more we realize how important it is to move our bodies. Inactivity brings spiraling health risks, especially when combined with a poor diet.
Sit on this: A study in the American…
Cardio vs. Strength Training
With all the current workout fads — from Zumba to P90X —sometimes it’s difficult to decide what’s best for your fitness or weight lossgoals. Here’s a breakdown so you get the most out of your time at the gym.
Strength TrainingStrength…
Move to the Beat for Better Workout Results
Tunes may be the best way to tune up — and tone up — your body.One recent study shows listening to the right music while exercising can increase your physical endurance by 15 percent. Music also helps you feel more positive, even when…