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Now that you are convinced about the importance of weight lifting, here’s one of my favorite beginner’s routines. Do the following routine regularly and I promise you will look and feel better in just a few weeks. The Over 50 Workout In this strength training program for over 50s, you...
Health and Fitness of 50 For Women Our Aging Bodies As we age our body composition gradually changes. This is especially true for women over the age of 50. Women’s center of gravity changes and it is much more difficult to lose weight. There is also a struggle when we as women ov...
Questions Arise over Weight-Lifting and KidsDear Dr. Donohue: My 12-year-old son is a terrific basketballplayer. He has also caught the...By Dr. Paul Donohue
simple philosophy when it comes to health: Stay consistent, eat well, get proper rest, and have fun. Life over 40 can and will be the best shape of your life. That said, he does believe there is one key element that drives our motivation and ability to stick with a fitness program. ...
The following workout uses both weight training and bodyweight exercises to develop your overall strength. Beginners can do their training in the traditional bodybuilding way – 3 sets of each exercise with a 2-minute rest in between. However, true CrossFit at-home exercise for over 50 typicall...
Middle-age spreadis a widening of the midsection because of surplus adipose tissue and the drooping of the buttocks area because of weak glute muscles. In many people, the thighs also begin to lose tone. This all tends to happen in men and women who are over 50 and out of shape. ...
“tightening,”“shaping,”“sculpting,” or any other stupid pejorative advertising term and have to explain that those things simply do not exist. For women, like my wife, and my current female clients, who actually want to use “science” to “get in shape,” then my programming works ...
Improper posture.If you are doing a physical task or lifting something with bad posture, you may be more at risk for injury. Working in an improper space.If you do not have enough room to move properly for the task at hand, you can injure yourself. ...
My middle school gym teacher introduced me to micro-habit in the form of weight lifting.He said, "Imagine weightlifting as stacking up pieces of paper.Every day you lift weights,just pretend like you're adding a piece of paper to a pile.On the first day,you st...