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PERSONAL TRAINER Q&A By Mia and Rich Finnegan Q: What’s the best exercise to help build, shape and tone the butt? Are there more than one you would recommend? A: This is a great question for us because we not only love a nice butt, but we love training butt. If you ask most personal […]
You just finished an awesome and sweaty workout – great job! But working out isn’t the only thing that matters; what you do afterward is the key to a good recovery and muscle growth. Avoid these six mistakes after a workout: 1. Forget to hydrate Most people are walking around chronically dehydrated. It’s essential to […]
If you’re like many of us who are spending more time than ever scrolling through social media while sheltering in place and practicing social distancing, you’ve probably seen the memes encouraging us to spend this time working on getting our “summer bodies.” I know just how it is to feel pressured into working on a […]
Everybody squats – from fitness class newbies to bodybuilders, from parkrunners to Mo Farah – and part of the reason for that is there are dozens of ways to perform the exercise, with different variations better for different fitness levels. But what unites all the variations is that they’re all terrific compound exercises. Squatting is […]
On April 27, in my article entitled Coronavirus Pandemic: Diet and Nutrition – Battling the Deadly Cytokine Storm (musculardevelopment.com) I reported on the anti-inflammatory Mediterranean diet and how it may lower inflammation and tame down the cytokine storm. For many years, I was a member of the American Oil Chemical Society, an organization led by […]
Whether you started a new walking habit around your home to cope with lockdown angst or you’ve spent the last 35 days missing your regular walks or jogs like the deserts miss the rain, hearing that we can finally walk outdoors is a welcome relief to all of us! So we’ve created a walking challenge […]
Okay, everyone…the magic number when it comes to how long you should hold the plank exercise is…it depends! Disappointed that I didn’t have a more straightforward answer? Well, let me explain: it depends on why you’re doing the plank in the first place. Planks are such an amazing core exercise and can be super beneficial […]
A recent survey on 32,000 participants aged 15 years and over, suggests that lack of free time is not a reason for low physical activity among the American population. The benefits of being physically active are widely known, however, only about 53% of the population meet the current recommendations of 150 minutes per week of […]
Has it really been two months since I’ve taken any form of public transportation or attended a group fitness class? Seems a lot longer, TBH. Before the coronavirus pandemic forced everyone in New York City to stay indoors, I had a rigid weekday schedule that I loved: On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, I’d wake up […]
Your workouts bring a lot of benefits: They relieve stress, improve your heart health, and help you get stronger. But what about exercise and your immune system? Do your workouts help your immune system—or can they actually weaken it? It’s a question that people are asking more and more as the novel coronavirus spreads. Total […]
New evidence published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases suggests a positive association between exercise and gray matter volume in regions of the brain already linked to cognitive decline and aging. Fifty million people are affected by dementia worldwide. Consequently, there is a significant amount of research focused on dementia […]
In a pilot study, researchers investigated the potential of regular aerobic exercise in Alzheimer’s disease prevention. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, a progressive brain condition that impairs memory, thought processes, and behavior. Dementia usually affects older people, although it is not a normal part of aging. With people living longer worldwide, […]
Feb 02, 2020 Is better fitness one of your goals for 2020? How about better sex? Luckily, those two goals have a lot in common. And if you’re visiting the gym more often, you’ll likely see some results in the bedroom. Your partner may notice, too. Why is exercise so important for good sex? It […]
Another important consideration: Exercising outdoors, especially in the spring when allergy season is ramping up, can make you more likely to sneeze or collect snot even if you’re not sick, Irvin Sulapas, M.D., a sports medicine physician at Baylor College of Medicine, tells SELF. (That’s why runners are more apt to do the ever-pleasant snot […]
Exercise outside the home could be banned if people ignore coronavirus social distancing rules, the health secretary has warned. Matt Hancock told the BBC’s Andrew Marr that the government would “take action” if needed to control the virus. It comes after reports of groups of people gathering in parks during sunny weather this weekend. Meanwhile, […]