RELIEF FROM EXERCISE STRESS
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Nutrition & Diet, Strength Training, Supplements | No Comments »

Exercise is healthy, but can also stress the body. Four new studies show how nutrients helped athletes heal from strenuous exercise.

In a coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) study, 18 highly trained athletes took 300 mg of CoQ10… read more

FASTER RECOVERY FROM EXERCISE
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness, Supplements | No Comments »

In a new study from Japan, 17 healthy volunteers, average age 37, took 100 mg of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) per day, 300 mg of CoQ10 per day, or a placebo, for eight days while testing… read more

THE EFFECTS OF BODYBUILDING ON THE MIND
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness, Strength Training | No Comments »

Bodybuilding Positively Influences the Mind!

“Get in touch with reality… feeling the cold steel bar in your hands and knowing the weight that’s on it… nothing is more real.” You shouldn’t just believe in yourself, but… read more

THE IMPORTANCE OF FOCUS IN BODYBUILDING
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

by James Villepique

I used to think that weight training was a matter of moving weights from point A to point B. I was taught early on, by both fellow gym rats that the result from… read more

MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF EXERCISE
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 Posted in Mental Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Do you think exercise is only good for developing a lean body, strong muscles and a strong heart? Well, think again about Health and Fitness! Physical activity has been shown to help with being emotionally… read more

LOSING WEIGHT, PROTECTING BONE
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in General Health & Fitness | No Comments »

Calcium and vitamin D maintained and strengthened bones in women in two new studies. Researchers from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, recruited 44 overweight premenopausal women, average age 38, to take calcium while dieting… read more