Stretch the Truth: Resistance Bands vs. Free Weights
Whether you’ve used them or not, resistance bands are a common sight in any fitness area: the array of rainbow-colored tubes is easy to spot. First appearing in a patent for “a gymnastic apparatus” by a Swiss inventor in the late 1800s, resistance bands were once primarily used for rehabilitation and fitness, gaining popularity among […]
The Harm of Overtraining in Adolescents
This is part two in our two-part series on overtraining. If you have been following our blog, you are probably already familiar with overtraining and ways to prevent overtraining, especially endurance running and weightlifting. In case you are tuning in for the first time, however, here is a summary of what you need to know: […]
Running Safely as We Age
Running is one of the most popular types of exercise around the world. Since it requires very little equipment and can be done anywhere, people of all ages have found themselves lacing up their shoes and going for a jog. Running’s many physical benefits – increases in aerobic capacity and skeletal mass, improvements in balance […]