Ladies, Your Heart Needs Strength Training Too Research has shown the various benefits of strength training for almost 100 years but things move slowly into popular culture. 50 to 60 years ago with the Aerobics craze it was thought lifting weights was purely cosmetic in nature. Dr. Kenneth Cooper, the for most expert on aerobic training, wrote "Weight training is like putting a paint job on a sports car. it looks good, but it doesn't make the engine run any better." Inte

With spring just around the corner and the recent nice weather you may be thinking about dusting off the clubs and getting ready for golf season. The most common injury for recreational golfers is lower back pain. It is not surprising with the explosive repetitive rotational nature of the sport. If you live in the Midwest or northern climate like I do you are not able to play golf in the winter months which can make the early season even higher risk as the number of swings

(And Why I Use That Phrase on Purpose) Most people flinch when I say it. “I’m not an athlete.” But that word matters. An Athlete of Aging isn’t someone chasing trophies. It’s someone training on purpose—with intent, progression, and respect for recovery. Athletes prepare. Athletes adapt. Athletes don’t leave things to chance. Most people do not exercise at all, of those that do very few actually train. Training is not about one workout, it is about a progression towards

Focus on Your Baseline Effort for a Standard Workout. Raising the floor is about improving your overall average workout not by improving your best workout but improving those poor workouts. Not all workouts will be great and you will not always be motivated. If you can do a little more on the days when you don't really want to you have improved. This is why strength training is so helpful in general, because by increasing strength you raise your baseline level and daily t