Quality protein is not just essential for the young athlete and body builders it is import for the athlete of aging. Quality complete protein is essential for building and maintaining muscle mass. Even if you do not workout your body is continually breaking down and rebuilding muscle. We will lose muscle mass and strength as we age but that process can be slowed and nearly halted by proper strength training and nutrition. Over the decades loss of muscle will lead to lack of strength and...

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." Interestingly enough...

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 increases....