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You don’t ‘need’ to lift heavy weights to benefit from resistance training. PMID: 28834797 But you DO have to challenge your body. So, if you’d like a challenge, without the ‘heavy weights”, try adding ECCENTRIC or PAUSED reps to your set. What’s an ECCENTRIC rep? Take a ‘moderate’ weight and lower the weight S.L.O.W.L.Y., possibly to … Continued

Learning how to delay gratification is a useful skill. One way you can do this with nutrition, particularly when you want a snack (that you might not need) is by setting a 5 minute timer. If you can put TIME between you and a potentially unhealthy snack, you will likely make a better choice. Instead of … Continued

If you’re looking for a health upgrade for increased energy, mental clarity, less inflammation, improved blood work, even weight loss… You don’t need to do cold plunges, or infared saunas, or coffee enemas or… You don’t need expensive proprietary supplements from social media influencers… You just need the BASICS: resistance train 2-3x week cardiovascular training … Continued

Hot flashes? Well, if you need ANOTHER reason to resistance train, here it is… More lean muscle is shown to reduce hot flashes according to this study: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40695-020-00058-9 How do you get more muscle? Resistance training! With declining estrogen levels in the menopause transition, both bone density and muscle mass declines. Resistance training offsets both … Continued