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The Benefits of Weight Training

by Stephanie Romero

05 Jan 2012 06:30 AM

Today we are going to be looking into the benefits of weight training. Unless you are interested in toning your muscles, you might skip this type of fitness. But weight training isn't just for becoming more muscular.

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Benefits of Weight Lifting

by Stephanie Romero

23 Feb 2011 08:57 AM

There are a number of benefits to weight lifting that you might want to implement into your fitness routine. However I also strongly urge you to first make sure that you have established some cardio into your routine first.

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Cellulite Reduction

by Angel Lynn Diamond

26 Jun 2010 08:59 AM

Cellulite, ewwww. As unappealing as it looks most women have it, at least a little bit of it. Another unfair woman thing, you say? Unfortunately, yes. The reason why cellulite is more apt to strike the female species is because the female fat is stored differently than the male fat.

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Feeling That Burn

by Stephanie Romero

20 Apr 2010 07:23 AM

The past few months I have been walking for exercise. I had a few bumps in the road and had to get myself back on the bandwagon but for the most part, I have been doing well. I finally decided this month that I need to add something more to my exercise routine.

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Weightlifting to Alleviate Back Pain

by Michele Cheplic

Forget about paying $100 for a 60-minute massage; according to a new study you are better off lifting weights to ease lower back pain.

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Fitness Myths: Setting the Record Straight

by Michele Cheplic

Now that we know sit ups won't melt away body fat and building muscle doesn't necessarily translate into a speedier metabolism, let's debunk a few more popular fitness myths: Myth: Lifting Weights Makes You Look Bulky If you are a woman, who is concerned that lifting weights is going ...

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Weight Lifting and the Elderly

by Michele Cheplic

It's never too late to start lifting weights. At least that's what the authors of a new fitness study maintain. A recent study published in the Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that individuals should be hitting the weights as they age.

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Weightlifting: It's Not About the Weight

by Michele Cheplic

How many times have you seen guys at the gym try to lift as much weight as they can without paying attention to form or technique? They're grunting and sweating and throwing weights up instead of lifting them correctly and later that day they're limping around because they tweaked their back.

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Is One Really Enough?

by Michele Cheplic

I got into weightlifting when I was a freshman in college. I was dating a guy who was obsessed with bodybuilding. He was competing for Mr. Wisconsin... or was it Mr. Universe? In any event, A.

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Why You Want to Build Muscle as You Age

by Michele Cheplic

Did you know that at about age 35 the average person gains roughly one-and-a-half pounds of fat each year? And while we are gaining that fat we are also losing (on average) half-a-pound of muscle per year?

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