High intensity training

How Physical Therapy Can Boost Mobility in Seniors What is Physical therapy? Before going into the reason of physical therapy being great for the mobility in the elderly, it is of utmost importance to understand what physical therapy actually is. Physical therapy is nothing but a branch of rehabilitation health which takes the help of specially designed equipments and exercises to help a patient to recover fast and regain their physical strength and form post an operation. Along with this, the…

The health goal that I decided to accomplish was to run a mile in 8 minutes or less by December 1st. This particular health goal was chosen for the reason that I felt my cardiovascular endurance could use improvement in comparison to my sprinting speed. It was a weak point that I want to address because when sprinting, I could not maintain my speed for long periods of time or distances. In addition, I plan to join the track team in the spring and hope to prepare myself for it. I made two action…

muscle strength and the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) were evaluated. Pre intervention baseline measures, which were assessed at week 1 for all the 6 subjects, were obtained from their case files. PSRP is a structured program consisting of high repetition but low resistance exercises, aimed for the strengthening of rotator cuff and scapular…

Did you know that you can burn 160 calories by jumping on a trampoline for only 30 minutes? It's true! Another way to look at it is that you can eat 40 plain M& M candies, jump on a trampoline for half and hour, and call it even! Trampolines are an awesome form of exercise that doesn't feel like exercise. The benefits of a trampoline go beyond calorie burning though. Therefore, I would like to ask for the special privilege of owning a trampoline. There are many reasons why I would like to…

standard effective dosage three mistakes to avoid when increasing muscle mass the common question which is asked to buy many of the new bodybuilders around the world is how to increase the muscle mass. They have started their muscle building journey and you want to achieve everything in a magical way. At this point of time it is very difficult for them to understand that performing exercises and eating the right is more important than gaining muscle mass at once. Moreover, the reason is not a…

Muscles and connective tissues shorten over time and that results in less flexibility. If your muscles have gone some time without being used, they tend to become weaker and quite stiff. The risk of injury is greatly increased when you start to use those muscles suddenly. If you are doing regular stretching exercises to lengthen and strengthen your muscles, injury can be easily avoided. A pulling sensation is normal while you're doing stretching exercises. It can be mildly uncomfortable but if…

have to consist heavily of endurance activities like those listed above along with endurance based weight training. Either the sets would consist of high reps or drop sets would be included to keep the rep ranges high and build a little bit of strength and size to go…

With a cute name like burpee, one doesn't naturally think it is an extreme exercise that will crank up the intensity of your workout. However, after a few minutes of performing burpees, you will quickly discover that your own bodyweight provides enough resistance for a true kick ass workout that will increase your stamina and fat loss at a much more rapid pace. What is a Burpee Burpees work your entire body. They help you increase your strength, give you tremendous power and anaerobic…

During this experiment I will be looking at how pressure and force cause tension and compression on your toes (Pointe Shoe Physics, Concussion) . When you go on pointe you compress your toes into this shoe which you only stand on your toes. This causes all your weight to be all your toes. (Danielle Spector, The Pressure Pointe) My purpose is to determine how much pressure is put on toes while on pointe in different positions. Weight is the amount of force you put on something or someone. When…

also become more proactive while on the inversion table to achieve even better results. If you suffer from back pain it is best to start out with some gentle exercise in order to acclimatize your body to the process and then gradually increase the intensity over time. Here are just a few of the exercises that are possible when using an inversion table.…