Weight Training for Health - Diabetes - Heart Disease - Cancer
Prevention is the key to health. Weight and strength training assists us prevent chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease by improving fitness and controlling weight and blood pressure. Weight training may also help people with arthritis, multiple sclerosis and ageing afflictions such as loss of muscle mass. Check out the following resources.
H1N1 flu, formerly swine flu, is an infectious and contagious disease. Find out how best to continue to workout in the gym and take the best precautions to protect yourself.
Exercise, including weight training is known to help type 2 diabetics manage their weight, blood glucose and general health. Can it do the same for type 1 diabetics?
Diabetes is a disease of glucose metabolism and insulin failure. Exercise can help, but what type of exercise is best and which exercises help most?
Exercise and nutrition can help women and men avoid the bone condition called osteoporosis or brittle bones. Some exercises work and some are not so good. Find out the best exercises for osteoporosis.
Parkinson's disease symptoms may improve with the application of weight training techniques. Even muscle building supplements may have a role in improving strength and quality of life.
Working out with weights can prevent the adverse effects of some prostate cancer treatments according to new research. Weight training ameliorates some effects of prostate cancer treatment.
Weight training is healthy exercise for sure, but to get the maximum advantage you need to ensure that the benefits are not offset by injuries and illness that accrue as a result of your time under the weights. Here are some tips for minimizing any adverse effects of weight training and strength training.
Strength training helps women build strong bones, improve balance and muscular strength and maintain weight. It may also benefit women dealing with a diagnosis of cancer. Read how in this article.
Weight training and strength training assists in preventing type 2 diabetes and maintaining the health of those unfortunate enough to have been diagnosed with this affliction. Here's a summary of what the experts say.
Fat burning and how to do it. Weights, weight training, muscle building, high-intensity, low-intensity, fasting before breakfast, aerobics, cardio and the best methods of fat burning.
How to burn more fat with less effort describes a new study in which sprint training burns more fat than steady exercise.
A list of articles on women and weight training and health, including pregnancy.
Diabetes can be prevented and controlled with exercise, especially weight training
This article has impressive statistics on the benefits of strength training for older adults.
