It might seem like there are perks to exercising on an empty stomach, like burning more fat per workout, but the downsides greatly outweigh the benefits. Here’s why you’re probably better off fueling up before you go for a run or crank out some super sets at the gym.
Category: Weight Training
Hamburg chiropractor to celebrate 30
… his 30th anniversary, Dr. Karas has no plans for retirement or even semi-retirement. According to him, “health is wealth” and he looks forward to the future and expanding the practice to include an associate, an individual massage area …
A little weight training does a lot of good for diabetes patients – ” UBCO research
Just one session of interval weight-training can lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes complications, according to a UBC Okanagan study. Jonathan Little, an assistant professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at UBC Okanagan’s campus, says the study demonstrates that a series of simple leg exercises, involving weights, can improve blood vessel function of people with and without diabetes.
Inside a Halifax gym where you’re never too old to start
Sharon Murphy grins as personal trainer Donna Hyland looks on at the Pauline Potter Fitness Centre in Halifax. It’s not just her hot pink T-shirt.
Study suggests nontraditional forms of exercise may be more beneficial than going to the gym
… exercises such as high-intensity interval training (HIIT), which may offer similar or even superior effects on health as traditional endurance-based training but in much shorter exercise times. Another nontraditional form of exercise that has …
Sleeping rough to totally buff: How drug addict turned his life around
… met his girlfriend Lisa and started his own business, Lift 4 Life, a program that helps people improve their health through group training, bootcamps and classes in nutrition. He attributes his own radical transformation to the fact he “was at a …