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My mother’s skeleton crumbled when she was in her 80’s. I have a mental picture of a collapsing infrastructure that can no longer support the body around it. In the space of five years, she had joint replacements in both hips (caused by fractures in two separate falls) and both knees.

Stretching plays a crucial role in injury prevention and enhancing overall athletic performance and yet it is often overlooked and neglected by many athletes as the ‘soft’ part of the training programme. Stretching is every bit as important as pushing a big, heavy weight or putting. Don’t miss your stretching regime just to get in a few more minutes hard training. It’s the wrong move.

Have you noticed that your balance is slipping with age? Sometimes when I make a lateral move, like side-stepping to avoid something, I go off balance and swerve a bit. I definitely look tipsy and feel embarrassed!

Lack of sleep is probably one of the most overlooked aspects of health and wellness that I come across. It’s probably one of the first things my clients sacrifice in order to get more production in their jobs and such. All the while they complain about a lack of energy, constantly get sick and really when it all boils down, they are less productive due to lack of sleep. Athletes in many cases are the same way. Learn the secrets to getting good sleep.

Want to build muscle safely and effectively? This article shows you how to build muscle without injuring yourself.

“I always always always shock my body with new exercises.” “I love it when my muscles are sore, because it means I worked hard.” I hear some version of those two statements often. Usually it is people excitedly telling me about their new workout routine. When I see the same person three months later, they usually are not working out anymore, and do not look any different than they did before. It is time to reconsider muscle soreness and muscle confusion.

Are you exercising too much? Do you train too hard, too often? Here’s how to spot the signs of overtraining…

What do you think would happen if you did 100 sit-ups a day? Would you have a flat stomach? Probably not but you would get to where you can do 100 sit-ups well and build some core strength. Crunches and sit ups won’t get you a flat stomach find out why.

What do people tell you that you can’t do? How do you respond?

What are training zones and why do they matter? Watching your heart as you exercise can help you get the most benefit from the time you take to exercise.

Let’s be honest, monitoring what you eat and dieting is an effective way to lose weight, however dieting by itself is only going to do so much. As time goes on the results begin to diminish as your system adjusts itself to the reduction in calorie consumption, and when that occurs in order to get rid of more weight you will need to lower your calories more so that you can continue to lose weight.

Exercise is a must for anyone who wishes to feel well and be in good shape. If you don’t wake up in the morning and feel amazing, you need exercise. Clinical studies have proven that adults need at least 30 minutes of exercise per day. If you don’t use it, you lose it.