How Women Build Muscle

There are more myths and misconceptions about strength training than any other area of fitness. While research continues to uncover more and more reasons why working out with weights is good for you, many women continue to avoid resistance training for fear of developing muscles of herculean proportions.

Other women have tried it and been less than thrilled with the results. Don’t worry, people say. Women can’t build muscle like men. They don’t have enough testosterone. This is, in fact, only partly true. Read more

Studies Show Exercise Can Improve Your Sex Life

Exercise is not only a well documented means of maintaining muscle and losing fat, recent studies propose that it can also revitalize your sex life. In a February 1999 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, scientists found that sexual dysfunction is more likely among those with poor physical and emotional health, and plays a major role with negative experiences in sexual relationships and with overall well-being. Read more

Exercise Can Help Control Stress

How It Works
People who exercise regularly will tell you they feel better. Some will say it’s because chemicals called neurotransmitters, produced in the brain, are stimulated during exercise. Since it’s believed that neurotransmitters mediate our moods and emotions, they can make us feel better and less stressed.
While there’s no scientific evidence to conclusively support the neurotransmitter theory, there is plenty to show that exercise provides stress-relieving benefits. Read more

How To Choose A Personal Trainer

CERTIFICATION IS THE FIRST THING TO LOOK FOR

A personal trainer should be certified because that’s your assurance you’re working with a trainer who has the knowledge to provide you with a safe and effective workout. Not just any certification will do. You want a personal trainer who has been certified by a nationally recognized certifying organization, like ACE, which happens to be the largest not-for-profit fitness-certifying organization in the world. Read more

Exercise and Cellulite

CELLULITE. We all know what it looks like, but misconceptions prevail.

The first thing you should know is that, in the true medical sense, cellulite is simply plain old fat. Yet it does have one defining characteristic—a dimpled, cottage-cheese, orange-peel look. Here’s why: Everybody has connective tissue that separates fat cells into compartments. While men tend to have horizontal or crisscross patterns to those compartments, women’s compartments have a honeycomb appearance, giving fat a greater chance to protrude or bulge, hence the cottage-cheese effect. Read more