fitness
Fitness regimes, advice, and trends in the Longevity health and wellness sphere.
Maintaining Bone Health
Gnarly fact: Pound for pound, your bones are 4x stronger than concrete. Pretty cool, right? Now for the downer, according to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, peak bone density is reached between the ages of 25-30 and by age 40, density starts to decline. Even worse, our best opportunity to influence peak bone density occurs in early childhood through early adulthood, when the greatest amount of growth is occurring. If you're reading this and you are over the age of 30, you may be asking what the hell you can do about that now then.
By Daniel Wilkins5 years ago in Longevity
Tried 60 consecutive days on Peloton, and did not die.
Back in November of 2020 my mother went septic - she is okay now - but at the time, during the pandemic, it made me come to the realization that heath in my family has never been a priority. This mostly comes from growing up in a single parent household where fast food was easier, cheaper, and quicker than picking up groceries and immersing yourself into a full on recipe while also trying to take care of your kids sounds near impossible.
By Mike Brandon5 years ago in Longevity
Progression is Mandatory
Let's talk about the concept of "progression". In order to get the most out of your workouts, they must be progressive. By progressive I mean that your routine should get harder over time. There are plenty of ways that you can increase the difficulty of your workouts. Before I get into the them, I want to make one clear caveat to all of this. I cannot stress how general my examples are below. While the concept of progression is simple, the execution of effective progression in a workout program is nuanced. This is where personal trainers come in. A personal trainer has studied how to progress clients through each period of their program in a safe and effective way, based on the goals and objectives of the client. That's not to say you cannot learn it on your own, but please don't let the simplicity of the concept lead you to think that executing progression effectively is necessarily easy. Different progressions and combination of progressions elicit difference adaptations in the body. Knowing what to change, when to change it and how to change it takes experience and every person's body is different and adapts differently.
By Daniel Wilkins5 years ago in Longevity
Get Your Butt Moving Again
Here we are. Day 1,234,293 of a global pandemic. You still don't feel comfortable going back to a gym, but you know you need to start moving again and get back into shape. You don't own any workout equipment and you've looked online, but everything is either still sold out or marked up 500%. You don't want to run because running is boring and it hurts your knees. You don't want to cycle because drivers are idiots and you don't want to end up as a hood ornament while someone checks a text instead of paying attention to the road. What should you do?
By Daniel Wilkins5 years ago in Longevity
HIIT vs. Steady-State Cardio
First, let's define what HIIT and Steady-State Cardio are. HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training. It is characterized by short bursts of all out max effort (on a scale of 1-10 of your perceived effort, a 7+ or 70%-90% of your max heart rate), followed by a short period of rest where your heart rate drops to 60%-65% of your max heart rate, repeated over and over. HIIT workouts are generally 20 minutes in length, but can vary depending on the person and what they are training for. HIIT activities can include running, cycling, rowing machine sprints or heavy weight lifting. These types of workouts are anaerobic ("without oxygen"), meaning the workout is generating more demand for oxygen than can be supplied. To compensate, the body breaks down glucose stores for energy, which leads to the buildup of lactic acid in the muscles. Lactic acid causes the "burn" you feel in your muscles during a hard workout.
By Daniel Wilkins5 years ago in Longevity
Top 5 Workout Video Pet Peeves
I’m just 1 person who watches a lot of workout videos. After doing at-home workouts for years, there are some common things I notice in workout videos that get on my nerves. Here are my top 5 workout video pet peeves and how I learned to deal with each.
By Kate McDevitt5 years ago in Longevity
Starting My Fitness Journey
I’m just 1 person on my fitness journey. It began in 2018 when I was told I was pre-diabetic and should try to lose weight and eat better (i.e. no more eating an entire package of Oreos in one sitting). So I went from working out 0 times a week to working out a few times a week (my initial goal was 3 times a week). Now, I work out 7 times a week. Going from that kid who absolutely dreaded gym class in school (I usually got Ds in gym because I was almost always one of the last people to finish running a mile each Friday) to someone who looks forward to working out for at least 30 minutes every day definitely didn’t happen overnight.
By Kate McDevitt5 years ago in Longevity
How To Start Working Out!
A few years ago I really wanted to start becoming a better me. When I thought of what becoming a better me was all about, working out and living a healthier lifestyle was the first thing that came to mind. But let me tell you, I was freaking out, and the lack of motivation was real. I sore up and down it was going to kill me, - but it didn't, even though there were and still are days it feels like it might
By Brittany Hibbard5 years ago in Longevity
ILoveKickboxing
As a person who has struggled with weight gain and weight loss since a young age, it is easy to relate to many other women and men out there. At first, trying the usual dieting or basic exercise wasn’t helping. Then experiencing the miracle of life added to the weight gain. As the years passed the depression began to set in as most people experience. The ILoveKickboxing community came into my life about two years ago. It began to change everything.
By MICHELLE SMITH5 years ago in Longevity
