Diabetes and Exercise: Study Abstracts By Gary Rothbart
The following two abstracts are from studies about the importance of exercise for people that have type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes and Exercise: Abstract Exercise is frequently recommended in the management of type 1 and 2 [...]
Exercise Overview for People That Have Multiple Sclerosis By Gary Rothbart
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic disease that attacks the central nervous system. Symptoms can include but are not limited to the following; muscle weakness, visual disturbance, difficulties with co-ordination and balance, and numbness and tingling. [...]
Balance Problems: General Overview By Gary Rothbart
There are many different reason why people have poor balance. Injury to a person’s knee(s) ankle(s), and inner ear problems may be the cause of the balance problem or instability in a person’s gate can [...]
Osteopenia: Water Fitness Training and its Impact on Bone Density By Gary Rothbart
One form of training that is being recommended by certain people to individuals that have osteopenia is water fitness training. What needs to be determined is whether this form of training is advantageous for people [...]
Osteoporosis: General Overview About Resistance Training By Gary Rothbart
Resistance training requires equipment. Although participants may start with soup cans (weak individuals) eventually they will need to progress to heavier resistance in the form of dumbbells and resistance bands. When training with weights, two [...]
Osteoporosis and Yoga By Gary Rothbart
Interestingly, I received an article from the American Council on Exercise recently with the heading Common Yoga Injuries and How to Avoid Them. For many years I have had concerns about some of the exercises [...]
The Effects of Stretching on Power Output for Golfers
By Gary Rothbart When looking at an athlete's involvement in a sport, one must take into consideration the type of sport for which the athlete is training. Sports, for the most part, are broken down [...]
Stability Ball Training and its Impact on Golf Performance By Gary Rothbart
Over the past number of years the importance of core strength and its impact on athletic performance has become apparent to most people. Sports trainers and other individuals in the fitness training industry have done [...]
Walnuts are a Healthy Choice By Gary Rothbart
Besides adding taste and crunch to your meal, walnuts appear to have many health benefits. They include reducing the risk of heart disease and cancer. A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition confirms [...]