Reducing High Blood Pressure With Isometric Resistance Training
A new study looks the specific mode of exercise for managing high blood pressure, isometric resistance training (IRT). So, let’s start with what is IRT?
Author: Douglas Perry
Douglas Perry is a journalist who turned his passion for technology into his profession more than 20 years ago. Since then, he followed, reviewed, and wrote about trends and products that define our mobile lifestyle today. He helped create several technology publications in Europe as well as the US in the past; these days, Douglas earns his living as a technology product and content strategist.
Douglas Perry is a journalist who turned his passion for technology into his profession more than 20 years ago. Since then, he followed, reviewed, and wrote about trends and products that define our mobile lifestyle today. He helped create several technology publications in Europe as well as the US in the past; these days, Douglas earns his living as a technology product and content strategist.
Three teenage athletes at home keep him busy during his free time, but have allowed him to get just enough training time in to remain competitive in road cycling and swimming. Less frequently than he would want to, Douglas manages to squeeze a Criterium ride in his schedule, and occasionally a casual bike race and a 5K with his kids.
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Time Restricted Eating Is All About Age and Sex
Time-restricted eating (TRE) is the bright shiny toy everyone wants on their diet list these days. Yeah, you can call it intermittent fasting. Salk scientists
The Lifting Game: Weightlifters Versus CrossFit Athletes
Watching Seb Ostrowics over at Weightlifting House on YouTube is one of my guilty pleasures. A bowl of Frosted Flakes, ice cold milk, and the
Do Genetics Make for Better Strength and Power Athletes?
Whether you are an athlete, are going to be king of your gym or show natural ability in certain types of physical fitness activities, genetics
Lose 250 Calories Because Exercise Alone is Not Enough
The aorta is our healthy blood highway, effectively transporting our bloody supply to our peripheral tissues. When we are young, most of our large arteries
The 505kg Deadlift Mark Remains Untouched
In December 2015, Eddie Hall achieved the then world record deadlift at the World Deadlift Championships 2015, with a 463 kg (1,021 lb) deadlift. In
Frailty Is the Disease, Physical Exercise Is the Cure
An interesting study review article in Nature, The Degree of Frailty as a Translational Measure of Health in Aging, looks at the impact of the
How Lifting Weights Burns Fat
Findings from a new University of Kentucky College of Medicine and College of Health Sciences study add to growing evidence that resistance exercise has unique
6 Weeks of Exercise Leads to Genome Changes Linked to Disease
It’s like social media always says, regular physical exercise is awesome and it’s your fault you don’t look like an Instagram filter on steroids. However,
1, 2, 3 World Records for Lasha Talakhadze and Olympic Gold Dominance
Lasha Talakhadze of Georgia is the most dominant weightlifter of his generation and he is well on his way to being the first man to
Erwan Le Corre, MovNat Founder, Breaks National Static Breath-Holding Record
Erwan Le Corre is a pioneer in natural movement and the founder of MovNat. He is also a US National Record Holder. Recently, Le Corre,
Probiotics and the Gut-Muscle Axis
Research into the gut-muscle axis finds some interesting connections between the role of inflammation and gut microbiota in the development of muscle failure in older
