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Managing Sore Muscles and Aches and Pains

Written on July 15, 2010 – 8:56 pm | by EmmyW

You work hard all week, so when the weekend finally rolls around you want to play just as hard. There’s nothing like a few rounds of golf, a hike in the mountains, or an intense workout at the gym to reinvigorate you.

Weekend warriors be warned, though — Saturday and Sunday activities can lead to Monday soreness.

What’s Causing My Sore Muscles?

It’s normal to have sore muscles after you work out, play sports, or even do housework, especially if:

• You did an activity you’re not used to (like running a marathon when you normally jog just a few miles).
• You suddenly kicked up your exercise intensity level or increased the length of your workout.
• You did eccentric exercises, in which you lengthened instead of shortened your muscle (like walking downhill or extending your arm during a bicep curl).

These changes to your exercise routine can lead to tiny injuries called microdamage in the muscle fibers and connective tissue.

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Fitness By-Products

Written on July 15, 2010 – 7:25 am | by Terra

When I hear the term By-Product, the first thing that comes to my mind is pet food. You’re probably familiar with the term “meat by-product” that is commonly found in the most popular brands of cat and dog foods. But what about the too often overlooked by-products of exercise? One of the definitions of a by-product is a secondary result, or a side effect. So by-product refers to more than the parts of an animal carcass that us human carnivores do not find suitable, or enjoyable to eat.

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Is Your Workout Too Wimpy?

Written on July 12, 2010 – 1:54 am | by EmmyW

No matter how hard you exercise, you can always find people who are exercising harder. As they speed past you on foot or bicycle, and lift seemingly superhuman amounts of weight at the gym, it’s only natural to wonder: Am I taking it too easy?

“It all depends on your goals,” say exercise physiologists James Hagberg, PhD of the University of Maryland, and Philip Clifford, PhD, of the Medical College of Wisconsin.

If your goal is to improve your health, you probably don’t need to exercise as hard as people who are trying to lose a large amount of fat, gain a large amount of muscle, or train for competitive sports.

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Fat Loss Head Games – When Your Mind Makes Fat Loss Near Impossible.

Written on July 11, 2010 – 10:00 am | by Terra

Fat loss should be easy. It certainly looks easy on paper. What makes it tough is the fact that we tend to over complicate things. The human mind comes up with all sorts of ideas that seem legitimate at the time, but are really just excuses to avoid change. My goal in this post is to call out the common lame excuses that get in the way of hitting fat loss goals. I don’t want this to be some generic bland post. Let’s dig deep into excuses. I’ll list some ones that I see consistently, but would love for you guys to continue in the comment section. I love digging into the psychology of achievement, success, etc.

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