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I WAS RESEARCHING A TOPIC IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE for a future post and all the papers referred to "resistance exercise (RE)". To be sure I was using the term correctly I double-checked the definition and found this helpful review of RE. It was a great reminder that "strength" exercise or training is more scientifically called "resistance" exercise or training.
The article explains: "Resistance training is any exercise that causes the muscles to contract against an external resistance with the expectation of increases in strength, tone, mass, and/or endurance. The external resistance can be dumbbells, rubber exercise tubing, your own body weight, bricks, bottles of water, or any other object that causes the muscles to contract." This piece is an easy-to-understand, simplified summary of, and how to accomplish, strength training. The best way to read it, in my opinion, is to open the "print" option and cut and paste the article into a document. There's quite a bit of advertising surrounding the content, which makes it very slow to read. PLUS you can save the document for reading later. Embedded in the piece (bottom of page 1) is a very very slow slide show demonstrating a progressive 30 minute workout routine that provides RE (beginner to slightly more advanced). It's also a summary of some of the most basic strength training exercises out there. Maybe it's my computer that's slow. More memory is on the way. RUN HAPPY! http://www.emedicinehealth.com/strength_training/article_em.htm#what_is_resistance_training http://www.emedicinehealth.com/slideshow_30_minute_workout/article_em.htm
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11/14/2016 10:37:05 am
For optimal fitness we should be working out at least 3 times weekly. But what happens? Life gets in the way. We have trouble fitting exercise into our schedule. Then we find the time, but we're not sure what we should be doing? We don't know if we're getting better or not. An exercise journal will help.
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Running, walking, and fitness activities enable us to experience our physical selves in a world mostly accessed through use of fingers on a mobile device. AuthorEARNED RUNS is edited and authored by me, runner and founder. In 1978 I began participating in 10K road races before 5Ks were common. I've been a dietitian, practiced and taught clinical pathology, and been involved with research that utilized pathology. I am fascinated with understanding the origins of disease as well as health and longevity. Archives
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