With all this talk about strength training and weight lifting, I was curious to know how muscle is truly made. Here's what I learned from the trainer at eDiets, and I am going to share it with you. Training effectively by using enough weight to sufficiently overload a muscle, micro trauma and micro tears are created in the muscle. The muscle then goes about repairing itself, and to do so the Read more

If you're looking to tone up this summer, using dumbbells is a great way to get results. I've noticed that for certain exercises, like bicep curls, I can use a heavier weight, but since I have a torn rotator cuff, I need a lighter weight when doing side dumbbell raises. I've discovered something that has solved my problem. Instead of buying tons of different sets of weights, check out Read more

You have got to try this yoga pose: Extended Side Angle. Work your legs while stretching your side - it feels great. Today, May 5th is Pilates Day. Hopefully there is a studio participating near you so you can check out the method. If you are looking for a new suit, check out these sexy backs by Speedo. Evangeline Lilly's beauty is not Lost on us. Read what she does to keep looking so Read more

We all have exercises we avoid and for me it is isometrics. Isometrics basically means holding the taxing positions so the joint angle and muscle length do not change during the contraction, the work. Holding a yoga pose, holding an elbow plank, holding bridge pose, holding a bicep mid-range, trying to push a wall. When you do isometrics you are really working the endurance of the muscle, the Read more

Time and time again I overhear someone saying: I used to workout but ever since I stopped, my muscles just turned into fat. Does this happen? Let's set the record straight . . . Lucky for us, this is not how muscles and fat work. Basically a muscle is a muscle and fat is fat, one can never be the other. Muscles are what moves your body so therefore without muscles, your body would not be able to Read more