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from Legendary Fitness!
…transforming
your goals into legendary results.
Are
you a baby boomer that suffers from neck and upper back pain? How about the loss of a
full range of motion in your neck?
Do you have muscle tension and spasms in your upper back? And what about
those hard nodules of painful muscle that effect the quality of your life and
your workouts? The build up of
stress might be at the root of your problem. To learn more about the effects of
stress, check out our latest Bodybuilding for Baby boomers article on bodybuilding.com.
News
About Us
While
end of semester blues are requiring diligence in keeping our stress levels in
check, we did find a few minutes to stop by the IronAge boards to answer a few questions. Check out the IronAge board for details and lots
of photos.
http://ironage.us/yabbse/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=5972
Baby
boomer Quick Tips and Facts
High
protein, low carbohydrate diets pose no greater health risk in the first year as
compared to other health field endorsed diets. In six-month long studies, dieters on
high protein, low carb diets lost twice as much weight as those in the research
study group that followed a low-fat, low-calorie
diet.
Harvard
Health Newsletter
New
research is showing a link between meniscus tears in the knee and
osteoarthritis. 170 patients having
surgery to repair meniscus tears agree to have their hands x-rayed. 34% of the knee patients were found to
also have osteoarthritis in their hands.
Arthritis
and Rheumatism, February 2004.
What
should you do?
Dermatologists
recommend avoiding sun exposure to reduce the risks of skin cancer. However, following this advice can lead
to a vitamin D deficiency, which is important for building strong bones and
teeth. In addition, vitamin D
deficiencies increase the risk of Type I diabetes, muscle and bone pain and
increase risk for other types of cancer. According to Dr. Holick, Clinical
Medical Director of Research at
WebMD
Good
news for women!
Research
studies show that perimenopause and menopause does not result in a decline in
cognitive functioning.
North
American menopause Society
Train
hard, train smart and make it a legendary week!
Diane
Fields, Member. Legendary Fitness,
LLC