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Water Fitness Boosts Mood for New Moms
If any of your clients are expecting a baby, you may want to recommend that they add pool training and water fitness to their workouts.
The Best Exercises for Menopause and Postmenopause
What are the best exercises for menopause? A combo of aerobic and strength training seem to be the most effective exercise program.
COVID-19: Early Symptoms of Infection Vary
With COVID-19, early symptoms of infection vary among age groups and between men and women. That’s the conclusion of a paper that appeared recently in The Lancet Digital Health. The biggest differences occur between older adults (60 and…
Women’s Health and Exercise
Share tips from women’s health research with clients to help them address anxiety disorders and menopause through movement.
Muscle Strength in Older Women
Preserving muscle strength and function and maintaining a healthy body composition are important objectives for older women.
Resistance Band Training for Older Women
Older women who did resistance band training showed significant improvements in functional fitness and in glucose, according to a study.
Weight Training for Women Over 40
Losing muscle and gaining fat are expected for women over 40, but the right resistance training can positively affect body composition.
Changing Attitudes About Managing Women’s Health
One solution that has recently come to market has been the innovative use of kinesiology tape infused with menthol and borneol as a means for delivering topical pain and inflammation relief. Mobility Tape for Her has created a real game changer!
Low-Impact Cardio Helps Expectant Moms
New findings show that doing low-impact cardio at least three times per week in the second trimester of pregnancy can help sleep.
Optimizing Women’s Strength Training
A new research review sheds light on how monthly hormonal changes influence the risk of muscle damage during female weight lifting.
Women Pace Better Than Men
Women pace themselves better than men when running marathons, according to an analysis of 10 years of marathon results on RunRepeat.com.
Black Women Less Likely to Meet Activity Guidelines
Findings from the Black Women’s Health Study show that African American women have a life expectancy 2.7 years shorter than Caucasian American women.
Lower Weight in Young Women ≠ Higher Fitness
A common assumption is that people who weigh less are more fit. For younger adult women, however, this may not be the case.
Fit Pros Can Help Women With Postpartum Fatigue
A review study highlights another opportunity for fit pros: helping women reduce feelings of extreme tiredness in the postpartum period.
Impact of Oral Contraceptives on Resistance Training
Young women who take second-generation oral contraceptives (OC) may want to pay attention to differences in weight training adaptations.
HIIT Neuromuscular Training Helps Inactive Women
To stimulate inactive or overweight clients’ programming, try blending high-intensity interval training and functional resistance training.
Pregnant Exercisers Can Improve Aerobic Fitness
Prenatal exercise can be a beneficial and effective way to increase maternal cardiorespiratory fitness, even for inactive women.
Stay Active During Perimenopause
You can motivate female clients to value training during the perimenopausal years for the dividends it pays in stoking metabolism.
Why Men Breathe More Easily Than Women When Exercising
Women, on average, have a more difficult time breathing during vigorous exercise because their airways are smaller, according to The FASEB Journal.
A Pregnant Pause
Desi Bartlett, MS, CPT, E-RYT, met Natiya Guin at her yoga class and later guided her training through her second pregnancy.
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