Is Turbulence Training Just a Fad?
January 24, 2010 by Kat Wendersen
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One of the newest and most popular methods for losing fat today is turbulence training. In the world of weight loss, there is always a newer, faster, better way to lose unwanted pounds and unsightly fat.
Oprah usually has the originator of the newest craze on her show, and suddenly your email spam filter is overflowing with ads for the new product. Three months later, somebody else appears on the show, with a new diet, a new supplement, a new metabolism booster, and the spam filters start screaming once again.
Comparing the Benefits of Resistance Bands and Weights
July 17, 2009 by Kat Wendersen
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When it comes to the physics of exercise, resistance bands and weights are more or less extremely similar. Both these exercise accessories provide an additional resistance for the muscles to work against, apart from the normal pull of gravity. However, the specific nuances of these accessories are what empowers them to achieve different goals.
Weights — stacked on a machine or as a free weight — provide the body the ability to exert a variety of levels of force, so that you are able to work out to a particular level of exercise.
