Exercise is stress. Whether you’re lifting weights, running, cycling, swimming, doing bodyweight exercises or simply going for a vigorous walk, exercise is an imposed stress for the purpose of initiating changes in the body. It’s important to understand that exercise is the process of applying a stress, giving the body the time and ability to adapt to that stress is the real … [Read more...]
Who are the world’s Fittest Athletes?
The chances are when a group of fitness professionals get together we will often geek out over obscure components of exercise science that mean very little to the average fitness consumer. One common topic of discussion centers on which sport has the fittest athletes in the world. With the recent conclusion of the annual CrossFit games and the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics … [Read more...]