Posts tagged oblique exercises
How Old Is Too Old To Weight Train?
Sep 4th
For adults over the age of fifty, the ACSM recommends sets of 10 to 15 repetitions of oblique exercises, instead of 8 to 12. One set of eight to ten exercises to train the major muscle groups is recommended. Training should be a minimum of two days a week to achieve results. Research shows that training two days per week produces 88 percent of the improvements in muscle strength and size as three training days per week.
Progression should be on the conservative side. When sets of 10 reps seem easy, choose to increase the number of repetitions up to 15 reps, before you choose to add more weight. This approach has less risk of injury than moving quickly to increase weight loads. When you do choose to increase your weight load, start out in increments of five percent of the weight load or less. Remember that gradual progression is equally important as good form and technique to prevent injuries.
Everyone Needs Functional Fitness
Aug 22nd
More and more research studies show that a certain level of fitness is necessary just to get through your day successfully. This is different from the fitness pursued by recreational or professional athletes. This is fitness for living, referred to by researchers as “functional fitness.”
You need functional fitness, especially oblique exercises even if you never play sports. Functional fitness is generally considered to be your ability to perform light, moderate, and strenuous recreational, household, daily living, and personal care tasks. These functional activities vary widely depending upon your health, lifestyle, activity level, and occupation. Research shows that people who maintain muscular strength over their entire lifetime seem to have fewer functional limitations as they age. In other words, the more strength you have and are able to keep, the more activities you are able to do in life. And, the more activities that you can do, the more you can enjoy yourself.