FitnessBuilding Does Not Cause Boomer Sports Injuries

FitnessBuilding Does Not Cause  Boomer Sports Injuries

 
Sports-related injuries among those ages 35 to 54 — today’s baby boomers -¬increased about 33% from 1991 to 1998. There were just under 276,000 hospital emergency room-treated injuries to persons 35 to 54 in 1991 compared to slightly more than 365,000 sports injuries to persons of these ages in 1998.

 
This increase in injuries, which occurred in 16 popular sports activities, was due primarily to baby boomers’ increased numbers participating in these sports. One might have thought that rigorous exercise training might have been a cause for injury. That was not the case. Fitnessbuilding did not cause an increase of baby boomer sports injuries.

When all medically attended injuries in these popular sports were included, the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) estimated there were a total of more than 1 million injuries to baby boomers in 1998 (compared to 778,000 such injuries to persons 35 to 54 in 1991). These sports injuries to baby boomers cost the nation over $18.7 billion in 1998. 

Bicycling and basketball were associated with the largest number of 1998 baby boomer sports injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms. Of special note (see below), baby boomers suffered a relatively high number of head injury related deaths while bicycling.

 
Baby boomers represented almost one-third of all Americans who participated in sports in 1998. These 79.1 million people comprised over 29 percent of the total U.S. population. In 1998, there were 14 million more Americans in the 35 to 54 age group than in 1991.

 
Seven sports showed significant increasing trends in the number of emergency room-treated injuries in the 35 to 54 age group in 1998. These were bicycling, golf, soccer, basketball, exercise and running, weightlifting and in-line skating. Participation data showed increases in baby boomers’ sports participation for most of these sports. (Participation data was not available for weightlifting, and exercise and running.)

 
Three sports showed significant decreasing trends in the number of emergency room-treated injuries and decreasing trends in the number of participants. These were skiing, tennis and volleyball. Read the rest of this entry »

Fitnessbuilding Will Lead To A Great Sex Life

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THE FITNESSBUILDING CRAZE IS OLD NEWS

FITNESS TRAINING

THE FITNESSBUILDING CRAZE IS OLD NEWS

By David Aston, http://www.fitnessbuilding.com

Ever since the fitness craze in the 1980’s, we have become a nation increasingly aware of our health and physique. Millions of dollars are spent every year in the quest for a perfect body. Gyms are big business, personal trainers are making a tidy living helping people stay fit, and body building supplements are at an all-time level of performance.

In actuality, the sport of fitness training has been around for quite some time. Being a fitness trainer is not a new profession. Nearly a century and half ago, the man known as the father of bodybuilding, Eugen Sandow was credited with inventing the sport by inviting people to view his body in muscle display performances.

Sandow built a stage performance around displays of strength and agility as well as showing off a “Grecian” physique which was considered the ultimate body. He became so successful; he created several businesses around his fame and was among the first people to market body building products bearing his name. As he became more popular, he was credited with the invention of the first exercise equipment marketed to the masses. Read the rest of this entry »

DON’T LET HEAT RUIN YOUR FITNESS ROUTINE

DON’T LET HEAT RUIN YOUR FITNESS ROUTINE

Don’t let heat ruin your fitnessbuilding routine

By Alison Johnson | Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)
June 21, 2009

The thought of trying to sweat in the heat and humidity can keep some people on the couch. Here are ways to make hot-weather workouts more appealing. Fitnessbuilding is a healthy and rewarding experience.

Pick a good time. Exercise in the early morning or evening, when temperatures are cooler. A recent study by London researchers showed people do best in the morning in hot conditions, because the core body temperature starts out lower.

Hydrate early. Have plenty of water before you work out to help spare yourself the misery of thirst.

Pick a good place. Look for shaded, grassy areas rather than hot pavement, especially if you work out midday. Of course, an air-conditioned health club and a home gym also are good choices.

Wear the right clothes. While doing your workout you’ll be much happier in loose, light-colored duds made of cotton or mesh-like fabrics that keep the skin drier. Dark clothes absorb more heat. You may want to start with an aerobic exercise or try yoga to see how it feels. If it is not too bad you can start with some cardio and then go into strength training. Read the rest of this entry »

Higher Fitness Levels Tied to Lower Heart, Death Risks

 By HealthDay News  
  

Getting in shape really does help you live longer, new research says.

 People with high levels of physical fitness, called cardio respiratory fitness, have a lower risk of dying from all causes of death, including coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease, than people with low levels of cardio respiratory fitness.

 Researchers analyzed data from 33 previous studies that included 102,980 participants and 6,910 deaths from a variety of causes and 84,323 people with coronary heart disease or cardiovascular disease and 4,485 deaths caused by those conditions.

Cardio respiratory fitness (CRF) was estimated as maximal aerobic capacity (MAC) expressed in metabolic equivalent (MET) units.

 Participants were categorized as having low CRF (less than 7.9 METs), intermediate CRF (7.9-10.8 METs), or high CRF (10.9 METs or greater).

  Participants with low CRF had a 70 percent higher risk for all-cause death and a 56 percent higher risk for coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease events than those with high CRF, according to the study, published in the May 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Those with low CRF had a 40 percent higher risk for all-cause death and a 47 percent increased risk for cardiovascular disease than those with intermediate CRF.

  The analysis suggest that a minimal CRF of 7.9 METs may be important to prevent mortality from all causes, including coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease, the researchers wrote.

To have adequate CRF, men around 50 years of age must be capable of continuous walking at a speed of 4 m.p.h. and women at 3 m.p.h.

 CRF can be assessed by exercise tolerance testing, researchers said. Still, it’s rare for clinicians to consider CRF when evaluating future risk of coronary heart disease.

“It is possible that consideration of low CRF as a major coronary risk factor could be put into practical use in the clinical setting through identification of low exercise tolerance by exercise stress testing or in daily life by the speed at which a person can walk before experiencing exhaustion,” the researchers wrote.  Discover the secrets of good heart health http://www.ultimatehealthyheart.com/index.php

The analysis also found that a 1-MET higher level of MAC, which corresponds to 0.6 mile/hour higher running/jogging speed, was associated with a decrease of 13 percent in risk of all-cause mortality and a 15 percent decrease in risk of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease.

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FITNESSBUILDING IS A GREAT WAY TO GET A SEXY BODY

FITNESSBUILDING IS A GREAT WAY TO GET A SEXY BODY

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Bodybuilding is considered to be one of the most popular sports in the world. However, you have to consider that most people do body building in order to have a great looking body. Besides, with the health conscious and appearance conscious society that people live in today, who wouldn’t want to have a great looking body as well as a healthy body and healthy heart?

Many people have different reasons for working out and getting into the sport of fitnessbuilding. Some people get into bodybuilding because they want to look more attractive to the opposite sex; some get into body building because they want to be healthy and others also wants to go into weight lifting routines because of the appeal of looking good. Read the rest of this entry »