How Often Should I Strength Train?
Finding the right frequency for strength training is about understanding where you are at on your journey, and how much your body can recover from.
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Why Test Body Composition?
Now that StrengthSpace has an InBody 570 available to clients, you may wonder: “Why test body composition?” After all, many of us have a scale and a mirror, and these tools do give us valuable information about our health. But what they don’t tell us is how healthy we are on the inside. In this … Read more
Visceral Fat and Diastasis Recti
Visceral fat accumulates around our organs. It is a key sign of metabolic dysfunction, and can lead to a problem of them abdominal muscles called diastasis recti.
Strength Training for Anxiety, and Picking the Right Weights.
Recently, a client shared a research article on mental health which showed that strength training helped with anxiety symptoms when participants trained at “moderate,” but not “high,” intensity. First, this is an exciting finding. If you can improve your mental health even partly without medications, that’s very powerful, especially if you can improve your physical … Read more
Strength Training Safely with Osteoporosis
At StrengthSpace, many clients come to learn how to strength training safely with osteoporosis or osteopenia. They know their bones are fragile, and they know they should be doing something about it. “Loading” is what they are told to do. But many are told to avoid almost all the activities that cause this loading. It’s … Read more
Ask Dr. Lee: Why aren’t my workouts getting easier?
Effective strength training doesn’t get easier. If our workouts do start to feel easy, we aren’t making progress.
Staying Health-Centered During the Holidays
This is a guest post by Kelly Lee, MS, PN1. It was originally published at ThinkWellNutrition.com The Holiday season means festive decor, seasonal music, and celebratory events galore! It also means that sugar-laden treats, extra opportunities for eating, and social commitments seem to appear out of nowhere. Participating in all of these things allows us … Read more
Even active people lose muscle with age.
While on the phone with my mom the other day, talk turned to high-intensity exercise, as it often does. Because strength is my business, some people feel the need to apologize for not making it a part of their lives. My mom is no exception. Mom loves to garden and has kept a beautiful, even … Read more
Who is CAROL?
Like you, we had big plans for 2020. One of those plans was to bring on a new team member at StrengthSpace, thanks to the steady growth our business has experienced. (Thank you!) Our plans got derailed a bit, but we are still excited to announce that we are bringing on a new team member, … Read more
Planning around COVID-19 at StrengthSpace
Good morning, I wanted to send an update on our plans around the public health situation. First, if you haven’t seen our previous post, please read here how we offer a uniquely hygienic environment. As of Thursday morning, March 18th, 2020, in accordance with the latest federal guidelines, the Governor of Virginia effectively banned exercising … Read more