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The Importance of Physical Fitness for Injury Prevention.

6 Luglio 2015

Massimo Spattini

Journal of special operations medicine : a peer reviewed journal for SOF medical professionals This report examines associations between injuries and flexibility, stretching, warm-up, and body composition. Military studies show that either too much or too little flexibility increases injury risk. Static stretching prior to exercise does not appear to reduce the overall injury incidence,

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Weight training improves body composition in older obese men.

18 Maggio 2015

Massimo Spattini

Obesity is a serious health challenge in older adults. Weight loss carries the risk of irreversible loss of muscle mass, which can lead to poor metabolic health, mobility problems and premature death. Excessive fat, however, often leads to diabetes and high blood pressure. A study of obese older adults, led by Barbara Nicklas from Wake

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Strength training increases testosterone production by forty percent.

10 Maggio 2015

Massimo Spattini

The Spanish researchers did an experiment with twenty male students who had never done serious training before. First the researchers measured the concentration of hormones like testosterone and cortisol in the students’ urine. That was measurement A. Then the researchers got the students to do a training session. The students had to do seven exercises,

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Raspberry ketone: lose weight and strengthen your bones at the same time.

6 Maggio 2015

Massimo Spattini

Raspberry ketone The chemical structure of raspberry ketone is shown on the right. In animal studies raspberry ketone has a slimming effect. Whether the substance has the same effect in humans is not clear. The human equivalent of the effective dose based on amounts used in animal studies would be several grams per day – substantially more than supplement

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