--- title: Fit Tips | Uncategorized (3) description: Uncategorized | Fit Tips (3) --- [![Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/hubfs/Discover_Strength_May_2017%20Theme/Image/ds-white.png)](http://www.discoverstrength.com/) [![Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/hubfs/Discover_Strength_May_2017%20Theme/Image/logo-black-top.png)](http://www.discoverstrength.com/) - [Home](http://www.discoverstrength.com/#top) - [About](http://www.discoverstrength.com/#section-built-with-love) - [Services](http://www.discoverstrength.com/#section-services) - [Training Services](http://www.discoverstrength.com/training-services/) - [Bod Pod](http://www.discoverstrength.com/bod-pod/) - [Our Team](http://www.discoverstrength.com/#section-our-team) - [Fit Tips](http://www.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/) - [Testimonials](http://www.discoverstrength.com/#section-testimonials) - [Contact](http://www.discoverstrength.com/#section-contact) # Get Stronger with Fit Tips Read Tips 26 May 2016 ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** Posted in [Uncategorized](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized) ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/26/exercise-is-part-of-your-job#comments-listing) ** [Permalink](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/26/exercise-is-part-of-your-job) ## [Exercise is Part of Your Job](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/26/exercise-is-part-of-your-job) ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** ON May 26, 2016 ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/26/exercise-is-part-of-your-job#comments-listing) In the October 2014 issue of Harvard Business Review, author Ron Friedman asserts that exercise not only enhances our performance in the workplace, but indeed, ***exercise is actually a part of our job***.  He states, “Instead of viewing exercise as something we do for ourselves—a personal indulgence that takes us away from our work—*it’s time we started considering physical activity as part of the work itself.* The alternative, which involves processing information more slowly, forgetting more often, and getting easily frustrated, makes us less effective at our jobs and harder to get along with for our colleagues.” 24 May 2016 ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** Posted in [Weight Loss](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/weight-loss), [strength training](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/strength-training), [burn calories](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/burn-calories), [marathon](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/marathon), [marathon training](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/marathon-training), [running](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/running), [training](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/training), [Uncategorized](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized) ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/24/im-going-to-sign-up-for-a-marathon-to-help-me-lose-weight#comments-listing) ** [Permalink](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/24/im-going-to-sign-up-for-a-marathon-to-help-me-lose-weight) ## [I'm going to sign up for a marathon to help me lose weight](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/24/im-going-to-sign-up-for-a-marathon-to-help-me-lose-weight) ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** ON May 24, 2016 ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/24/im-going-to-sign-up-for-a-marathon-to-help-me-lose-weight#comments-listing) This is the intention of many first time marathoners.  The assumption is something like this: Training for a marathon involves a heck of a lot of running; if I sign up for a marathon really get serious about running, I'll lose a heck of a lot of weight in the process.  The reality is far different from this.  A 2010 research study indicated that of novice marathoners completing a 3-month training program (a time period in which they ran literally hundreds of miles and expended tens of thousands of calories), some people lost weight, some stayed the same, and many gained weight.  Here is a breakdown of what happened: 23 May 2016 ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** Posted in [strength training](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/strength-training), [Stuart Philips](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/stuart-philips), [applied physiology](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/applied-physiology), [heavy weights](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/heavy-weights), [how many reps](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/how-many-reps), [light weights](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/light-weights), [McMaster University](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/mcmaster-university), [muscle size](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/muscle-size), [muscle strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/muscle-strength), [resistance exercise](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/resistance-exercise), [Uncategorized](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized) ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/23/new-research-its-not-the-amount-of-weight-that-matters#comments-listing) ** [Permalink](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/23/new-research-its-not-the-amount-of-weight-that-matters) ## [New Research: It's not the amount of weight that matters](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/23/new-research-its-not-the-amount-of-weight-that-matters) ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** ON May 23, 2016 ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/05/23/new-research-its-not-the-amount-of-weight-that-matters#comments-listing) New research published this month in the Journal of Applied Physiology challenges what strength training pundits have taught for years: In order to grow bigger muscles, you need to lift heavy weights.  A team of researchers led by Stuart Philips at McMaster University in Canada separated subjects into two groups: one group did "heavy" weights for fewer reps (8-12 reps) and the other group lifted a lighter weight and performed more reps (20-25 reps).  Subjects in both groups were "trained" meaning they had a minimum of 2 years of strength training experience (studies with "trained" subjects are often viewed as more credible because applying any type of strength training intervention produces positive results with subjects who are new to strength training).  The researchers required both groups to train to momentary muscle failure.  **The result?  After 12 weeks, both groups experienced the same improvements in muscle strength and muscle size. ** The researchers concluded, "We provide novel evidence of lifting markedly different (lighter versus heavier) loads (mass per repetition) during whole body resistance training on the development of muscle strength and hypertrophy in previously trained persons. Using a large sample size (n=49), and ***contradicting dogma, we report that the relative load lifted per repetition does not determine skeletal muscle hypertrophy nor, for the most part, strength development."*** 13 Apr 2016 ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** Posted in [child obesity](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/child-obesity), [obesity](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/obesity), [resistance exercise](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/resistance-exercise), [resistance training](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/resistance-training), [Uncategorized](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized) ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/04/13/a-new-perspective-on-exercise-for-overweight-and-obese-kids#comments-listing) ** [Permalink](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/04/13/a-new-perspective-on-exercise-for-overweight-and-obese-kids) ## [A New Perspective on Exercise for Overweight and Obese Kids](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/04/13/a-new-perspective-on-exercise-for-overweight-and-obese-kids) ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** ON April 13, 2016 ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/04/13/a-new-perspective-on-exercise-for-overweight-and-obese-kids#comments-listing) Authors of a editorial published in the journal "Psychology and Health" argue that parents, educators, and healthcare professionals should consider taking a different approach to the ever growing issue of childhood obesity. 14 Mar 2016 ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** Posted in [strength-train](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/strength-train), [strength training](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/strength-training), [exercise](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/exercise), [myokines](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/myokines), [research](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/research), [resistance training](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/resistance-training), [Uncategorized](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized) ** With [4 Comments](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/03/14/our-favorite-area-of-research#comments-listing) ** [Permalink](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/03/14/our-favorite-area-of-research) ## [Our Favorite Area of Research](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/03/14/our-favorite-area-of-research) ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** ON March 14, 2016 ** With [4 Comments](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/03/14/our-favorite-area-of-research#comments-listing) One of the most important discoveries in the field of exercise over the last 10-15 years is that resistance training is far more beneficial for our health and the prevention of chronic disease than we ever would have imagined. Traditionally, we assumed resistance training outcomes centered around increases in muscle strength, muscle size, improved athletic ability, and increased bone mineral density. We relegated health improvements to aerobic exercise. A considerable body of research has shifted our understanding and all but deconstructed this false dichotomy that resistance training is for strength and aerobic exercise is for "health." **But why is strength training so beneficial for our health?** Emerging science tells us that the answer is, in short, "myokines." Myokines are proteins that are created when our muscles contract. These myokines influence the "crosstalk" between different organs in an autocrine, endocrine, or paracrine fashion. Through these channels, it appears that myokines may have a profound positive effect on metabolic disorders, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and a number of cardiovascular disease risk factors. 20 years ago we knew that resistance training made you stronger. 10 years ago we realized that it makes you healthier. We now are starting to understand that myokines are the probable physiological mechanism for the myriad of health benefits we see from resistance training (benefits that most exercisers, researchers, and health care professionals are still unaware of). The next time someone asks you why you strength-train, your answer should be, "To produce myokines, Bro." 29 Feb 2016 ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** Posted in [Uncategorized](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized) ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/29/are-machines-enough-breaking-down-another-myth#comments-listing) ** [Permalink](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/29/are-machines-enough-breaking-down-another-myth) ## [Are Machines Enough? Breaking down another myth.](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/29/are-machines-enough-breaking-down-another-myth) ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** ON February 29, 2016 ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/29/are-machines-enough-breaking-down-another-myth#comments-listing) We've always been taught that strength training on machines is okay for people looking to get a bit stronger or improve body composition. However, if you really want to maximize your improvements as a well-rounded athlete, strength training with machines alone simply won't suffice.  At least that's what the longstanding fitness folklore would lead us to believe.  But what does the research say?  Authors of a brand new research study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research sought to determine what produced better results in terms of improvements in strength, power, jumping ability, and balance in athletes: strength training with machines or combining strength training with machines with "sensorimotor training." The results indicated that resistance training on machines alone-improved strength, power, jumping ability and balance and that additional sensorimotor training provided no additional benefits.  **This is yet another study that suggests that basic, intelligent strength training (and yes, on machines) can provide far more benefit than fitness gurus have espoused for decades. ** 10 Feb 2016 ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** Posted in [Uncategorized](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized) ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/10/improving-speed-targeting-fast-twitch-muscle-fibers-in-long-distance-runners#comments-listing) ** [Permalink](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/10/improving-speed-targeting-fast-twitch-muscle-fibers-in-long-distance-runners) ## [Improving Speed: Targeting Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers in Long Distance Runners](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/10/improving-speed-targeting-fast-twitch-muscle-fibers-in-long-distance-runners) ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** ON February 10, 2016 ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/10/improving-speed-targeting-fast-twitch-muscle-fibers-in-long-distance-runners#comments-listing) Humans possess two fundamental classifications of muscle fibers: slow twitch and fast twitch.  Slow twitch muscle fibers are used constantly during almost all activities of daily living.  Fast twitch muscle fibers are reserved for activities that require greater power and speed.  Fast twitch muscle fibers are also used when our slow twitch fibers aren’t capable of completing a task.  Approximately 90-95% of people possess roughly a 50/50 split of slow and fast twitch muscle fibers.  As we age, our fast twitch muscle fibers atrophy (decrease in size) and number.  By our early 30’s, we begin to witness a reduction in fast twitch muscle fibers.  This is why the career of an NFL football player declines rapidly after the age of about 30, especially among running backs.   10 Feb 2016 ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** Posted in [Uncategorized](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized) ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/10/low-force-not-light-weight-safe#comments-listing) ** [Permalink](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/10/low-force-not-light-weight-safe) ## [Low Force (Not “Light” Weight) = Safe](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/10/low-force-not-light-weight-safe) ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** ON February 10, 2016 ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/10/low-force-not-light-weight-safe#comments-listing) The common assumption is that lifting a weight that is “heavy” predisposes a trainee to a musculoskeletal injury. The reality is that the weight is just one part of the equation.  During a strength training exercise, the goal should be to minimize the external forces imposed on a joint, bone, or connective tissue.  “Force” is a mass (the weight that you are lifting) multiplied by the speed used when lifting the mass.  If you lift a relatively light or moderate weight quickly (as most people do), the external force that the joints, bones, and connective tissues are exposed to are positively enormous.  If you lift and lower a weight slowly (even a heavy weight), the forces that the body encounters are dramatically reduced.  09 Feb 2016 ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** Posted in [Uncategorized](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized) ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/09/how-to-measure-progress-and-some-perspective#comments-listing) ** [Permalink](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/09/how-to-measure-progress-and-some-perspective) ## [How to Measure Progress (and Some Perspective)](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/09/how-to-measure-progress-and-some-perspective) ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** ON February 09, 2016 ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/09/how-to-measure-progress-and-some-perspective#comments-listing) [![](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Discover-Strength-Bod-Pod-and-Portraits-100021-300x236.jpg)](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/09/how-to-measure-progress-and-some-perspective) “Anything worth doing is worth measuring.”  This is a paraphrase from Arthur Jones, the late founder of Nautilus Sports Medical Industries and MedX Corporation.  And it is a perfect lead in to this post: How does one measure progress from a strength-training program?  Consider the following 2 approaches: 04 Feb 2016 ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** Posted in [Uncategorized](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized) ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/04/3-research-based-mental-health-benefits-of-strength-training#comments-listing) ** [Permalink](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/04/3-research-based-mental-health-benefits-of-strength-training) ## [3 Research-Based Mental Health Benefits of Strength Training](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/04/3-research-based-mental-health-benefits-of-strength-training) ** By [Discover Strength](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/author/hannahsvh) ** ON February 04, 2016 ** With [NO Comment](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/2016/02/04/3-research-based-mental-health-benefits-of-strength-training#comments-listing) When we discuss the many benefits of strength training, we commonly focus on the physiological benefits: Increased muscle strength, enhanced resting metabolic rate, improved bone mineral density and reduced resting blood pressure to name just a few.  The aforementioned benefits are augmented by the equally important psychological benefits associated with strength training.  The oft heard and almost clichéd expression, “My workout just makes me feel better” actually has significant scientific credibility.  An ever-growing body of research points to three mental health benefits of strength training.  Researcher Wayne Westcott Ph.D. recently authored an article examining the mental health benefits of strength training.  I have included selected quotes below.  This is fascinating: [Previous](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized/page/2) [All posts](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/all) [Next](https://blog.discoverstrength.com/fit-tips/topic/uncategorized/page/4) ### Leave a Reply Your email address will not be published. ### Subscribe to our Friday Fit Tips! ### Recent Posts ### Archives - 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