Wayne L. Westcott PhDLifting weights is no longer limited to young athletes who want greater performance power. Strength training is for every person who needs more muscle and functional ability, and no one fits that description better than our senior population. In...
Due largely to lifestyle factors that favor fast foods and sedentary pursuits, rather than nutritious meals and physical activity, many young people are overfat and underfit. Worse yet, they typically do not know how to change their situation in a...
Of the training variables associated with strength development, none is more important or less understood than repetitions. Perhaps the most significant factor in a personalized program of strength exercise is the number of repetitions performed per...
Those exercisers doing endurance training may find that their program is getting monotonous while experiencing less improvement, or even a loss of fitness as the same routine seems more difficult to complete. According to fitness expert, Dr. Wayne...
Years ago, when we were a less modernized society, most Americans performed some type of physical labor on a regular basis. Today, with most of us not doing much physical activity, observing Labor Day as a rest day is not an appropriate change of...
It is reported that the average American experiences a 7-pound weight gain between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, then spends the next several weeks trying to lose as much of the excess as possible. Unfortunately, many people are unsuccessful in...
Every year well-intentioned people commit themselves to sprucing up the yard and preparing the garden. But every spring you seem to experience physical pain or injury that thwarts your progress. This year get in shape for gardening with Dr. Wayne...
You are well aware that professional football, basketball, baseball and hockey players spend a significant amount of time doing physical conditioning to enhance their sports performance. In fact, all professional athletic teams employ strength and...
Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D., is fitness research director at the South Shore YMCA in Quincy, MA. He is strength training consultant for numerous national organizations, such as the American Council on Exercise, the American Senior Fitness Association...
Did you know there is essentially no difference between men and women with respect to exercise technique, training procedures or strength development? Basically, what is good for the goose is equally good for the gander. In the column "Keeping Fit:...
