Running for 1 hour may add 7 hours to your life! We recently wrote about how physical activity reduces all- cause mortality risk in a dose dependent manner. What kind of exercise is then most effective? Those of
Weight training increases muscle force production even if your muscles don’t grow It makes sense that bigger muscles are stronger muscles. After all, more muscle = more force. But did you know that even if your muscles would’ve
Your gut bacteria may influence how much food your body absorbs Even if we many times press the importance of understanding caloric balance, one must be humble to the fact that caloric balance is influenced by many other
Did you know that the angle of your muscle fibers influences your strength? Muscle architecture is another key component of strength. It is not surprising that bigger muscles generally will produce more force. A bigger muscles cross sectional
You don’t have “hidden” strength for extreme situations You may have heard of the mother who could lift a car to save her child from death. This example is often used to illustrate that, with enough emotional stress
As muscles grow, their force direction becomes more favorable for strength We previously discussed the importance of muscle attachment points, as a muscle attached further from a joint generates more rotational force (torque) than one close to the
Strength training reduces pain for people with plantar fasciitis Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of inferior heel pain. Plantar fasciitis is characterized by increased thickness of the plantar fascia (flat band of tissue that connects the heel bone
Physical activity lowers mortality in a dose dependent manner! Often, when we here about new science or studies on exercise and health we find ourselves thinking “I already knew that” or “Well of course it´s like that”. The
