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How to Get Started Exercising When You Have Cancer By: David Haas of the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance After being diagnosed with cancer, such as mesothelioma, one of the last things that the patient should do is neglect his or her health. One area of health that the patient should continue to maintain is that of physical fitness. Exercise can help boost the patient's...

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How to FIX your Shoulder Tension for good (and not... Everyday tasks like driving, computer work, and sitting at a desk cause us to hunch over. For about 80% of us, this causes shoulder tension, specifically in the Upper Trapezius and neck muscles. This tension is worsened for those who store stress in their shoulders. (You know who you are). We all know how good it feels...

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Revisited & Revised: Top 5 Chest Exercises for Mass Re-wrote my popular post, Top 5 Chest Exercises for Mass. Give it a read, and keep your routine in check!

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3 Easy Steps to Relieve Shoulder Stress Shoulders (traps), neck, and the upper back muscles have a tendency for tension, especially for those who carry stress in their neck. For many, this may become painful, irritating, and could make it hard to sleep. Here's an old school method to massage out those kinks, knots, and aches: You'll need:   A...

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10 Tips to Increase Your Bench Press If you’re like anyone else, you’re either at a plateau, or just want to add some serious weight to your bench press: 1. Alternate the order of angled bench presses each chest workout Keep your chest "guessing," so it always feels challenged. 2. Try incorporating dumbbell presses into your workouts Dumbbells...

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How to Get Started Exercising When You Have Cancer

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Category : Nutrition

By: David Haas of the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance

After being diagnosed with cancer, such as mesothelioma, one of the last things that the patient should do is neglect his or her health. One area of health that the patient should continue to maintain is that of physical fitness. Exercise can help boost the patient’s mood and can also help combat fatigue associated with cancer.

The most important thing is to talk with the doctor before beginning an exercise regimen. For the most part, cancer patients can engage in all of the same activities. The best way to engage in exercise is to choose an activity that is appropriate for the patient’s current level of cardiovascular endurance. Brisk walking is enough to bring significant health benefits to the patient, but those who don’t feel tired while walking briskly might want to try jogging.

Exercise should leave the individual mildly tired. The heart should be pumping and the exerciser should feel somewhat out of breath. Soreness is normal, especially in the legs if the patient is running. However, any sharp pain, dizziness, confusion or severe discomfort is a sign that the patient should not only stop exercising, but also speak with a doctor about the current exercise regimen.

Resistance training can also be very helpful for cancer patients, since many lose a lot of muscle mass, which the body typically replaces with fat. Those who are new to resistance training should consult with a fitness trainer, since some forms of strength training can be dangerous if done improperly.

When using weights, strength trainers should start off small. One day, try a certain amount of weight to see how easy it is to lift. If the weight appears to be too difficult, the strength trainer should reduce the weight by 5 to 10 pounds until he or she finds a weight level that is challenging, but not overwhelming. Generally, the muscles should be able to perform 3 to 10 repetitions of a movement. Overtime, the muscles will get stronger and the amount of weight that the body can lift will increase.

For many patients, exercise might seem overwhelming. They must remember that even a small amount of exercise can lead to significant improvements in health, with even greater health benefits coming with increased muscular and cardiovascular endurance. One way to encourage oneself to exercise more often is to try to incorporate activities that are the most enjoyable. Working in the garden or playing ping pong can be good exercise.

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Revisited & Revised: Top 5 Chest Exercises for Mass

Category : Nutrition

Re-wrote my popular post, Top 5 Chest Exercises for Mass.
Give it a read, and keep your routine in check!

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3 Easy Steps to Relieve Shoulder Stress

Category : Massage Therapy, Nutrition

Shoulders (traps), neck, and the upper back muscles have a tendency for tension, especially for those who carry stress in their neck. For many, this may become painful, irritating, and could make it hard to sleep.

Here’s an old school method to massage out those kinks, knots, and aches: Continue Reading

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Protein + Pudding

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Category : Food, Nutrition, Supplements

Its been a while sense my last post, but I thought this deserved attention.

For over a year now I’ve been making Protein Pudding, and i thought i would share it with my readers, because it’s an delicious way to get more protein in your diet.

The pudding you choose for this is all up to you, but I prefer Butterscotch or Chocolate, as they seem to mask the flavor of the protein powder the best. Continue Reading

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The 5 Best Post-workout Carbs

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Category : Food

Not everyone feels hungry after a workout. However, when there’s popcorn or a bagel waiting for you, it’s hard to pass up. Fast-digesting, high GI carbohydrates have been proven to spike your insulin levels for a short time, bringing more blood flow to your freshly pumped muscles immediately after a workout.
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Eating Before Bed

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Category : Food

Eating before bed can be both good and bad. To minimize fat gains and muscle losses during your sleep, the main idea is to avoid all carbs, and consume a high amount of slow-digesting protein (The Three Types of Protein) and a moderate amount of healthy fats. Continue Reading

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Steak: The Best and the Worst Cuts

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Category : Food

There’s several different cuts of steak out there. You need to know what cuts are to avoid and which ones are the best because it can be difficult sometimes when you’re at a restaurant ordering a steak, only later finding out that there was 50g of fat and only 20g of protein.

If you have trouble gaining weight, and fat isn’t too much of a factor for you, but protein is – then any steak
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Fast Food: Subway

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Category : Food, Nutrition

Ok, I thought i might talk about Subway, just because i was eating it the other day and felt bad for all the people who think it’s healthy.

Well, it’s not all bad…

First, lets say you have a 6″ oven roasted chicken breast….
you’re getting
310 calories, 5g fat, 1.5g sat fat, 0g trans fat, 48g carbs, 5g fiber, and 24g protein. (taken from Subway.com‘s nutritional page.)

So, that’s not half bad, right? Especially if you’re trying to gain muscle, because a foot long would be
48g protein, 620 calories, 96g carbs, and only 10g of fat. Continue Reading

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What is Glucose

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Glucose facts:

* Glucose is one of the most abundant carbohydrates
* Glucose is a crucial carbohydrate in keeping the brain functioning at it’s peak, supplying it with the main source of it’s energy.
* Glucose is turned into blood sugar. (Glucose = Blood Sugar)
* Glucose determines how carbohydrates are charted on the GI (Glycemic Index) Continue Reading

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What is Insulin

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Insulin is a hormone that is responsible for breaking down carbohydrates, and is used in a few other metabolic processes. When you intake certain carbohydrates, ether low or high GI (Glycemic Index explained here), your body needs to provide insulin for the metabolic process. When you consume HIGH GI CARBOHYDRATES you body must provide a large amount of insulin to break it down, (remember – the higher Continue Reading

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