Fitness Myths Debunked
I had been a professional sprinter and am a living example for running and have followed many beliefs without major success. One such belief is that runners don’t need to do resistance training. I used to think that running is everything and if I can
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How an ex-sprinter made India the world’s best cricket team
Virat Kohli, the captain of the Indian cricket team, hands me his smartphone to show me the results of his genetic profile. “It says I’m a 60 per cent power athlete, 40 per cent endurance.” The report, from a DNA analysis company, generally confirms Kohli’s
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Why does Muscle Mass Matter?
Everything is going well, I have a decent amount of muscle mass, I am a regular exerciser, I run 5k every alternate day, I have slight knee pain. Otherwise, I am fit, I just want to “tone up, don’t want to bulk up”. I have
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What You Didn’t Know About Low Calorie Diet
I (Basu Shanker) met people who went on Low Calorie Diet and Crash Diets last year in the behest of some foolhardy advice from so called pundits of nutrition who without addressing plausible side effects have literally killed them. Low calorie diet seems to be
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