Why Building Muscle is Essential
The term muscle mass is seen everywhere, in Instagram posts, TikTok videos, and even on the side of protein bars picked up from your local shop. But what is muscle mass and why is it essential for a long, high-quality life? Muscle mass refers to the amount of muscle within the body, including skeletal muscles
Fitness and the Skeletal System
The skeletal system is a core component of the body’s support structure and permits movement, makes blood cells and provides protection to the organs. Beyond this, the skeletal system behaves as a reservoir for an array of vital minerals, including calcium and phosphate, which can be released on demand when needed in the body in order to maintain serum homeostasis (An & Martin, 2003).
Sweating and Fluid Replacement
The physiology of sweating is a complex paradigm underpinned by the sympathetic nervous system. When the body temperature rises, the sympathetic nervous system triggers the eccrine sweat glands to secrete water to the skin’s surface. This is referred to as eccrine sweating. In turn, this has a cooling effect through evaporation.
The Importance of Magnesium
Out of all the minerals present in the human body, magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body. It is an essential mineral maintaining health as it has a vital part in the physiological functions of the skeletal muscles, heart, and brain. The body does not produce it, so you must obtain it through proper diet and nutrition. Magnesium also possesses anti-inflammatory properties and performs as a calcium antagonist.
Fitness and The Lymphatic System: An Overview
The lymphatic system is an important component of the circulatory, immune, and metabolic systems and is comprised of lymphatic fluid, lymphatic vessels, and lymphatic cells, including macrophages, dendritic cells, lymphocytes, and the lymphatic organs, such as the spleen and thymus (Ozdowski & Gupta, 2022).
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My Wife’s Breast Cancer Story
I met Sona shortly after I moved to California in the summer of 2009. She contacted me while looking for a personal trainer. I did not have many clients at the time. I was still renting space and training out of a small gym in Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County. Back then, I juggled my passion of training the few clients I had during the day with being a security guard at The Montage Luxury Spa Resort in Laguna Beach at night. It was a way to get by and pay the bills while pursuing my dream of helping others live a healthy life. I was more than happy to take Sona on as a client.
Fitness and The Endocrine System: An Overview
The role of the endocrine system within the human body is extensive and has profound regulatory implications on many physiological systems, such as homeostasis. The influence of the endocrine system lies with it’s many hormones that function to utilize autocrine, paracrine, and endocrine actions on the cells of their target tissues.