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What Muscles Do Dumbbell Lateral Raises Work?
The lateral raise is a standard exercise for shoulder development. The primary muscle moved sits at the top of your shoulder.
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After Effects of Sciatic Nerve Damage in Leg & Foot
The sciatic nerve is the body's longest nerve. It extends from the spinal cord to the buttocks and hip area, and then runs down the back of the leg. This nerve controls the movements and sensations of your legs and feet. Sciatica may be caused by compression of a nerve root in the lower part of the spine.
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Symptoms of Androgen Excess in Women
Androgen excess is an endocrine disorder that is sometimes found in women during their reproductive years. While everyone has a combination of male and female hormones, women have more estrogen, and men have more androgen. However, certain conditions may cause women to produce excess androgen.
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Hamstrings & Knee Pain
Knee pain results from a complex series of biomechanical interactions. The hamstrings muscle group, located in the back of the leg, helps support the knee. This supporting role makes these muscles a key factor in knee-injury protection and knee-pain prevention.
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VMO Strengthening Exercises
The vastus medialis oblique muscle, more commonly called the VMO, sits above your knee on the inner front part of your thigh. While usually associated with assisting in leg extension, the results of a 2007 study published in "Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise"
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The Best Diet & Workout for Thyroid Body Type
Dr. Elliot D. Abravanel created the body type diet and wrote the book "Dr. Abravanel's Body Type Diet and Lifetime Nutrition Plan." Abravenal says that there are four major glands in the human body, which include the pituitary, thyroid, adrenal and gonadal glands.
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Losing Weight on Prozac
The Prozac story began in 1987, when the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical corporation released a drug aimed at fighting depression. The drug, whose trademark name is fluoxetine, had an unexpected, but serendipitous side-effect.
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Female Weight Gain in the Thighs
Women usually have a higher body fat percentage than men, and most of their fat accumulates in the hip and thigh area, says University of New Mexico exercise physiology instructor Len Kravitz. To add insult to injury, thigh fat is less receptive to aerobic exercise than belly fat, reports Clarence Bass, author of the "
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Gwen Stefani's Diet & Exercise Plan
Gwen Stefani's abdominal muscles actually have a Facebook fan page, but the former lead singer for No Doubt admits that she always has to watch her diet. Stefani credits trainer Mike Heatlie and Beverly Hills personal trainer Gunnar Peterson with helping her create an effective, albeit strict diet and exercise plan.
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Pros and Cons of a Sauna
A sauna is a wood-enclosed room, whose temperatures can be as high as 185 degrees Fahrenheit. The room is warmed by heated stones, on which water is tossed to produce heat. Sauna patrons sit or lie on wooden benches. Saunas are a mainstay at spas, where they are used for skin cleansing.
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Outer Thigh Soreness
A number of interrelated factors, including muscular overuse, knee injuries, joint disorders and back injuries, may trigger pain and soreness in the upper, outer portion of one or both of your thighs. Before you attempt to alleviate the muscular soreness, ask a doctor to diagnose the source of the pain.
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The 5 Muscle Groups Used in Skiing
Skiing demands a series of complex interactions between your upper- and lower-body muscles and your central nervous system. Your muscle groups work in concert to perform the primary skiing movements designated by the Professional Ski Instructor's Association.
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My Knees Hurt After Skiing
Alpine and cross-country skiing are exhilarating sports, but the exhilaration may mask a muscle strain or injury. Knee pain may occur hours after skiing. Poor technique, improper equipment, muscular overuse and fatigue and injury are factors that contribute to post-skiing knee pain.
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Rehabilitation Exercises for Vastus Lateralis
The vastus lateralis is one of the four muscles that make up your quadriceps or frontal thigh muscles. The muscle originates at the outer section of the quadriceps, near the hip joint, and inserts at the outer part of your knee. The vastus lateralis assists the other quadriceps muscles in leg extension.
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How to Correct Kyphosis With Weightlifting
Postural kyphosis describes a syndrome that affects the neck and upper back. People displaying this type of posture typically have a rounded or hunched upper back and a forward head position. Congenital spinal deformities, tumors, paralytic disorders and arthritis may cause kyphosis.
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Benefits of an Exercise Ski Machine
Edward Pauls, a Minnesota Nordic skier, created the first ski machine in 1975. While Pauls marketed his machine to Nordic skiers, he had perfect timing. Kenneth Cooper and Jane Fonda were singing the praises of aerobic exercise. Americans listened. Some became runners, while others joined aerobic dance classes.
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Yerba Mate Tea & Cancer
Every nationality has its warm drink tradition. Americans and Europeans have their coffee houses, while the British and Asian have their teas. In South America, the tea called yerba mate plays a key role in the local culture and lifestyle.
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The Importance of Diet and Nutrition After ACL Reconstruction
Your shinbone connects to your knee bone. Your knee bone connects to your thighbone. Your ligaments connect these bones to each other. The anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, runs diagonally across the middle of your knee.
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Drawbacks of the Bosu Ball
The bosu resembles a stability ball that has been cut in half. The device, which has a dome side and a flat side, combines the benefits of a stability ball and balance board training. The bosu is an efficient type of balance-training and sports-conditioning equipment. It does, however, have a few significant drawbacks.
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