Week in Review: October 4, 2019

The Internet is a treasure trove of information and content. Here’s a sampling of health and wellness related items that caught my eye this week. Enjoy!

My Favorite Articles

Age does not define us.  Keep that in mind when considering what your exercise program should look like.

We’ve always heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  But is it? Take a look at this deeper dive into the value of breakfast.

Try this interesting physical challenge. How you score might be related to your brain make up and overall function.

Best of Social Media

Here’s one way to Deadlift at any age:

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Who says you can't Deadlift? The Dumbbell Deadlift allows us to safely improve our ability to pick things up from the floor. It's a go-to for with anyone who needs help reinforcing a quality movement pattern. - 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩👉🏼: 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨. 𝙏𝙪𝙘𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣, 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪. - @excellenceinexercise - #deadlift #dumbbell #dumbbellexercises #Ageless #understandingyourbody #buildingcapability #stronger #exercisemotivation #fitnessmotivation #strengthtraining #atlantaworkout #strengthandconditioning #strengthtrainingforwomen #strengthandconditioningcoach

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The many benefits of strength training, especially for older adults:

There are many health benefits of resistance exercise for older adults. There is strong evidence to support the benefits of resistance exercise for countering many age-related processes.

To read the full position statement, click here >>> https://t.co/vGRUf7eKq1#nscastrong pic.twitter.com/L8nQd5AE9E

— NSCA (@NSCA) September 30, 2019

Aim for consistency rather than perfection

Most people try to be “consistently” disciplined when they’d be better off focusing on “volume” of discipline. https://t.co/N2UFKV8zpM

— Brian Kight (@TBrianKight) October 1, 2019

Ever feel like this?

Trying to out train a bad diet https://t.co/Hp1oVZgVXE

— Gerry DeFilippo (@Challenger_ST) September 30, 2019