By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Research suggests that both strength and aerobic exercise are beneficial in improving cognitive and physical function in dementia patients.
Kidney Health and Excessive Weight Gain
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Research suggests that excessive weight gain and obesity are related to increases in kidney (renal) disease and sometimes kidney failure due to lack of blood flow.
Feeling Tired? Try Massage Therapy
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS A series of different studies published from 2018-2020 has found that massage therapy can reduce cancer-related fatigue in adults and even children suffering from cancer.
Do Mobile Health Apps Lead to Behavior Change for Healthcare providers?
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS A new type of app is available, the mobile health (mHealth) app. It is designed to improve self-care and positive mental health engagement for the end user.
A Plan of Action to Overcome Obesity
By Gabe Sanders, Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS An important initial step to help people overcome struggles of any kind is to first identify barriers and work on mental health. To do so, a good starting point is to quantify a person’s quality of life.
High Volume Strength Training for Optimal Muscular Health
By Gabe Sanders, Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS A great goal for high-volume training for the average person would be to exercise every muscle group weekly or twice per week. Each muscle group should be exercised for 4-6 sets of 10-15 repetitions.
Does Minimum Exercise Result in Optimal Health? Not Really!
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends 150 minutes of moderately intense activity every week. This amount of exercise can help you, but will it optimize your health?
Improve Your Functional Fitness in Four Weeks!
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Many people have perceived exercise as a chore, an unwanted task that they need to fit into their daily schedule. It is low on their priority list and therefore, exercise is the first habit they drop. People stop exercising because they believe it takes up too much time or quite […]
Low Back Training to Improve Pain
By Gabe Sanders Ph.D., NSCA-CSCS Most medical experts estimate that nearly every person will experience or suffer from low back pain at some point in their life.