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Strength Training

Pomegranate And Berry Blast Green Smoothie (Weekly Workouts)

Published November 9, 2016 | Last Updated February 3, 2022 By Dr. John Bianchi 12 Comments

Pomegranate And Berry Blast Green Smoothie is an incredibly healthy smoothie, and just wait until you taste how delicious it is too. The last few weeks after our workout sessions, I’ve loved whipping up this nutritious smoothie for Barbara and me. It really seems to give us the boost of energy we need after working…

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Filed Under: Dairy free, Egg free, Nut free, Paleo, Recipe, Smoothies & Drinks, Strength Training, Vegetarian, Vitamix Recipe Collection, Wellness

How To Optimize Your Sleep Cycles For A Restorative Night’s Sleep

Published November 2, 2016 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 15 Comments

Whenever your body experiences any kind of stress, it goes through a series of hormonal and physiological processes that allow each part to adapt in a way that makes it better prepared to meet that stressor the next time it appears. This recovery process is the same whether the body is stressed by lifting a heavy…

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Filed Under: Strength Training, Wellness Tagged With: fitness, health, how to optimize your sleep cycles, Sleep, sleep cycles

My Experience With Chronic Fatigue And Strength Training (Weekly Workouts)

Published October 25, 2016 | Last Updated April 5, 2022 By Dr. John Bianchi 14 Comments

This is my experience with chronic fatigue and strength training. Strength training and cardio can provide a respite from stress of the day. It was a beautiful October day in 1986. The air was fresh, the leaves were just starting to announce a new season, and the Mets were in the playoffs. It was a…

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Filed Under: 10 Most Important Strategies I used to beat ME/CFS, Strength Training, Wellness

Why Barbell Squats Might Be The Most Important Exercise You Can Do (Weekly Workouts)

Published October 17, 2016 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 15 Comments

Barbell squats are the most important exercise for developing overall strength and fitness. There is no other exercise that compares with them for gaining strength and making you a physically better functioning human being. If you’re not doing squats, then you’re missing out on an exercise that can have a tremendous impact on your future…

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Filed Under: Strength Training, Wellness Tagged With: Barbell, health, squats, Weekly Workouts, Workout Routine

4 Important Motivations for a Successful Workout Routine (Weekly Workouts)

Published October 3, 2016 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 12 Comments

I am starting a new series on the blog where I will be sharing Barbara’s and my weekly workouts. Today, I also wanted to share with you the four motivations that I believe are important for a successful workout routine. I’ve now been working out for about 18 months. During that time, I have missed…

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Filed Under: Strength Training, Wellness Tagged With: Motivation, Sarcopenia, Weekly Workouts, Workout Routine

How I’m Beating Sarcopenia With Weight Training

Published August 1, 2016 | Last Updated January 23, 2022 By Dr. John Bianchi 16 Comments

Weight training helps to improve muscle mass and strength. In this post, I show you how I did it. Did you know that if you’re over 30 years old you’ll start losing muscle mass every year? It’s true, you will. The normal human aging process dictates that everyone, at some point, in their thirties will begin losing…

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Getting Healthy: My Fitness Routine

Published October 3, 2015 | Last Updated March 24, 2022 By Dr. John Bianchi 7 Comments

My husband, John, is visiting the blog today with an article about his fitness routine ~ Barbara   Three years ago I wouldn’t have believed it was possible. Even a year ago I didn’t think it was possible. At 58 years old, I’m back in the gym lifting weights. WOW! After being unable to do any strength…

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Filed Under: Strength Training, Wellness

6 Ways Resistance Training Makes You Healthier

Published September 19, 2015 | Last Updated July 10, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 5 Comments

My husband, John, is visiting the blog today with an article about the many benefits of resistance training. ~ Barbara “I don’t want to feel sick anymore. I want to feel better!” That was my constant lament during the years of suffering with non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Those of you who…

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Filed Under: Strength Training, Wellness Tagged With: resistance training

10 Reasons Why Walking Is So Healthy

Published June 1, 2015 | Last Updated September 25, 2021 By Dr. John Bianchi 14 Comments

“If the body be feeble, the mind will not be strong. The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is best. I have known some great walkers and had particular accounts of many more; and I never knew or heard of one who was not healthy and long lived.”…

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Filed Under: Strength Training, Wellness

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