You might have seen these devices on a television ad or on Amazon.ca. These are straps that claim to help correct posture if worn throughout the day. Here are some examples: Besides putting a smile on your face, they provide very little value. Let me explain. We are born with natural posture correctors which […]
We all know that as we age we tend to lose muscle mass. The best way to slow down this loss is by weight training. But do protein supplements help too? A study in the April 2018 edition of JAMA internal medicine did not find a link between protein supplements and muscle mass. A randomized […]
Have you ever had an injury that just won’t heal? And then when you think it has healed, you go and re-injure it again. If you do, you may have a problem with scar tissue. When a tissue is injured the healing process begins. From an injury point of view, the initial healing process is […]
28 Jul, 2016 | Dr. Malik | No Comments
What Is The Biggest Misconception About Building Muscle? (Video)
Shawn Arent, the director of the Center for Health and Human Performance at Rutgers University and a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine, explains the mistakes that people make when they’re trying to get bigger muscles. Watch the video below: