Cumulative microtrauma is the cellular damage that occurs and gets worse and worse over time and results in overtraining symptoms. The best way to deal with overtraining is to avoid it all together with a combination of optimal nutrition, getting enough sleep, taking rest days and focusing on other restorative modalities. Overtraining is defined as an increase …
Your body needs time to rest, restore and recover to optimize health, fitness and body composition transformation results. “What is the purpose of the 3 R’s?” Giving your muscles and joints a break allows them to rest, restore and recover. Your goal re the lean muscle mass on your skeletal system should be to maintain …
Are you tired all the time? Are you not seeing the physical results you were hoping for? It could be due to lack of sleep! Did you know that the quality of your sleep directly affects your body composition? A study at the University of Chicago took participants with same food and exercise regimen and …
We usually name an Actualize Sports Athlete of the Month to recognize a youth competitive athlete for their accomplishments…but in its place for the month of December we are celebrating our first Group of the Month because of the outstanding results of this entire group. From left to right in the photo: Lucas Banning, Nolan …