Tag: muscular

Just What Are You Building When You Body Build?

BodyBuilding is a bit of a mystery for some people. Technically it is supposed to be about the process of hypertrophy. This is a scientific term that refers to the growth and increase in size of existing  muscle cells.  It means making the best of the cells you have rather than trying to grow new cells. However some people think that body building should be […]

How Blood Pressure is Measured for Fitness

Blood pressure is a measurement of the force with which your blood is pumped through your body. Pumping blood places pressures on the walls of your arteries and the blood vessels that carry blood away from your heart. It is comparable to water flowing through a hose. The more pressure there is, the more likely the hose is to burst. Too low and the hose […]