Nick Ng, BA, CMT, Author at Massage & Fitness Magazine

Cross Education: Eccentric Training Benefits More Than Concentric for Injured Limb

Posted by Nick Ng, BA, CMT | Jul 14, 2015 | Fitness

Strength training on the uninjured limb can minimize strength loss in the injured limb. Getting a...

Do You Need to Lift Heavy to Get Bigger Muscles?

Posted by Nick Ng, BA, CMT | Jun 25, 2015 | Fitness

Conventional wisdom in the exercise world is that you should lift heavier weights if you want to...

Challenging “Old” Stereotypes: 5 Stories Reframe What Aging Is About

Posted by Nick Ng, BA, CMT | Jun 21, 2015 | Fitness

Hip-hop, breakdancing, and salsa were three of my favorite types of dance in my twenties and even...

Shoulder “Abnormalities” May Not Always Be a Cause of Pain or Disability

Posted by Nick Ng, BA, CMT | Jun 15, 2015 | Massage

Given the weight of the evidence that correlates age with the prevalence of rotator cuffs tears...

Twerking May ‘Twerk’ Your Back

Posted by Nick Ng, BA, CMT | Apr 30, 2015 | Fitness

Satire: Apparently, twerking is to Millennials as the Macarena is to Generation X’ers. Thanks to pop singer Miley Cyrus in 2013 and various hip-hop artists in the 2000s, twerking has become more popular and...