Everyone is always looking for the next new best thing when it comes to getting fit. Remember P90X, Beachbody, PiYo? I’m not saying they aren’t good or that they don’t work, but you don’t need to be on the cutting… Continue Reading
Do certain foods and supplements enhance brain power? The short answer is yes! The human brain requires and consumes an extremely large amount of energy every day. Therefore, it’s important to understand the connection between the nutrients in our diets… Continue Reading
Functional exercise? Fitter? Faster? Stronger? How about broken, half-comatose, and weak? I’m writing this article sprawled on the floor of my gym after exercising for 30 minutes. In a Mark Wahlberg movie, he’d still have his shirt on. That’s how… Continue Reading
Exercise and immunity? Your immune system works 24/7 to wrangle all the germs you unconsciously infect yourself with. But it could do a better job to build immunity if you’d maybe take a walk once in a while. Exercise gives… Continue Reading
One way to combat anxiety and feelings of depression is to increase the levels of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter, a kind of chemical messenger that helps the brain function. More specifically, serotonin is a “feel good”… Continue Reading
Gym membership. Everybody has one and everyone has the same problems: getting there, going there, staying there, and justifying the expense. But what if you just dumped your membership and stayed home? Can working out at home get you in… Continue Reading
I managed to lose 30 pounds and got to the point where going up the stairs isn’t life-threatening. I need to paint you a picture before we get into this thing here: I am not a small man. Nor am… Continue Reading
Business travel can be bad for your health. In fact, studies show that health risks increase as travel increases. Extensive travelers are 92 percent more likely to be obese and 260 percent more likely to rate their health as poor.… Continue Reading
Most people make a New Year’s resolution related to their health. But by the end of February, more than 75 percent of them have given up. If one of your resolutions was to get healthy and you haven’t done a… Continue Reading
You can track nearly everything related to fitness with an app or wearable, or some smart combination of the two: sleep, steps, heart rate, calories, nutrition … the list goes on. But do you really need to track your fitness?… Continue Reading