How Sugar and Processed Food Cause Weight Gain
At one time, the focus was on fat and how it expands the waistline. Being more calorie-dense than carbohydrates, dietitians warned clients not to consume too much fat to avoid weight gain. In response to this not so sage advice, the low-fat movement was born. Rather than nosh on healthy…
5 Benefits of Bulgarian Split Squats and Why You Should Include Them in Your Workout
Squats are the king of functional exercises and one of the best ways to work your lower body. This versatile movement and its many variations can help you build a strong, defined lower body, and with so many ways to do them, you don’t have to become bored. Once you’ve…
How to Reduce Stress on Your Back When You Do Deadlifts
Deadlifts are a multi-joint exercise that works multiple muscle groups at the same time. Being a compound exercise, this movement is also a functional movement that trains your muscles to do common movements that you do in everyday life such as bending over to pick something up. Plus, deadlifts are…
Why Do I Get a Runny Nose When I Exercise?
You expect to have a runny nose when you have a cold or allergies, but what if a stream of mucus drips from your nose every time you work out or you have to stop and wipe or blow your nose every five minutes? When you’re huffing and puffing during…
5 Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease that Exercise Can Improve
How much of cardiovascular disease is because of genetics and how much is a product of lifestyle and environment? According to the World Health Organization, about 80% of cases of heart attack and stroke are related to lifestyle. This means you have some control over whether you develop a heart…
Should You Consume Protein Before and After a Workout?
What’s your favorite way to fuel up before a workout and refuel afterward? Hopefully, you include a source of protein. Most dietitians recommend eating a snack that includes protein and carbohydrates before and after a workout. You need carbohydrates as they are the main source of fuel that your muscles…
What’s the Optimal HIIT Interval Length for Boosting Aerobic Capacity?
High - intensity interval training or HIIT is the most time expedient way to train. Who doesn’t like a short, sweaty but effective workout? To perform a high-intensity interval workout, you alternate periods of high-intensity exercise with recovery intervals where you rest or do an active recovery. The rest periods are…
3 Dietary Components that Improve the Gut Microbiome and 2 That Are Harmful
Your gut is host to trillions of tiny microorganisms that play a critical role in how your body processes nutrients from the food you eat and in gut health. Not only do these organisms influence what happens in your intestinal tract, they impact your immune system. Plus, these tiny, beneficial organisms…
Does Wearing a Knee Brace When You Exercise Lower the Risk of Knee Injury?
Knees are prone to a variety of injuries. Such injuries involve the bone, such as fractures or dislocations, or the soft tissues, including the ligaments and cartilage within the knee joint that support it and absorb stress. If you play any sport or run, you may have had a knee…
Could Yoga Boost Brain Health as Much as Aerobic Exercise?
One benefit of aerobic exercise is the impact it has on brain health. We think of aerobic workouts as being heart-healthy, but it’s also good for your brain. Research shows that people who do regular aerobic exercise have more volume in areas of the brain involved in memory and cognitive function,…