6 Reasons You Feel Tired All the Time
You’re getting enough sleep, exercising in moderation, and consuming enough calories, but you still feel tired much of the day. It’s a common problem, especially among women. No one feels bright eyes and bushy-tailed all the time but feeling tired most days isn’t normal either. Fatigue isn’t a symptom you…
Are Preservatives in Food Bad for You?
It’s trendy these days to buy foods with as few synthetic chemicals as possible. In fact, conscientious shoppers raise their eyebrows when they see hard-to-pronounce chemical names on an ingredient list. The chemical-sounding names you see near the bottom of the ingredients list are often preservatives, components that prolong the…
Are All Yoga Mats the Same?
If you do yoga, you probably have a yoga mat to rest your body on. A mat helps cushion your hands, feet, and body against the hard floor. You might think all yoga mats are the same and it’s okay to buy the least expensive one. However, yoga mats come…
Why Reverse Lunges Are Safer Than Forward Lunges
Lunges are a multi-joint exercise and one of the most popular and effective exercises for boosting lower body strength. A beginner may start with stationary lunges, but most people advance to doing a version of lunges where both feet don’t stay planted on the floor. The beauty of a lunge…
How to Keep Your Tendons Healthy as You Age
With so much focus on strength training to build new muscle and slow the age-related muscle loss, it’s easy to forget that another type of tissue that changes with age–your tendons. Just as we work our muscles to keep them healthy, it’s important to keep your tendons healthy and resistant…
6 Reasons You May Be Magnesium Deficient
Magnesium is an essential mineral that your body needs to drive over 300 chemical reactions in your body. If you’re deficient in this vital mineral, these critical reactions may run more slowly or not run at all. In fact, cells need magnesium to make the body’s energy currency, ATP, the…
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5 Exercises That Use Dumbbells to Strengthen Your Core
Your core is the link between your upper body and lower body. It’s from this group of muscles that your body generates upper and lower body power. Strong core muscles help you sprint faster, swing a tennis racket harder, and do the functional activities you do every day with better…
The One-Minute Test Sit-and-Rise Test You Can Do at Home That Predicts Longevity
We know that lifestyle plays a role in how long we live. Staying active, eating a nutrient-dense, whole food diet, getting adequate sleep, and managing stress can add years to your life. Most chronic health problems that shorten lifespan aren’t because of genetics but lifestyle. Unfortunately, the United States has…
5 Cardio Exercises that Also Work Your Core Muscles
Exercise time is valuable, and you want to get the most benefits out of each workout, right? Most of us don’t have unlimited hours to work up a sweat. Time is valuable. The good news? We can get more out of our workouts by multi-tasking, accomplishing more than one fitness…