How Much Weight Do You Need to Lose to Get Health Benefits?
Losing weight isn’t always easy but if you’re overweight, losing those extra pounds can be beneficial to your health. That’s because fat cells are tiny chemical factories that produce inflammatory chemicals that affect other parts of your body. Therefore, being obese means being in a state of low-grade inflammation, and…
Are Reverse Crunches Bad for Your Back?
Ask most people what exercises they do to strengthen their abdominal muscles and they’ll likely mention crunches, and for some people, crunches might be the only exercise they do when training their abs. To do a standard crunch, you lie on your back and lift your upper body off the…
How to Make Burpees Easier and Harder
Whether you love them or hate them, burpees boost your heart rate and get your body sweaty in short order. The military saw the benefits of burpees early on, using them as a way to measure the fitness level of new military recruits during World War 2, the burpee has…
Tea vs. Coffee: Does One Offer More Health Benefits?
How do you start your day? For many people, the day begins with a piping hot cup of coffee or tea. You may prefer coffee over tea or vice versa but is one better than the other if you’re drinking it for the health benefits? Fortunately, Starbucks sells both, but…
The Pros and Cons of Legumes as a Protein Source
Whether for health, ethical, or environmental reasons, more people are eating more plant-based protein sources. One reason you might want to do this is for health and longevity. Is there evidence to support this? A study discussed on cardiosmart.org found consuming larger quantities of plant-based protein reduced the risk of…
4 Types of Food That May Worsen Arthritis
Did you know there are almost 100 types of arthritis? The most common form is osteoarthritis, a degenerative form that affects most people after the age of 60 to varying degrees. Most types of arthritis, including osteoarthritis, have an inflammatory component and that partially explains why people who have it…
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How to Target Your Glutes More When You Do Lunges
The lunge is one of the best lower body exercises that work multiple muscle groups at the same time. Who doesn’t love compound exercises? They’re time expedient and burn more calories. Plus, when you lunge, you work your quads, hamstrings, and glutes. Your hip stabilizers also get in on…
New Study Reveals Why Women Don’t Strength Train as Much as Men
It doesn’t matter whether you’re male or female, you need strength training. Both genders lose muscle mass as the years go by and this loss contributes to frailty and poor metabolic health. Research shows we lose muscle mass at a rate of 3 to 8% per decade after the age…
6 Best Compound Exercises for Building Strength
Unless you're a professional bodybuilder, you may have limited time for strength training, yet there's nothing more important for preserving muscle strength and functionality than working your muscles against resistance. Men and women start to lose muscle mass after the age of 30 and the loss accelerates after middle age…