Too often, we put off until tomorrow what we should start today. That’s true of adopting healthy eating habits too! It’s easy to talk and even plan on changing how and what you eat, but it’s even easier to fall back into old dietary patterns and habits. You drive past a Ben and Jerry’s and…
A new study finds that muscles have ways of protecting themselves against chronic inflammation. Plus, regular physical activity has a whole-body anti-inflammatory effect as well. Here’s why working out, in moderation, is an inflammation fighter.
You might be strength training but are you lifting heavy enough to maximize your strength and hypertrophy gains? Here are five signs that you’re lifting too light and need to increase the weight.
If you’re trying to get flat abs, what’s the best type of cardio to do? This article looks at moderate-intensity cardiovascular exercise versus high-intensity interval training and which is better for losing abdominal fat and getting firm abdominal muscles. Find out more.
There’s a vitamin you may not be as familiar with as other common vitamins. It’s called vitamin K2 and it plays a role in several key aspects of health. In this article, you’ll discover its importance to health and how to get more of it through diet or supplements.
Squats are a basic lower body exercise that works multiple muscle groups and builds strength and muscle size, but there’s more than one way to do one. Are you doing box squats? If not, here are five reasons why you should be.
Zinc is an essential mineral that your body needs for immune health, fertility, wound healing, and more. Some studies also suggest that zinc may shorten the duration of cold symptoms and offer some protection against respiratory viruses by optimizing immune function. Here’s what you need to know.
This month we will focus on mixing up our strength and cardio workouts from multiple series to keep our muscles firing in different ways throughout the month. Each week will contain a strength/cardio endurance workout day, a HiiT day, an upper body and a lower body day, a step day, and a total body training day.
Squats is a lower body exercise that belongs in every strength-training routine. Squats are more of a quad-focused exercise, although the glutes and hamstrings get some stimulation too. However, you can make a few tweaks to increase glute activation when you squat. Here are six that work.
Do you play music during an endurance workout? Most people do, and there are advantages to doing so. Are certain types of music better for endurance exercise than others? Find out what science shows the best options are for your exercise playlist.
Can taking a collagen supplement boost muscle growth? In this article, you’ll discover what research shows about collagen supplements and whether they can boost muscle hypertrophy. Get the full scoop on collagen for strength training.
Aged garlic is growing in popularity as a supplement. One of the reasons people take it is they think it lowers the risk of catching colds and upper respiratory viruses. Is there any truth to this idea and are there other reasons to add aged garlic to your diet? Find out.
