Is the Impossible Burger and Other Plant-Based Burgers Healthy?
Plant-based eating is a growing trend, thanks to concerns about health, the environment, and animal welfare! Although the rate of veganism and vegetarianism is on the rise, the fastest growth is among people who eat a flexitarian diet, a sort of “part-time” vegetarian diet. Flexitarians strive to get more plant-based…
Is How Much You Sweat During Exercise a Sign of How Fit You Are?
How many times have you stopped during a workout to wipe a bead of sweat off your forehead? Exercise raises your core body temperature, especially if you work out hard in a warm environment at a vigorous intensity. During a HIIT workout, you might find your whole body drenched in…
What’s the Best Cardio Training for Glute Development?
Strong, well-developed gluteal muscles help to stabilize the spine and prevent lower back pain. Plus, you generate power from your core, including your glute muscles. Weak glutes are a growing problem due to the problem of sitting too much, and it’s no wonder lower back pain is so common. Sitting…
Shoulder Pain When Lifting: Could It Be a Rotator Cuff Injury?
Shoulder pain and shoulder injuries are quite common, especially among athletes and non-athletic older people. In fact, most active folks will have a brush with shoulder pain at some point in their lives. One of the most common causes of shoulder pain is an injury to the rotator cuff. What…
Is Sweat-Wicking Clothing Really a Better Choice When You Exercise?
What’s your favorite exercise clothing? Is it a loose cotton t-shirt or the high-tech sweat-wicking clothing that’s so popular these days? If you’re not up to speed on this more expensive twist on athletic clothing, sweat-wicking clothing is made of a special fabric, called technical fabric. The fabric is specially…
Is Eating Local Food From a Farmer’s Market Better for Your Health?
Who doesn’t enjoy freshly grown foods, and it’s even better when it comes from your own home town! One reason people choose local produce is because of the fresh taste and the fact that buying at a farmer’s market supports the local economy. Those are good reasons to visit your…
Push-Ups: How Hand Position Changes the Muscles You Work
Push-ups are one of the most popular bodyweight exercises and one that works multiple muscle groups simultaneously. While we characteristically think of push-ups as a triceps exercise, pushing your body weight off the floor also works your biceps, pecs, deltoids, and muscles in your back, including the trapezius and deltoids.…
7 Ways You’re Weighing Yourself Wrong
The number that pops up on the scale is one measure many people use to track how much progress they’re making with getting leaner. However, we shouldn’t place too much emphasis on the number that pops up on the bathroom scale. Body weight doesn’t tell the full story! However, it’s…
One Small Change that Can Improve Performance with HIIT Training
High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is a time-expedient way to work out. This sweaty and often challenging workout structure offers benefits that moderate-intensity aerobic workouts do not. Studies show that HIIT training can improve aerobic fitness capacity, as measured by V02max, and can do so as much as moderate-intensity training.…
5 Morning Habits That Make It Easier to Lose Weight
Could doing certain things when you wake up be beneficial for weight control? Not everyone is a morning person and bounces out of bed ready to tackle the day! But there are ways to make your morning more satisfying and productive while working toward your weight loss goals. You may…