Stop making weight loss harder
Sleep More to Eat Less?
Most people don’t want to make weight loss harder. Or weight gain easier. Yet if you don’t get enough sleep, that’s exactly what you’re doing. Keep reading to learn more.
What Is Mindfulness?
The word “mindfulness” seems to be everywhere these days. It’s touted as something we all need to be more of. But what does mindfulness really mean? What does it look like in everyday life?
Why women of every age should strength train
Certainly you don’t want to look like a body builder, male or female. Many women …
Eating for longevity
Would you like to live to age 90 or beyond? There are some daily practices that will increase your chances of doing so – and a healthy diet is one of the most important.
Around 440 BCE, the Greek physician Hippocrates said “Let food be thy medicine and let thy medicine be food.” While considering food as medicine remains a highly debated concept, many recent studies have demonstrated that food quantity, type, and timing are crucial for good health.
Longevity: Turning Back the Clock
Aging is something that most of us would like to deny. But really, it’s not growing old that kills us. Instead, it’s usually one of many “lifestyle” diseases such as certain types of cancers, Type II diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Unfortunately, most of the research dollars go to finding ways to fix these diseases (with pharmaceuticals and increasingly, unregulated nutraceuticals) instead of preventing them from occurring in the first place. So what happens to our bodies as we age, and what can we do to turn back the clock?
Flexibility vs Mobility: What’s the difference, and how to get both
Flexibility and mobility: two commonly heard words in wellness that may, on the surface, seem interchangeable. In fact, they’re very different, yet interrelated – they’re both important in helping you move better. Read on to learn more.
Can You Really Build Muscle with Bodyweight Exercises?
You know that strength training by lifting weights will help you build muscle. But what about bodyweight only exercises? The answer is yes – read on to learn more.
If the scale won’t budge: Better ways to know your nutrition plan is working
Trying to lose fat or build muscle? You might be making progress—even if the number on the scale seems to say otherwise. Instead of the scale, consider these better progress indicators.
Everyone’s favorite yoga pose: Savasana
You’ve been working through your yoga class, and the instructor guides you to come into Savasana. Is there a more wonderful feeling in the world at that moment? Besides the overall sense of complete relaxation this pose fosters, there’s a lot more to it. Keep reading for more about this essential pose that should always be a part of your yoga practice – or any exercise session!
Why Squat?
The squat is one of the body’s most fundamental movement patterns. In fact, it’s quite possibly the most important exercise you can do.
After all, you squat whenever you sit down and stand up. Getting into a car requires both a squat and a twist. Read on for even more benefits of squats you may not have known about – and how to do them correctly.