The holidays are a great time to enjoy family, friends and food. However, in the time between Halloween and the New Year, we often find ourselves losing touch with our health and fitness goals. More often than not, this is simply from being out of our normal routines and over-indulging
Exercise provides a lot of health benefits, like improving overall mood, reducing the risk of heart disease, sleeping better and helping us live longer. However, how we perform these exercises has a great impact on achieving our fitness goals and making sure that our bodies perform at their very best.
We live in a fast-paced society. Technological inventions like high-speed internet and drive-through restaurants have fostered a culture that expects results quickly. While these inventions have helped us become more efficient in our daily lives, the “results-now” mindset has made its way into the fitness industry. Every day we see
Food is not only the source of the nutrition we need for survival, it is also a way to bring family and friends together. Because of this, restaurants have become an increasingly popular place to meet and share a meal. If the ambience is right, the food tastes good, the
Take a second and think back to every exercise setting you have participated in where you have done core training. What exercises did you do? Traditionally, core training has been completed by performing exercises that make us feel a “burn” in our abdominals. Many individuals want to feel this burn
Summer is coming to a close, and for some adults this is the time to begin or get back into a regular exercise routine. In the fall the humidity begins to dwindle away and the heat falls to a comfortable level, creating friendlier workout environment. These conditions allow health seekers
The 2016 Summer Olympics begins on August 5, and many of us are looking forward to seeing the world’s best athletes compete for the gold. These Olympians are athletically gifted and have trained for the last four years to reach this pinnacle. What we see on our televisions and online
The school bells are ringing, the weather is cooling off and the leaves are beginning to change. In many ways, the fall season is like a fresh new start to the year. So why does everyone wait until the New Year to begin making changes and to set their goals
Calories are our means to survival. This biological unit provides us with the energy needed to perform any activity, from running errands to exercising and even simple indigenous tasks such as waking up, breathing, eating, talking and cognitive thinking. Proper calorie intake keeps our metabolism at optimal levels, thus allowing
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