It’s so tempting to work out more often when you think it’ll speed up the results. On the other hand, working out every day may not sound realistic when you’re spending up to two hours at the gym and generally don’t sleep well. That’s why striking the right balance between work and rest is important….
Sitting more than 6 hours straight is bad for health. That’s a fact. But as it turns out (something, which I suspected all along) a standing desk isn’t much better for you than a regular desk if you plan standing for the entire 9-hour workday. See, standing has its own downside. Your legs get sore, it…
It turns out our muscles don’t run out of energy when we get tired. It’s not that we physically cannot continue to work out even when we think we can’t. It’s our brain’s preemptive shut down mechanism that allows body to conserve energy for what’s after the workout (brain doesn’t particularly care) and make us…
An independently funded meta-analysis study at the University of the Pacific found that avocado can lower bad cholesterol that is if you stop eating saturated and solid fats. Looking into 10 avocado studies with over 200 participants the research found that daily avocado consumption can significantly reduce total cholesterol, “bad” cholesterol, and triglycerides (type of…
Turns out eating unhealthy just a day can mess up with your sleep pattern. A diet that is rich in saturated fat and sugars makes it harder to fall asleep and shortens the restorative phase of sleep. Unhealthy Diet Can Affect Sleep According to Medical News Today a study in a Journal of Clinical Sleep…
Let’s be honest, overeating is a common cause of bloating and since it’s the holiday season, I thought you’d appreciate a couple of tricks on beating the bloat after all the delights you’ve consumed. Trciks For Beating Bloat Lemon Water After pigging out on various foods your stomach might get frustrated and confused so what’s a…
Stair running is simple. You find a staircase and start climbing, or better yet running (depending on your fitness level). Obviously, running up the stairs has got to be one of the most exhausting things. Oh, but there are added benefits to this atypical type of cardio. Increases Your Fitness Level In one study pariticipants who…
So you have just ten, fifteen, twenty minutes to workout. It’s not enough, you think, so why even bother, right? Well, you might want to hold that thought. There are a lot of ways to stay lean and active. You can walk from work, you can skip the elevator, you can do a lot of…
The fact that our bodies are made for movement is a pretty strong argument but our modern lifestyle doesn’t really help the matter. There’s too much sitting required and too much high-calorie food to resist. But if you want to stay not only fit and healthy doing cardio is pretty much the only solution. Why…
Gluteus maximus is the Instagram’s darling right now and it doesn’t seem to go out of fashion. Well, whilen you’re trying to make it grow there are some exercises you have to do to make sure your gluteus medius is getting stronger too. Why? Well, for one it helps your body do most of the…
