On a humid spring night in Charleston, South Carolina, my girlfriend and I toasted the end of our vacation at the bar atop a posh southern hotel. Like one does when there’s a break in the conversation, I check my phone. It’s 11:50 pm I have 25 more Lizards to do before midnight. I sigh, … Read more
Running is a repetitive activity in the sagittal plane, the plane of motion in which you move forward and backward. So at first glance it may not make sense to place them side by side exercises in your routine After all, the closer your strength work imitate your career, better, right? Not quite. Working your … Read more
Do you want to intensify your strength game but don’t have more time to spend in the gym? Incorporating drop sets into your training It’s an efficient way to add variety and intensity to your workouts. This is what this Weightlifting technique is everything. What are drop sets? Drop sets are consecutive sets of the … Read more
People go crazy for avocados. Blame the creaminess they add to dishes, how they are served healthy fats, or just a good marketing campaign, but the demand for these little green fruits continues to rise. In fact, consumption of avocados tripled from 2001 to 2018, according to the USDA Economic Research Service. That’s not a … Read more
When it comes to a workout in the weight room, it can seem difficult to determine not only which exercises to do, but also the ideal reps and sets to build strength. That’s where the 5×5 workout comes in. A favorite among athletes, the 5×5 routine gives you the freedom to choose between moves, but … Read more
carlosgawfake images Did they tell you to eat your vegetables growing up? Well, it’s for a good reason. Vegetables are a great nutritional mainstay, according to US Dietary Guidelines. Studies like East From the newspaper Circulation support those recommendations by demonstrating that eating vegetables is linked to a lower risk of premature death. When it … Read more
Although I don’t remember when I put my fitness tracker in long-term storage, I certainly remember the reason: it made me doubt myself. Like many people, I started using a tracker, in my case a Fitbit Alta HR, as a way to track my daily steps as well as heart rate, sleepand burning calories. For … Read more
an amplitude of investigate Links regular exercise with better immune functionincluding a scientific review published in 2019 that says exercise has a anti-inflammatory effect and can improve defense activity. But what if you are in the midst of an illness? If exercising when you are well offers so many benefits to your immune response and … Read more