Exercise Improves Lung Cancer Treatment Outcomes
A new study shows the importance that exercise can have on cancer outcomes.
5 Budget-Friendly Ways to Boost Your Health, Fitness, and Happiness
5 Budget-Friendly Ways to Boost Your Health, Fitness, and Happiness
Push-up Superiority
Push-ups are often viewed as less effective than bench pressing. This is mostly due to the hardcore feel of benching. However, are pushups really less effective? The answer is NO, and there is a current study that proves it.
Insulin Insensitivity, Love Handles and Muffin Tops
Most seriously overweight/over fat people can reduce their weight and fatness without too much trouble by incorporating a sound nutrition plan with intelligent exercise. Generally speaking, females can go from 45% body fat to 25% without too much trouble, and males go from 25% to 15% without too much trouble. Beyond that, however, females going …
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Health Benefits of Essential Oils
Last winter I started to experiment with essential oils for their health benefits, after reading a couple of interesting articles. I bought a diffuser, which works great and is really cool. I started off by getting 4 different oils and experimenting with them to aid with my chronic insomnia.
Kettlebell Swings
Have you ever heard somebody say “don’t do X exercise because it’s bad for your back/knees (insert body part). Generally speaking, people who say these things don’t have a clue. They are uneducated in biomechanics or exercise science and really just like to hear themselves talk.
Insulin Manipulation
For most of us humans, it’s natural to label things as either good or bad, but sometimes this is a dangerous way of thinking. That is certainly the case with the hormone insulin. Those wanting fat loss call insulin the “bad” hormone because it inhibits fat burning, promotes fat storage and makes us fat. On the other hand, those who want muscle growth consider insulin to be the “anabolic holy grail.”
Balancing Fat Intake
Today’s article is about balancing fat intake. I’m a huge fan of eating fat and dispelling the myth that fat is bad. The science is quite clear on this matter and indisputable. There are bad fats (trans fats), OK fats (omega-6’s and saturated- where it’s all about quality and quantity), and good fats (monounsaturated and omega-3’s – which most of us are deficient in).
Bodybuilding for the Athlete
Physique-based athletes train for purposes of aesthetics, and this is known as bodybuilding, which is a science unto itself. What about non-physique oriented athletes though? Should they incorporate bodybuilding into their training protocols? Today’s article explores this questions.
Workout Nutrition
Pre-workout and intra-workout nutrition are the most important things you can do to make progress with your workouts. That may seem like a bold statement but the latest research is quite compelling.