How firm is your mattress?
Studies have shown that having a mattress that’s too firm may offer more back support but it also puts pressure on your shoulder and hip joints. Whereas having a mattress that’s too soft doesn’t allow for proper movement and won’t offer the full support your back needs. A medium-firm may be the best compromise!
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Pull ups vs Chin Ups
Both exercises are a great way to help build upper body strength. Pull ups activate your latissimus dorsi (back) muscles more and doesn’t focus as much on the biceps whereas the chin up focuses more on the bicep strength. These exercises are however, quite challenging if you haven’t performed them before. So to help develop […]
Just 8 hours!
A 2010 study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives found that not getting enough sleep, or maintaining an abnormal sleep schedule, is considered an independent risk factor for weight gain. This contributes to a cycle in which poor sleep practices lead to weight gain, which increases the likelihood of sleep apnea or other sleep […]
Over 30?
Over 30 and still feel like you’re in your prime? Your muscles may beg to differ. One 2013 study published in Muscles, Ligaments, and Tendons Journal found that after 30, participants saw a muscle decrease between 16.6 and 40 percent. And that muscular degeneration increased even more rapidly after 40.
Hidden sugars
Though it is recommended by the American Heart Association that women eat no more than six tablespoons of sugar and men eat no more than eight per day, a 2010 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Americans take in an average of 46 hidden teaspoons of sugar per day. These […]
You may not think it but..
Studies have shown just how important it is. “When compared with the lowest [athletic] performers, elite performance was associated with an 80 percent reduction in mortality risk. In addition, the adjusted mortality risk of reduced performance was comparable to, if not significantly greater than, traditional clinical risk factors, such as coronary artery disease, diabetes, and […]
Stay hydrated!
Dehydration can cause up to a 10% loss in muscular strength! So be sure to keep sipping throughout the day
Always have a plan!
Roughly 80% of people who begin exercising or dieting without a schedule or plan to adhere to, fail or quit!
When you work, work hard!
Exercise intensity is positively correlated to the excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC). This means your body will burn more fat even after exercise so boost that workout!