Fat: What was once the ugly stepchild of the dietary world is now being heralded as the savior of humankind. Okay, so maybe that’s taking things a little too far. But fat does offer great benefits for our bodies—and our minds. Read on to learn how to make fat work for your brain. To read more click here!
Michelle Spindler
An Amazing Weight Loss Story From a Mother & Daughter Duo
A lot can change in 100 days. So when 50-year-old Cheryl Shaw and her daughter, 17-year-old Tessa, watched a woman recording her weight-loss journey every day on giveit100.com, a site that lets people upload 10-second videos each day of themselves working toward a goal for 100 days, they decided that they would try a similar project. Come day 100, Cheryl and Tessa had lost a combined 74 pounds, changed their lives, and inspired themselves to keep their healthy-living habits going. “This is a life-long journey,” says Cheryl. “You have to ‘GiveitForever,’ not just 100 days.” To see the video click here!
The Trick to a Speedy Recovery After Your Work Out
Do you have difficulty recovering after an intense work out? Have you tried any of these tricks? Which tricks do you have of your own that ensure you recovery appropriately from your gut wrenching work out? Give some of these a try! To see the article click here!
11 Foods That Will Help You Lose Weight Faster
Here are 11 foods currently on my “eats for athletes” list, the research behind why they deserve a place on your training table, and simple, healthy ways to take advantage of their benefits. To read more click more!
9 Fitness Tips for a Killer Body!
Do it in threes “Any workout has three variables: weights, intensity, and volume.” To keep your body guessing, focus on one variable per workout: Increase the weight but lower the number of reps one day; lower your standard weight but add a set the next; use your standard weight but do more reps faster on another. To read more click here!
The 13 Most Popular Fitness Activities!
Livestrong.com monitors it’s readers favorite and most practiced activities…. Check out these major calorie burners which don’t always feel like exercise (bonus)! I don’t know about you, but I exercise more frequently at a higher intensity when I’m having fun! To read more click here!
Intuitive Eating: How to Listen to Your Body
With the abundance of different diets and conflicting sources of information out there, it can be extremely overwhelming when deciding what, and how, to eat. Paleo, vegan, vegetarian, low-carb, grain-free, The Zone, Atkins and Weight Watchers (to name only a few) are all types of diets that can put us in a very tight and tasteless box when it comes to food and our health. To read more click here!
83 Healthy Recipe Substitutions
Looking for a few quick and easy food subsitutions to shed those last few pounds prior to bikini season? Check out a few of these recipes for easy substitutions. Try to make a life change as opposed to a diet change. To read more click here!
56 Healthier Burger Receipes for the Summer!
Summer time means grilling time, and we all know what that means: burger season. We love a good juicy burger just like the rest of ‘em, but we’ll be the first to admit that ladlefuls of mayo and barbecue aren’t necessarily the healthiest choices. So we’ve scoped out all sorts of healthy options to suit any palate, from carnivores to any vegetarians in the house. (Hint: Skip the frozen veggie burger patties—which are often loaded with salt and some scary toxins—and make your own.) And do away with boring condiments like lettuce and tomato by subbing in some exciting swaps (fig and goat cheese, anyone?). No matter your taste preference, we’ve rounded up 56 healthy recipes from around the web to fulfill all your burgery needs (everybody’s got those, right?). To read more click here!
The Chain Reaction of Change
Whatever your fitness or performance goal—lose weight, build strength, run a faster 5K, you name it—establishing the right environment for yourself is the foundation for your sustainable success. It’s so easy to fall prey to the idea that every goal has a simple, linear solution: “Losing weight equals moving more and eating less;” “toning up means lighter weights for more reps;” “running faster equates to including intervals.” While there is some truth to these approaches, they’re only part of the puzzle. Ask yourself: Am I a product of my environment? Or am I actively producing my environment? To read more click here!
Ready for some Deskercise?
Remember the days when “work” meant manual labor with a side of blood, sweat, and tears? Neither do we. These days, it seems we’re more likely to log hour after idle hour with our bums glued to our seats. And while you may be an Excel champ by day and gym rat by night, recent research suggests that the recommended 30 minutes of cardio five times per week may not undo the health risks of a sedentary lifestyle. So what’s a worker chained to his or her desk to do? Luckily short bouts of aerobics, strength exercises, and stretching in between conference calls and Gchats can help improve fitness levels and heart health. While these deskercises, or desk exercises for the cubicle-bound, won’t promise Olympic mile times or six-pack abs, they might just improve strength and burn a few extra calories to boot. So whether it’s Powerpoint, Photoshop, or emails on that to-do list, we’ve got 33 sneaky exercises for a healthier (and happier!) workday. To read more click here!
67 Science Based Tips to Lose Weight
Healthy habits can quickly go out the window when we’ve got a tight deadline, no time for the gym, and few options but take-out food. Losing weight is no easy task, and doing it the healthy way can be even harder. We’re advocates for making small changes each day, rather than making drastic changes all at once. But it’s important to remember that just because a weight-loss strategy works for some (even if it’s backed by scientific studies) it may not work for everyone. From drinking more water to eating from blue plates, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite weight-loss tips to add to your daily routine. To read more click here!