Monthly Archives: May 2018

In today’s modern world, most of us spend too much time sitting down. We sit down to travel to work, sit at a desk all day, sit down again on [...]

That’s because coffee contains caffeine, a substance that stimulates your mind and body, making you feel more alert and awake. Sports people figured out years ago that caffeine helped their [...]

Research from Dr. Izumi Tabata in Japan has shown that really small amounts of exercise can be beneficial. In his research, Dr. Tabata’s subjects trained 4X a week for just [...]

Carbohydrates are one of the main three macronutrients, and their main role is to provide us with energy. Carbohydrates provide 4 calories of energy per gram. In the last couple [...]

Today we’re going to talk about something that gets a bad rap it doesn’t deserve: fats   Fats are not the “bad guys” you’ve been lead to believe, they are [...]

Let’s talk about protein -- you sure can’t talk about health and fitness without it! Protein provides the body with amino acids that have a multitude of roles within the [...]

You can’t deny -- it’s everywhere. Alcohol grabs more than its fair share of headlines for both its purported health benefits and risks. Here’s what we know for sure about [...]

Strength training is a really useful type of exercise for improving both health and performance. Here’s what you get from strength training: You get stronger (hence the name). You develop [...]

Life is stressful. Everyone’s is. In today’s modern world, we can all suffer from too much stress, which can lead to poor sleep, anxiety and even depression. But did you [...]

We tend to think it’s all the hard work athletes do that gives them great results, but that’s not the whole truth. The results from exercise actually come from recovery! [...]