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Nutrients That Sports Aficionados Miss in Their Diet
Published May 03, 2012
Every sport and fitness activity seems to have its own top food choices. But could your diet be overloaded with some foods while losing out on other important nutrients?
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Exercise Tweaks to Maximize Gains
Published May 01, 2012
This workout will tweak some of the most common resistance exercises to modify the stress that you’ve been imposing on the muscles and the joints for a while.
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What’s in a Whole Grain?
Published April 29, 2012
You may not know that not all “whole grain” labeled products provide the same amount of fiber. And, even though in the scientific field whole grains are not asserted as fiber-rich, people’s perceptions is that they all are.
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The Power of the Hips
Published April 27, 2012
You can’t hide what the hips can tell about your body, from misalignments to weak muscles that may be causing lower back pain or the tender knee you’ve been tolerating.
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Push-ups: The Super Exercise
Published April 25, 2012
The push-up tackles several muscles at the same time, which increases the energy expenditure.
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Is Functional Food just a Marketing Term?
Published April 20, 2012
Adding more to the marketing mix is the new term “functional food.”
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Get “Farm Strong” with this Workout
Published April 18, 2012
Even though the agricultural lifestyle is less common these days, we can mimic the farmer’s moves -- a barbell or dumbbells are all you need to train your whole body.
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A Strong Backside can Help Your Running
Published April 16, 2012
As important as it is to have strong hamstring muscles, it’s just as crucial to keep them flexible. Make sure that you stretch them regularly, particularly after performing this routine. Lack of flexibility will create instability at the pelvis which will strain the spine.
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10 Healthy Foods Go Head-to-head
Published April 15, 2012
If you’re a healthy eater, choosing oatmeal over that glazed doughnut is obvious. But what about when that oatmeal is pitted against an egg-white whole-grain sandwich?
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More Work Done in Less Time
Published April 13, 2012
Double the benefits in less time with this routine.
