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Your Soleus Can Sideline You After a Long Run, But We Found Ways to Prevent It
18/08/2024
This Is the 'Bare Minimum' Amount of Veggies You Need to Eat, Say Experts
15/08/2024
There are so many reasons why you should be eating vegetables—most of which you probably already know—but they're worth repeating...
How to Start the Mediterranean Diet — Meal by Meal
12/08/2024
Considered one of the healthiest diets in the world, the Mediterranean way of eating cuts processed foods and red meats, focusing instead on fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, healthy whole grains and extra-virgin olive oil.
Eating this way has been shown to reduce the risk for diabetes...
Experts Say Brisk Walking Is an Effective Cardio Workout
09/08/2024
Cyclists or runners may zoom past you while you take your daily walk around the neighborhood, but are their fast and furious workouts any better than your choice of movement? After all, getting in a run, ride, or swim may not be possible for everyone, at every fitness level, at every stage of their life. We asked experts to break down once and for all whether...
I Grew Up 'Under a Rock': My Parents Banned Social Media Until I Was 17. I'm Glad They Did
06/08/2024
Growing up with limited internet access, I was often embarrassed and jealous of other girls who didn’t “live under a rock.” While my friends surfed YouTube, Omegle, Instagram or Snapchat, I was a prolific email and "g-chat" girl.
Writing that made me cringe. I alternately laugh and wallow in self-embarrassment reflecting on my Gmail and Google...
7 Breakfast Habits That Help With Weight Loss
03/08/2024
It's often called the most important meal of the day, and in some ways, breakfast does jumpstart your eating habits. If you begin with a sugar-filled frappuccino and a plate of maple syrup smothered pancakes, you'll probably have a hankering for sugar as the hours wear on. But, for those who are hoping to gain better control of their diets and drop weight...
5 Lat Workouts You Can Do at Home for a Stronger Back and Arms
31/07/2024
Unlike your arms, legs, or even glutes, your lats generally don’t get their own "day" in a training cycle. But it’s totally worth carving out some time to focus on strengthing these muscles, which run down the sides of your back, starting just below your armpits, because they are involved in so many exercises. "Even if the lat isn’t the primary mover, almost...
This Is How Long You Should Wait to Exercise After Eating
28/07/2024
Food is meant to give your body energy, including fuel for a workout. Depending on how much and what you eat, you could sabotage your fitness routine. So just how long should you wait to workout after a meal?
Previous reported by Men's Health, eating too soon before a workout could give you stomach problems, while eating too far in advance will leave you feeling too unfueled to finish your workout strong...
Vitamin A Is One of the Key Components of a Healthy Immune System
25/07/2024
When it comes to immune-boosting nutrients, vitamin C and zinc tend to get the majority of the applause. While it's important to eat a diet with a variety of nutrients for a strong immune system, there's one key vitamin you may be overlooking—vitamin A. "Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that plays a role in helping with the regulating of the immune...
6 Tips to Lose Weight, Build Muscle and Reset Your Body in Middle Age
22/07/2024
When Stephen Perrine, editor at AARP the Magazine and co-author Heidi Skolnik wrote "The Whole Body Reset: Your Weight-Loss Plan for a Flat Belly, Optimum Health & a Body You’ll Love at Midlife and Beyond" they set out to dispel myths surrounding aging, nutrition and metabolism...