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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Monthly Archives: April 2020
“Stress + Rest = Growth. It’s as simple and as hard as that,” writes Brad Stulberg author of Peak Performance. He continues, “no theme from the book has garnered as much attention as that equation. And for good reason… His article in Outside.com points out that “The American College of Sports Medicine, the country’s premier […]
Continue readingIt’s no fun falling off the wagon…again and again. “Lots and lots of people have lost weight, but not many have kept it off. Therefore, we don’t have a weight loss problem, we have a weight-relapse problem; we have a “not sticking with it” problem, wouldn’t you agree? In fact, the fall and subsequent weight-regain […]
Continue reading“We have become restless as a society – and that places more demands on us when we get into bed at night. We have lost our little rituals and practices that gave us little respites (breaks) during the day. In the past, you would go to the supermarket and, while you were waiting in the […]
Continue reading“For me, there’s only one reason to keep a journal: To manage myself. That’s the only practical reason I can think of. Why else would you keep a journal? It’s not that my life is so interesting that I can ever sell it as a memoir.” …Says Darius of Dariusforoux.com. He continues “No, I see […]
Continue reading“A new YouGov survey has some surprising news when it comes to releasing endorphins: It turns out British adults experience a natural high from exercise in only 9 minutes and 44 seconds,” …writes Annie Simon in this Independent article. Women achieve endorphins release faster than men, younger faster than older, but it’s only a few […]
Continue reading“Those who use e-bikes on a regular basis benefit permanently– Not only in terms of their fitness, but also in terms of other factors such as blood pressure, fat metabolism, and their mental well-being.” …Says Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Professor of Sports Medicine at the University of Basel (Switzerland) on the study results. Overall, he suggests that […]
Continue readingThinking of having a heart scan? Eating a high carb diet? These people have the lowest heart risk on the planet. “Scientists tested the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of 705 “Tsimane”, a tribe located in the Bolivian rain-forest. The test looks for signs of clogged blood vessels and determines likelihood of heart attack.” From […]
Continue reading“Before losing weight, I remember always being the heaviest person in the room. My weight figuratively (and literally) weighed me down. My weight consumed a lot of my thoughts. I thought about wanting to lose weight all the time. My family was pretty healthy for the most part, and I felt like the overweight outlier. […]
Continue reading“A lot of people didn’t know that I struggled with my weight my whole life. I was the king of yo-yo dieting. I was my biggest during the years I was off TV so a lot of people didn’t realize,” …says Vinny Guadagnino, star of reality TV phenomenon Jersey Shore and dating show A Double […]
Continue reading“In the US, popular advice is to drink eight, 8-ounce glasses of water – about 2 litres – a day: the “8×8 rule”that originated from a recommendation by the nutritionist Dr Fredrick J Stare in 1974 (he actually suggested 6 – 8 glasses).” A number of teachings and myths are addressed in this article on […]
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