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How Strength Training Supports Hormone Health
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The Important Link Between Gut Health and Metabolism
The human gut, once thought of merely as a digestive organ, is now recognized as a complex ecosystem and home to trillions of microorganisms that play an important role in regulating many important physiological processes. Research has exploded over the past few years...
Why Women May Reap More Health Benefits from Exercise than Men
The common phrase "exercise is medicine" has been coined to underscore the importance of physical activity as a cornerstone of a healthy lifestyle. While it's universally acknowledged that everyone can benefit from exercise, emerging research suggests that women may...
The Science Behind Body Fat Percentage: What It Means and How to Measure It
Body fat percentage is a significant metric to consider when assessing overall health and fitness. While many individuals focus solely on weight, understanding body fat percentage provides a more accurate picture of body composition and can help tailor fitness and...
Take These Four Steps to Reach your Health Goals in the New Year
As we usher in 2024, many of us set our sights on self-improvement, with one of the most common resolutions being to prioritize health and fitness. However, more often than not, lofty goals are set aside by the time February hits. Why do health plans fall off? While...
How A Fitness Challenge Can Propel You Towards Your Health Goals
Embarking on a journey towards improved health and fitness requires dedication, perseverance, and the willingness to step outside of your comfort zone. Among the many motivational tools available, fitness challenges have gained popularity for their ability to push...
How to Prevent an Afternoon Energy Crash
Does it feel rare to have a day when your energy feels high and stays high? An afternoon slump is a common phenomenon that most adults experience, especially with age. While that second or third cup of coffee is typically the answer for most, there are ways to prevent...
Use These 3 Mindset Tools to Improve your Health
It is a longstanding myth that motivation alone can power our every decision. Motivation is often fleeting and quite honestly, exhausting, when it’s the only strategy for pushing you towards your goal. The brain needs more than a pep-talk to create healthy,...
Short on Time? How to Build in Exercise Throughout the Day
What usually gets in the way of healthy habits? Many would say lack of motivation, but more often than not, time turns out to be a make-or-break element in keeping a routine alive. This is especially true with exercise. Carving out time each and every day for exercise...
Why DEXA Scans are Important for Long-term Health
It’s been far established that weight is not a true indicator of overall health. One single number on a conventional scale does not tell a larger story of what’s going on inside the body. However, it is very important to know what your body is “made of” in terms of...