Healthy and Inspired Living
If you have ever experienced the heart-thumping, invigorated state of a high-intensity cardio workout, you have likely had that surge of enthusiasm that accompanies blood flow and endorphins. One of the bonuses of having this boost is that your brain accesses a state in which your world feels manageable, and more hopeful. You feel more… [Read Full Story]
A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover study recently published examined the effect of supplementation with Quercitin on performance during exercise (June 2009). Quercitin (a potent antioxidant and flavonoid that can be found in onions and garlic) was found to enhance the performance of treatment subjects during prolonged exercise. The subjects were healthy but untrained in physical… [Read Full Story]
Remember a time in your life when you set your mind on something you really wanted and managed to achieve the goal? Perhaps it was saving enough money for an important purchase. Maybe you’d committed to doing really well in school, because your future depended on it. Or perhaps it was getting a big project… [Read Full Story]
The latest hot topic around the water cooler is; are the benefits of exercise overblown? With all the hype that surrounds weight loss and exercise it’s easy to see how we’ve arrived at this discussion. Not only do gyms market themselves as the most effective way to lose weight, but there is also an onslaught… [Read Full Story]
If you haven’t already seen this blue and oddly shaped ball in your gym or fitness studio, you will soon because this fitness item is one of the best to hit the gyms in a long time. BOSU stands for “Both Sides Up” or “Both Sides Utilized” depending upon whether you are talking about the… [Read Full Story]
When most people think about health they conjure up images that are related to physical health. Physical health is anything that has to do with our bodies as a physical entity. With so much information about physical health it is often difficult to determine what is current and relevant. This assessment examines the physical aspect… [Read Full Story]
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