Should I warm-up before exercise and what should a warm-up include. It is not complicated and the science proves that a simple warm-up works.
Sitting hurts your heart, but you can protect it.
Sitting hurts your heart, but flavanols are protective. You can protect your heart from the effects of sitting with foods like tea, cocoa, berries, and apples.
Banana Date Smoothie
An easy pre or post workout snack with bananas and dates. Delicious and makes four servings. Enjoy immediately or keep in the fridge for up to two days.
Is this bananas?
Do you add bananas to your smoothies? You might want to rethink that. New research shows that bananas could be interfering with the benefits of other ingredients.
Can you outrun a bad diet?
The Standard American Diet really is SAD. It’s bad for our brains and our mental health. However, there is a little good news, running can help prevent some of the negative effects.
Visceral Fat: The Hidden Factor Ageing Your Heart
Visceral fat may be increasing the age of our heart and blood vessels. New research from the UK shows how visceral fat increases blood vessel inflammation and heart age.
Why You Eat Less When You Exercise: The Science Explained
There is a common misconception that exercise increases your appetite. I have never found this to be true. Intense exercise reduces our appetite and now science can explain why.
Three ways home cooking improves your health
Cooking your own meals has many health benefits. It does take a little more time and planning, but the personal benefits are numerous. Here are three benefits of cooking from scratch.
Less is More
Eating less meat is generally recognized as a healthy way to reduce your risk of cancer. But less animal protein also has an environmental as well as health benefits. Switching to plant based options has many benefits.
Activity or Exercise. It is not one or the other; it’s both.
There is a continuum from being sedentary to exercise. Activities are beneficial because they break up sedentary time and help us maintain our health. Our individual ability to tolerate different types of exercise and intensity of exercise is based on our current fitness level. Regardless of your fitness level, adding more time being active is important for maintaining your health.