Plant-based diets are becoming increasingly popular. Some people switch from meat to plants to be more environmentally conscious. Others do so for health reasons. If you’ve decided to cut down on animal products and add more plants to your diet, one of the biggest concerns is: how will you get
When you’re doing an intense weightlifting workout, sometimes you have to stop an exercise because your muscles burn too much. Most people who exercise know the feeling. Perhaps you’ve even felt the burn in your legs from walking up a long flight of stairs. What causes this burning sensation, and
Before getting into too much detail, it should be said that the best workout for you is the one that you enjoy the most. This is particularly true when it comes to aerobic training. If you like to play sports and can do so once or twice per week, that
Your body is filled with bacteria. There are countless numbers of them and they come in various species. That might sound gross, but the bacteria in your body are almost entirely helpful. Many things can cause a disturbance in the bacterial ecosystem that you carry around. Illnesses, antibiotics, and poor
Working out isn’t easy. Even if you understand what you’re getting yourself into, it doesn’t make it any easier. Each time your body adapts and you get stronger, the workouts simply get harder. After weeks of hitting the gym consistently, you’re probably expecting your hard work to pay off. If
Protein is the key macronutrient for muscle-building. That makes sense, since some of the most protein-rich foods are animal meat, which is essentially just muscle. Eating protein provides amino acids to the body, which it can use to form its own protein. Where do carbohydrates fit into the picture? You
Trendy fitness studios like SoulCycle crank up the heat on exercisers to make them feel more of a workout. Whether or not you notice it, the rooms at some studios turn into sweat boxes. While this gives you the perception of a better workout, what does science say about the
For stress awareness month, we’re going to talk about how stress impacts your body and training. We all know someone that can just go with the flow, live in the moment, and seemingly skate through life without any worries. If you’re that person, good for you! The rest of us
The gym is a safe environment to learn body awareness and proper technique. That’s because gyms aren’t very chaotic, they’re controlled. An example of a chaotic environment is a sport like soccer, where there are a lot of people running around and doing things you can’t predict. Kettlebells and dumbbells,
Kettlebells are strange-looking, but that’s part of their appeal. They look like something you might see in a cheesy early-1900s black-and-white film about weight lifting, but that’s probably because they’ve existed for hundreds of years. Hailing from Russia, these balls of metal with handles on top are used to perform
