Archive for April 2019
Energy Drinks
As energy drinks become more and more popular, questions about their safety and efficacy are growing. Safety concerns associated with energy drink consumption include adverse effects on the cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal, renal, and endocrine systems, as well as psychiatric symptoms. For example, cardiovascular complications associated with consumption include elevated blood pressure and heart rate, arrhythmias,…
Read MoreCardio–Strength Combo: Maximizing the Benefits
With today’s fast paced lifestyle and time being a prized commodity, when it comes to fitness, people want it all—cardiovascular, strength and flexibility training—in just 50 minutes. It’s easy to design individual or small-group programs that combine several exercise modes so that you can meet multiple goals in a single session. But there is one challenge to…
Read MoreCan Tea Be Good for Your Kidneys?
There’s a lot of conflicting information about tea out there. First, it’s good for your health. But then it may not be good for your bladder. Which version should you believe? Well, the confusing thing is that they’re both correct to different degrees. So, if you want to know the facts behind tea, keep reading.…
Read More3 Creative Ways Families Can Get Active
If your family is spending too much time loafing on the couch, watching television, playing video games, or checking social media, you are not alone. Families often allow their electronics to take over their free time, even when the weather turns nice and they can break free of their sedentary winter lifestyle. If you’d like…
Read MoreIntermittent Fasting
Raise your hand if you’ve ever followed a diet that’s become or already is a fad. In all likelihood, probably about 100 percent of us have a hand over our heads. And that doesn’t even count the number of people who have followed some crazy exercise routine in order to try to make good on…
Read MoreWhy Strength Training May Help You Live Longer
It is a well-known fact that exercising regularly can be beneficial to our bodies on so many levels – it promotes better sleeping, helps us deal with everyday stress, reduces our chances of developing certain illnesses and strengthens our organism as a whole. Doing all that, also helps us live longer and enjoy every opportunity…
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