Monk Fruit Sweetener: Good or Bad?
As people are increasingly avoiding sugars and minding their overall health, alternative natural sweeteners have become a more popular option, one of them being the Monk fruit sweetener. What is monk fruit sweetener? The Monk fruit is a small, green gourd that resembles a melon. It’s mostly grown in South East Asia and has for…
Choose Food First, Then Hit The Gym
by Matthew Kadey, MS, RD Why people should pick their post-workout snacks before exercising. A healthy post-exercise snack can kickstart recovery, whereas a poor food choice can quickly undo a good workout. A study in the journal Nutrients suggests we can boost nutrition after exercise by encouraging people to choose their post-workout snacks in advance. University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers found…
The Importance of Quality Sleep
by Beverly Hosford, MA Sleep influences our demeanor, our choices, and how others perceive us. It shapes our waking hours, leaving us alert, calm, focused, and joyful—or tired, grumpy, distracted, and unhappy. That makes sleep a crucial concern for our harried clientele and for ourselves, as busy fitness professionals. We all try to sneak by without…
Asthma and What You Eat
by Martica Heaner, PhD Studies suggest that dietary changes can improve lung health. If the eyes are a window to the soul, then the lungs are a door to the body—providing a gateway for the arrival of oxygen to every living cell. Fitness pros know that regular exercise trains the lungs to inhale more oxygen and exhale more…
5 Reasons Why Walking Can Help with Type 2 Diabetes
Your doctor advised you to exercise regularly and you want to hit the ground running, but you’re stuck on where to start or just don’t know the kind of exercise that will reap you more benefits. Or maybe you have a busy schedule and just can’t block an hour to hit the gym, go jogging,…
Why Personalized Fitness Programs Work Best For Diabetics
If you are diabetic, you know just how important it is for you to have a personalized fitness routine to follow. There have even been studies that showed that diabetic women who exercised at least four hours a week had a 40% lower risk of getting heart disease than those with diabetes who didn’t exercise.…
Self-Massage Techniques for Exercise Recovery
by Paul Kleiman A look at helpful self-care massage tools for preventing or alleviating pain and imbalances in the body. Finding time for a massage may sometimes be difficult. That’s why it’s helpful to use self-care massage tools for preventing or alleviating pain or imbalances in the body. While these tools don’t provide “massage” as such (and can’t…
The Top 4 “Wrong Enemies” to Deal With Diabetes
The world waits for the fight against diabetes to end. More and more generations are experiencing diabetes and it is one of the leading diseases of death. In fact, according to the latest posting by WHO (World Health Organization) in 2019, an estimated 1.5 million deaths were directly caused by diabetes. This high mortality number…
Diabetes: Mind Over Matter
The saying goes, the mind leads the body so whatever is in your mind will most likely be what will happen in your body. Your mind is so powerful that it directs the steps your body will make to given circumstances. Persons with diabetes tend to change their whole mindset from being normal to ill.…
Study Reveals How Attitude Affects Eating Habits
A study on the time and effort people put into finding out about nutrition and seeking out nutritious food, and their dietary behavior has revealed that people who focus on positive outcomes are more likely to eat healthy food than those who only seek to prevent disease. The study was carried out on a national level…
