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Habit Stacking: How to Build Exercise Habits

Changing your routine to adopt better lifestyle behaviours can have a profound impact on your health and fitness. It is also something that most people find extremely difficult. Which is why we are always on the lookout for useful methods that can improve motivation and make the process easier – like habit stacking, for example…

Best Time to Work Out Based on Sleep Animal

Should you work out at night, mid-day, or morning based on your sleep animal: Lion, Bear, Dolphin, or Wolf? Most people seem to think that waking up early and “getting after it” with a solid workout is the best way to start the day. But what if I told you that this is simply not

Walking After Eating: An Effective Way to Manage Blood Sugar

Over the last few years, Type II diabetes has become one of the biggest health concerns on the planet. Typified by an inability to correctly manage your blood sugar levels, it can have deleterious health effects that increase your risk of numerous diseases, while also shortening your lifespan – making it a major concern across

Can Athletes Benefit from More Mitochondria?

Over the last couple of years, the term “mitochondria” has become a bit of a buzzword in the health and fitness community – but what are they, and how do they impact your health and performance? Well, that is exactly what this article intends to find out. What are mitochondria? Thinking back to high school

How Athletes Can Beat the Heat

When it comes to athletic performance, there are few environmental factors as concerning as the heat. Not only does it can derail your performance, but it can also put you under a serious amount of physiological stress, having negative implications on your health and function. Which is why understanding how heat impacts your body, and

How to Workout to Promote Longevity

Exercise is for everyone. In fact, I would argue that exercise becomes more important as you get older. It helps stave off disease and illness, enhances functional ability, and ultimately promotes longevity – which is pretty important for everyone if you ask me. How does exercise effect longevity? Getting older typically occurs alongside a number

What Is the Hype About Antinutrients and Are They Harmful?

Ask and they will agree that fruits and vegetables are some of the healthiest foods on the planet – and for the most part, they would be right. They are full of vitamins and minerals, contain an abundance of healthy fiber, and as a bonus, they often come with a potent portion of antioxidants. What’s

Exercising in Poor Air Quality: What You Need to Know

For as long as I can remember, people have been exercising outside. Whether it is going for a run, taking a nice long bike ride, or even doing tai chi in the park – the specifics do not matter. All that matters is that people are getting outside in the sunshine and exercising. However, over

Ways to Improve Your Longevity Genes

Humans are currently living longer than ever before. With advancements in healthcare, technology, and knowledge, we have begun to work out what it takes to maintain health across the lifespan, thus enhancing longevity in the process. Interestingly, there is some recent research indicating that longevity may not only be a result of your lifestyle habits,

How to Stay Healthy While Working From Home

Over the last six months the world as we know it has been completely turned on its head. COVID-19 has impacted upon our way of life in a way that no one could have predicted – and as a result, people have been struggling. One area where people are having really a hard time sits

Why people in “Blue Zones” Live longer

It is estimate that between 20 and 25% of your longevity is dictated by your genes – which means that more than 75% is dictated entirely by your lifestyle factors. And while research has given you some insight into how you can alter your lifestyle to maximize your lifespan and mitigate the aging process, they

The World’s Most Powerful Antioxidant: Glutathione

Over the last couple of years Glutathione has made a bit of splash in the supplement industry, where it has been touted as one of the most powerful products to hit the market in years. But what it is, how does it work, and what does it do? What is Glutathione? Every cell in your

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