One of the most basic measures of your health and fitness regimen is your daily performance. You’re not going to achieve anything without a plan, and that plan is probably going to involve tracking what you do on a day-by-day basis. This doesn’t mean you have to do something every day. Rest days are just […]
The average human lifespan has grown significantly in the past century. We’ve conquered diseases that were once death sentences, we’ve reduced maternal and infant mortality, and we know a lot about factors like hygiene and nutrition that can make such a big difference to life expectancy. Longevity shouldn’t just be about living long, but about
You don’t have to be one of those people who ties their whole body in knots to be flexible. You just need to keep your joints moving. Everyone struggles a bit as they get older, but there are ways you can improve your flexibility and slow down the effects of aging. The joints are the
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Sport comes with a natural sense of competition. Even if you don’t have an opponent, you’re always being challenged to beat your own previous best. I know I’m always trying to figure out how to improve my own performance and realizing just how many factors need to be considered. Of course, some of it depends
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Ah, mobility. It’s something most of us have in youth but then slowly erodes as we get older. Muscles and joints become stiffer, and we can’t move in the way that we used to. For other people, such as those with injuries or disabilities, mobility is always going to be difficult. If you can, you
Every day’s a new challenge when you have a health and fitness regimen. How do you get better each time? How do you measure it? What do you need to do to make sure you can keep it up day by day? Routine. It’s a hard thing to get into, but once it’s there, it
Age can be a thorny topic of discussion. I’m sure I’m not the only one who pauses a moment when someone asks me how old I am. Slightly less controversial is the idea that we want to live long enough to fulfill everything we want to do. At its most basic, longevity means life expectancy.
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Any article about staying healthy is probably going to start with diet and exercise. We all know by now that these are two of the most important things to get right, regardless of any more radical steps we take to try to improve our health. What may not be as obvious is how living better
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If you’re here reading this, you’ve probably recognized that health isn’t a topic you can master all on your own. Whether it comes from friends and family, a medical professional or an online group, we all need support sometimes. That’s when community becomes important. Community can mean different things in a health context. Sometimes it
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Hi folks! Are you ready for some more health advice? I’m here to help you make sense of the complicated terms and scientific guidance that come with any aspect of health and fitness. I want to make your life simpler and help you get healthier. Today, that means we’re talking about recovery. Whether you’ve recently
