Fitness & Weight Loss
By focusing on more than just the number, we’ll show you the difference between healthy and sustainable weight loss and the other thing.
Aerobic Performance
Natural Vasodilators for Athletes
Thanks to our deep fondness for oversimplified interpretations, most of us (we’re not exempting ourselves) have held the belief at one point or another that our arteries and veins are static, rigid tunnels.
Diets & Cooking
Is Vegan Collagen a Thing?
Plants don’t have skin and bones and muscles, so vegan collagen doesn’t exist, right? Just a few years ago, this statement would have been (mostly) true, but today, there actually is a way to source this structural protein in its complete form from vegan-friendly foods.
Weight Management Tips for Sedentary Workers
Whether you’ve been shoved into a sedentary lifestyle by the pandemic or if you’re a veteran desk rider like us, you may have noticed a few unwelcome changes in your physique after making the transition to a sedentary job and/or lifestyle.
What Is Low-Glycemic Eating?
Both newspaper and lighter fluid are flammable, but throw each one onto a campfire, and you’ll get two noticeably different results.
Eat Less, Feel Just as Full: Here’s How
Dieting to enhance fullness (with less/healthier food) is an overlooked, but very useful method that anyone can use to lose weight and replace unhealthy food with much better alternatives.
Fiber: An Epidemic-Level Deficiency
In an era of TV remotes with built-in bottle openers and self-twirling pasta forks, it’s no surprise that we’ve become too lazy to chew.
Water: The Original Weight Loss Hack
Unlike the fifteen radio ads for “super fat burner 3000” pelting your ears on every commute, you won’t hear any arguments for plain old water as a weight loss tool.
Safe Sweets for Diabetics
For diabetics, the knee-jerk reaction of swearing off sweets altogether can be problematic for a number of reasons.
Dieting vs Intuitive Eating
It may seem like a relatively new issue, but really, the dieting vs intuitive eating debate is just the latest incarnation of an age-old dilemma: is it better to plow through obstacles or go around them?
Analyzing Superhero Diets: Are They Actually Healthy?
While the real heroes of Greek and North mythology sustained themselves on nectar, ambrosia, and mead, modern-day actors on the superhero diet have to settle for considerably less elysian fare—think grilled chicken, and lots of it.
Exercise
Weight Management Tips for Sedentary Workers
Whether you’ve been shoved into a sedentary lifestyle by the pandemic or if you’re a veteran desk rider like us, you may have noticed a few unwelcome changes in your physique after making the transition to a sedentary job and/or lifestyle.
Natural Vasodilators for Athletes
Thanks to our deep fondness for oversimplified interpretations, most of us (we’re not exempting ourselves) have held the belief at one point or another that our arteries and veins are static, rigid tunnels.
Second Thoughts On Six-Pack Abs
Just a few centuries ago, wealthy aristocrats would have chuckled wryly over the rims of their fancy goblets at the thought of six-pack abs, which were considered a mark of the peasantry.
Electrolytes for Energy and More: A Beginner’s Guide
In the same way that chemistry students create reactions using a variety of compounds, our bodies rely on a special roster of positively and negatively charged minerals to execute a wide variety of internal “reactions,” or functions.
Why Medium-Chain Triglycerides Are an Athlete’s Best Friend
This macronutrient contributes heavily to brain development, communication between nerve cells, insulation and protection of sensitive tissues.
Muscle Building
Is Vegan Collagen a Thing?
Plants don’t have skin and bones and muscles, so vegan collagen doesn’t exist, right? Just a few years ago, this statement would have been (mostly) true, but today, there actually is a way to source this structural protein in its complete form from vegan-friendly foods.
The Many Benefits of Marine Collagen
Are consumers being baited with the “just slap a technical-sounding keyword in front of an established product to revitalize sales” method?
Can Rapid Weight Gain Be Healthy?
It’s not just the number on the scale that can affect heart disease and diabetes risk, longevity, and other indicators of overall health, but how you get there.
The Ectomorph’s Guide to Healthy Weight Gain
Not being taken seriously is one thing, but having your struggle to gain healthy weight as an ectomorph twisted into a blessing by others is downright frustrating.
Natural Vasodilators for Athletes
Thanks to our deep fondness for oversimplified interpretations, most of us (we’re not exempting ourselves) have held the belief at one point or another that our arteries and veins are static, rigid tunnels.
Analyzing Superhero Diets: Are They Actually Healthy?
While the real heroes of Greek and North mythology sustained themselves on nectar, ambrosia, and mead, modern-day actors on the superhero diet have to settle for considerably less elysian fare—think grilled chicken, and lots of it.
Is Intermittent Fasting Safe and Effective?
Intermittent fasting typifies this concept to the letter, as the diet’s somewhat polarizing debut (or rather, comeback) in recent years played over a clattering din of celebrity support on social media, a wave of fitness and nutrition books, and other highly visible mentions.
5 Tips for Gaining Weight the Healthy Way
It’s hard to preach the perils of being underweight as the phrase “obesity epidemic” ages into its fourth decade, but still, weighing too little can pose serious health risks in both short-term and long-term scenarios.
Why Medium-Chain Triglycerides Are an Athlete’s Best Friend
This macronutrient contributes heavily to brain development, communication between nerve cells, insulation and protection of sensitive tissues.
Recovery
Is Vegan Collagen a Thing?
Plants don’t have skin and bones and muscles, so vegan collagen doesn’t exist, right? Just a few years ago, this statement would have been (mostly) true, but today, there actually is a way to source this structural protein in its complete form from vegan-friendly foods.
The Many Benefits of Marine Collagen
Are consumers being baited with the “just slap a technical-sounding keyword in front of an established product to revitalize sales” method?
Best Foods for Post-Workout Recovery
Anyone who has taken more than one hiatus from exercise knows that it’s not that first return workout that you should be afraid of, but the day after.
Is Intermittent Fasting Safe and Effective?
Intermittent fasting typifies this concept to the letter, as the diet’s somewhat polarizing debut (or rather, comeback) in recent years played over a clattering din of celebrity support on social media, a wave of fitness and nutrition books, and other highly visible mentions.
Is Turmeric Worth the Hype?
Turmeric inhabits an interesting place (or rather, several places) in the ever-evolving health supplement industry.
Electrolytes for Energy and More: A Beginner’s Guide
In the same way that chemistry students create reactions using a variety of compounds, our bodies rely on a special roster of positively and negatively charged minerals to execute a wide variety of internal “reactions,” or functions.
Why Every Weightlifter Needs Vitamin D
It’s that time of year when we find ourselves echoing that fateful warning forever crystallized by Game of Thrones: Winter is coming.
Protein for Athletes: Why, How Much, and When?
If you’ve just started paying closer attention to your protein intake for fitness and/or general wellness purposes, you may find yourself feeling overloaded with information.
Weight Loss
Weight Management Tips for Sedentary Workers
Whether you’ve been shoved into a sedentary lifestyle by the pandemic or if you’re a veteran desk rider like us, you may have noticed a few unwelcome changes in your physique after making the transition to a sedentary job and/or lifestyle.
What Is Low-Glycemic Eating?
Both newspaper and lighter fluid are flammable, but throw each one onto a campfire, and you’ll get two noticeably different results.
Eat Less, Feel Just as Full: Here’s How
Dieting to enhance fullness (with less/healthier food) is an overlooked, but very useful method that anyone can use to lose weight and replace unhealthy food with much better alternatives.
Fiber: An Epidemic-Level Deficiency
In an era of TV remotes with built-in bottle openers and self-twirling pasta forks, it’s no surprise that we’ve become too lazy to chew.
Water: The Original Weight Loss Hack
Unlike the fifteen radio ads for “super fat burner 3000” pelting your ears on every commute, you won’t hear any arguments for plain old water as a weight loss tool.
Abdominal Weight and Insulin Resistance
Recognizing the connection between weight status and insulin resistance is a start, but understanding the actual mechanics involved provides a crucial defense against diabetes.
Dieting vs Intuitive Eating
It may seem like a relatively new issue, but really, the dieting vs intuitive eating debate is just the latest incarnation of an age-old dilemma: is it better to plow through obstacles or go around them?
The Longevity Diet
The very existence (not to mention, empirically proven success) of the longevity diet requires many of us to refresh our own understanding of aging, which is not a function of time alone.
Second Thoughts On Six-Pack Abs
Just a few centuries ago, wealthy aristocrats would have chuckled wryly over the rims of their fancy goblets at the thought of six-pack abs, which were considered a mark of the peasantry.
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