Sleep

It’s not a secret: Sleeping well is incredibly important for good health, as well as recovering from any type of training regimen. It doesn’t matter how dialed-in your diet and training are, if you’re not sleeping well, your health will...

Diet and exercise get all of the attention when it comes to fat loss. While they both do play a major role in the process, it’s not quite as simple as the outdated “eat less and move more” mantra so...

Quick-fix/get-shredded 7-day diets… Fast food and junk food everywhere you look… Super hardcore fitspo… The rise in popularity of bikini and figure competitions… BS cleanses and detoxes… Sedentary living… Belly wraps and waist trainers… My goodness, all that noise sure...

Lack of sleep is the sad status quo for most of us. Most of us perpetually feel either ‘tired and wired’ (can’t fall asleep at night), OR ‘wiped out yet waking’ (tired, but have a hard time sleeping through the night,...

There are days when I sleep nine to 10 hours straight. No, I’m not depressed, nor am I taking sleep aids. When I sleep that long it's because my body actually needs that much sleep. I go to bed when...

Health-conscious people know that fitness isn’t just what you do in the gym. Just as important is the time you spend resting. Maximizing your recovery is key to consistent, sustainable workouts. Working out when you’re already tired or stressed doesn’t...

In Women And Stress: What Stress Looks Like, I discussed four of the most common ways that high stress affects a woman's body. In this article, you'll learn about three more ways you may be stressing your body without even knowing it, and...

You know stress is bad - causing everything from heart attacks to grey hairs - but in our culture of busy-ness, stressed out is how most of us feel more often than not. What Stress Looks Like You probably have...