If you’ve spent significant time at the gym, you’ve probably heard people talk about counting macros (or macronutrients). It sounds complicated, doesn’t it? Maybe not rocket science, exactly, but you may have wondered why someone would go to all that effort. And what about micronutrients? Are you supposed to count those, too? What’s the difference between macronutrients and micronutrients, anyway? Is one more important than the other? Macronutrients and micronutrients both nourish ...
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For many of us, the summer was near-endless. Brutal temperatures took the fun out of outdoor exercise. And now, Mother Nature is rewarding us for our patience. The temperatures are beginning to fall even so slightly. Crisp air not only brings relief; it opens up the outside once again. Fall is the perfect occasion to take your workout outdoors. Without the oppressive heat and humidity, your only limit is your ...
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Whether or not breakfast really is the most important meal of the day remains up for debate. Some of us – and particularly those who begin their day with a workout – can’t live without it, others claim to get an upset stomach from it, and still others simply don’t feel hungry. Nevertheless, breakfast time is the first opportunity you have to fuel your body and prepare it for the ...
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Work-life balance: the term is sort of cliché, but all of us struggle with it, don’t we? No matter if you’re working in an office setting full time or part time, you work from home, you’re a stay-at-home mom juggling the demands and schedules of your children, you’re squeezed for time. And, let’s face it, when you’re short on time, self-care takes the back burner. Are we really busier, or does ...
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It’s a fact: The wee hours of the morning are the healthy person’s best-kept secret. Odds are good that you’re not a “morning person,” and really, who is? Getting up early is a decision to place success over the snooze button – and, once you repeat this behavior several mornings in a row, it becomes a habit … even if getting out of bed never gets easier (and it doesn’t). Why ...
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