Outdoor Fitness

Signs of a Great Personal Trainer

If you don’t have a personal trainer, odds are you know someone who does. Personal training is a growing industry with more and more options, styles, and personalities to choose from. You can find a trainer to meet you at your home or join an outdoor boot camp class. You could hire a sport-specific trainer or one who works exclusively with women, or seniors, or even children. Competition…
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Women's Health

Does Intermittent Fasting Affect Men and Women Differently?

A Google search for “intermittent fasting” yields more than 10 million results. Clearly, people are interested. If you’re new to the term, here are the basics: Intermittent fasting: A pattern of eating the focuses on cycling between periods of fasting and periods of healthy balanced eating. The fasting period can vary by person. The results of intermittent fasting (IF) vary, obviously…
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Weight Loss

30 Best Oprah Winfrey Quotes to Motivate and Inspire You

Best known as the host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah Winfrey is the undisputed ‘Queen of Media’. Throughout her highly awarded career, she has been a motivator for change, encouraging others to ask questions, take chances, and do good for others. This list of some of…
Women's Health

How to Recover From a Poor Night's Sleep

Sleep is so elusive to some of us, yet so essential to a productive, healthy day. Experts recommend getting 7-8 hours of sleep a night — and for good reason! Sleep can strengthen your heart. Lack of Zzz’s can cause your body to release the stress hormone cortisol, which triggers your heart to work 10 times harder. Sleep can also boost your immune system because while your head is on that…
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Weight Loss

8 Knee Mobility Exercises For Pain & Range of Motion

Mobility is just as important as flexibility, but seems to be less talked about. Knee mobility is important as it helps you do everyday tasks, such as getting up the stairs, sitting down on the floor, relaxing into deep sofas, and walking and running with ease. If you…
Women's Health

3 Kids and a Goal to Get Healthy

Growing up, Lindsay Raynne relied on food for emotional support. “I came from a broken family, and eating was my constant,” she says. “Stability in caloric intake, you could say. I could always count on the joys of taste.” Low income living meant poor food quality for Raynne and her family, and she lived off of simple carbs, processed foods and sugar. Raynne struggled with body-image…
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