You’re not lifting heavy or heavy enough This is common for people looking to gain muscle mass but also applies to people who are looking to lose weight. For the former, the only way to gain more strength and muscle is by putting force and tension through those muscles than what it is used to. […]

Just because you’re a senior doesn’t mean you have to spend your days watching TV and doing nothing at all. On the contrary, you can still be as active as you were a decade or two ago, and do all the things you loved doing in your youth. Moreover, you can discover new hobbies and […]

With the advent of technology, people have increasingly become lazy and unmotivated. Slogging in an air-conditioned cubicle whole day long has become a routine for a majority of the population. Apart from losing weight or building a body, the reasons to hit the gym are abundant. The activity is a brain booster, an effective way […]

Preparing to enter your freshman year of high school can be as exhilarating as it is intimidating for most students. While it’s exciting to be entering your last few years of schooling (before college, that is), you might be worried about performing well in your classes or what the social climate of your new school […]

‘You can’t lose weight unless you move.’ It is something we hear all the time. People would tell you that it is impossible to strike a healthy number on the scale without a hardcore workout. While exercise assists in weight loss efforts, an intensive workout is not entirely necessary for everyone trying to get back […]

Are you one of those women who hit an afternoon energy slump at 2 or 3 p.m.? You know—the brain fog sets in, your attention is wandering and your focus has completely disappeared. What you really want to do is go take a nap. You’re not alone!  Our Circadian rhythms may be to blame, but […]

It’s not always easy trying to find the right sport for you. That sport that you can both enjoy and will keep you active. After all, not everyone is going to be really great at a sport that they love. The biggest football fan in the world might still never make it past the twenty-yard […]

When was the last time you read a book, or a substantial magazine article? Do your daily reading habits center around tweets, Facebook updates, or the directions on your instant oatmeal packet? If you’re one of countless people who don’t make a habit of reading regularly. You might be missing out: reading has a significant number […]

Once people begin to exercise, the habit can easily turn into addiction. Being adamant about keeping your body healthy and focusing on reshaping your frame into a fitter version of you is an honorable undertaking, as long as it is kept within the realms of moderate. Haven’t you heard the old proverb: even too much […]

During the last decades there has been a change towards mechanization and homogenization of farming, which uses pesticides, additives, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and mass-production techniques. All this is clearly affecting mankind’s health, and new diseases are spreading rapidly amongst humans and animals (bird’s flu being the most recent one). The World Health Organization produces reports […]