Not all food is nutritious when eaten raw. Here are 9 vegetables that are better cooked.
Raw food diets are a fairly recent trend, including raw veganism—the belief being that the less processed food is, the better. That’s wrong. RAW food diets are a fairly recent trend, including raw veganism. The belief being that the less processed food is, the better. However, not all food is more nutritious when eaten raw. Indeed, […]
Biomechanics: What is it and why is it so important in sport?
You may have heard about the use of biomechanics in sport, but do you know what it is and how it’s used? We’re here to give you a run down of why biomechanics is so important in sport. What is biomechanics? Biomechanics is the study and science of movement of a living body. From your […]
Bodybuilders are sounding the alarm that ‘extreme’ steroid use is leading to deaths in the sport, and it’s only getting worse
On January 29, Ashley Gearhart died in her sleep at just 37 years old. Having dominated world-class bikini competitions for almost a decade, Gearhart had reached star status in the sport before her death, most recently landing second place in her division at the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Baltimore Classic Master’s pro in […]
Exercise Improves Brain Fitness as You Age
About the Study Researchers recruited 105 men and women aged 70 to 77 and split them into three groups. The first performed supervised exercise twice a week with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) at a 90% peak heart rate. The second did moderate-intensity training at 70% peak heart rate. The third, a control group, did at […]
How Do Wearables Track Sleep?
What is a Wearable Fitness Tracker? A fitness tracker is a gadget worn around the waist or on the wrist that keeps track of certain body parameters such as motion and heart rate. A number of new fitness trackers that link up to a smartphone or a laptop are available in the market today. The […]