Do you ever feel like your glutes are unbalanced? No matter what the reason is, you have probably investigated how to get a shelf of muscle on your upper butt. In the process of trying to grow your glutes, you will likely find that squats, lunges, or an intense side butt workout are the best exercises. How often are you actually getting a decent upper glute workout when you're … [Read more...]
Everything You Need to Know to Master the Pull-Up
Why is the pull-up important? This is the best way to test your upper body strength, and it is one of the few exercises that work your back and biceps at the same time. I think pull-ups are a better measure of strength than bench presses because they better indicate functional fitness. How many pull-ups should I be able to do? To stay on the Potential Royal Marine … [Read more...]
Yoga for Shoulder Pain: The Best Moves to Alleviate Discomfort
Yoga undoubtedly has numerous benefits for one’s health and well-being. Yoga provides many advantages to the body. Health professionals sometimes recommend using aromatherapy to help with sore muscles or manage stress. The pain-relieving benefits of yoga are one of its key advantages. Yoga can provide relief from pain without the need for medication. Yoga poses can help … [Read more...]
How to Fall Asleep Fast: Science-Backed Methods
If you have difficulty falling asleep even when you do not feel stressed, you are not alone. A report by the Mental Health Foundation found nearly a third of UK adults suffer from insomnia, affecting our overall well-being... And that was before this year's dose of whacky politics and global pandemic which, research suggests, have hit our nighttime patterns hard. About half … [Read more...]
White Noise and Sleep – The Definitive Guide
Basics of Sound Did you know that when you hear a sound, your brain immediately interprets two key properties to help you understand it: Frequency/Pitch - Is the sound low like a bass or high like a scream? Amplitude/Intensity - Is the sound quiet like a whisper or loud like a vacuum? Vibrations that travel through the air like a wave produce sound. The air particles … [Read more...]
How To Feel More Awake: 10 Ways To Improve Your Energy
Why Do I Feel Tired During the Day? What is preventing you from being your best? There are two main reasons why you may feel more awake during the day: low sleep debt and circadian alignment. If just one of these things is not working properly, you will probably feel like you have no energy during the day. Here’s what they are and how they work. Sleep Debt Sleep debt is … [Read more...]
Benefits of Time-Restricted Eating: Where to Start
What Is Time-Restricted Eating? TRE is the practice of eating all of your food within an eight to twelve-hour window during the day. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies' Regulatory Biology Laboratory has found that fasting could be key to maintaining health. The study found that the time of day that we eat may be more important than the food itself, especially in how it … [Read more...]
The Best Ab Workouts at Home, for Functional Strength, and More
The solution to having visible abs isn't only about dieting and eating healthy foods. Nutrition plays a role in how quickly you can achieve a lean body and see your abs, but the right training approach will help speed up the process and give you the best results. Here are some workouts to help tone your midsection while you work on your diet. The Complete Ab Workout There … [Read more...]
MCT Oil Benefits and Uses
What Is MCT Oil? MCTs are a type of saturated fatty acid that is composed of medium-chain triglycerides. These are also known as MCFAs or medium-chain fatty acids. MCT oil is a pure source of fatty acids. MCTs are named after the length of their chemical structure. This types of fatty acids are strings of carbons with hydrogens attached. There are three types of fats - … [Read more...]
Fulvic Acid Benefits & Uses
A Missing Piece? Even if you only eat fresh, unprocessed foods and organic proteins, you may not be getting all the nutrients you need. This is because the quality of the soil where the food was grown may be poor, and therefore the food is not as nutritious as it could be. Our food just isn’t what it used to be. Why Food is Depleted of Minerals In the past 100 years, large-scale … [Read more...]