The Body’s Essential Vitamins

The Body’s Essential Vitamins

Vitamins are organic compounds that the body needs to perform many necessary functions, but cannot make in sufficient quantities. They need the boost from either taking in food that is rich in these compounds or by taking oral supplements. Eating food directly gives...
5 Reasons to Work Out with a Friend/Buddy

5 Reasons to Work Out with a Friend/Buddy

Working out alone can get lonely and cause you to lose motivation. As with other things, exercising with a friend can double the fun. According to experts, a particular percentage – around 40% – of participants who enroll in a fitness class drop it shortly after they...
Combining Meditation with Exercise

Combining Meditation with Exercise

Meditation is a training of the mind in the sense of awareness and gaining a new perspective. More than anything, meditation actually helps you focus your mind on your own attention and energy. This encourages mindfulness, the ability of our bodies to be present in a...
5 Tips to Gain Body Mass without Getting Fat

5 Tips to Gain Body Mass without Getting Fat

For those who are aiming to build their dream body but don’t have enough body mass, bulking up is supposedly the fun part because of getting to eat whatever you want. But doing this ends up making you gain unnecessary fat, resulting in ballooning instead of bulking...
Does sleep help you lose weight?

Does sleep help you lose weight?

The verdict is out: sleep does aid in losing weight, but not in the way you may think. The pretty obvious formula for an overall significant amount of weight lost consists of a proper diet and consistent exercise. But if you’re already doing this and still can’t seem...
Importance of Rest Days in Exercise

Importance of Rest Days in Exercise

Many people talk about the motivation needed to start working out, consistency to keep going, and determination to achieve results. But no one really stresses the importance of rest days. Sure, once we all start working out, it’s easy to develop a mindset that makes...