You know it when it happens yet you’re powerless to stop it: you walk into the grocery store for three things and walk out an […]
Simple Changes That Will Help You Stick With Your Fitness Routine
If you set goals for the New Year, it is common for one of them to revolve around exercising more. Deep down we know exercise […]
Season of the Sugar Rush: Your Body on a Binge
Did your Halloween sugar hangover look more like a celebration of Dia de Muertes (Day of the Dead)? Are you on a continual sugar crash […]
The Edge of Less Stress
Close your eyes and for a moment and take an imaginary ride with me. Imagine you are in a roller coaster perched at the edge […]
Still Can’t Sleep? Get Outside!
Sleep is clearly on our radar. As discussed in our previous blog post, sleep is something important to be guarded at all costs. Getting a […]
How To Sleep Like A Hero
What is the one thing that can make you slimmer, healthier, smarter, better-looking and even super human without ever lifting a finger? Sleep! Like an […]
On Cardiovascular Capacity, Health and Fitness
Fitness Assessment is the art of measuring your personal fitness status using tests of cardiovascular capacity, body fat, strength and flexibility. The Motivation Alliance web […]
What Are “Normal” Body Fat Values?
Being or becoming lean is such a central part of our idea of being healthy that you may wonder whether you’d be healthiest if you […]
Cholesterol and the Risk of Heart Disease
Cholesterol is an organic molecule that is used in the construction of your body’s cells and in the synthesis of various essential vitamins, hormones, and bile […]