Fasting can be an effective way to start a diet
One in four Germans suffers from metabolic syndrome. Several of four diseases of affluence occur at the same time in this 'deadly quartet': obesity,...
What happens to our brain as we age?
Throughout life, our brain changes more than any other part of our body. From the moment the brain begins to develop in the third...
Health leaders endorse Fitness Industry Council of Canada’s move to make exercise tax deductible
Diabetes Canada, Heart & Stroke and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society have endorsed Fitness Industry Council of Canada's (FIC) proposal to the federal government to make gym memberships and...
The world needs Holly Rilinger
After a year that has dragged us down and relentlessly pummeled us with negativity, it’s good to know that there are people like Holly...
Why you should stretch more often than before and after exercise — especially nowadays
Stretching doesn’t get the respect it deserves. Most exercisers absent-mindedly engage in just a few minutes of it before or after a workout, which...
How to Focus on Yourself — and Only Yourself
When was the last time you stopped to consider your needs, without also taking into account what someone else wanted for you?
There’s nothing wrong...
UK Government backs research on the link between nature and mental health
Seven centres will test how to support patients using green activities, including walking and cycling and tree planting
Each site, which will receive a share of...
Toronto Fitness Company Reaps the Rewards of Its COVID Pivot
Though the pandemic has affected them greatly, Toronto-based personal training company 'Nielsen Fitness' didn't close up shop (or break the law) as a result of COVID precautions; instead they...
Winter nutrition by Andrea Marcellus
In cold weather, your blood vessels constrict, making it harder for your heart to pump blood throughout the body. This results in higher blood...
COVID-19 Is Unveiling the Child Care Crisis Moms Always Knew Existed
I sing to my son to wake him up in the morning.
“Wake up for me Mylen… It’s time to go to school.”
It’s to the...