Health and Wellness The Importance of Rest and Recovery Happy Friday! We hope you got after it this week and kicked off 2023 with a bang. If so, you might be feeling pretty sore right now! That's the feeling of progress, so get used to it. On the other hand, if you're feeling particularly rough,
Health and Wellness Use Friends to Push Your Boundaries From fitness competitions to casual exercise, having friends to work out with or talk with is an amazing motivation. The stimulus of being pushed by a friend is so strong that it's rarely matched by one’s own desire to push their boundaries.
Health and Wellness Which Supplements Should You Take to Stay Fit? The fitness supplement market is MASSIVE. How is one to know what they should and shouldn't take? There's so much crap out there, most of which is a total rip-off, that it's easy to get completely lost. Luckily for you, the true list of supplements worth purchasing is very small.
Health and Wellness Mindful Running: Your Hidden Meditation Whether you love or hate running, this post explains the therapeutic benefit of any type of exercise. Find how cardio can be your new active meditation!
Health and Wellness How to Build Muscle: Hypertrophy Explained Hypertrophy is what allows your muscles to grow in response to exercise. This growth comes from increasing the SIZE of muscle cells, not the number of muscle cells. That's all well and good, but what can you do as an individual to actually build muscle?
Health and Wellness The Most Effective Bodyweight Exercises We'll break this list up anatomically by push, pull, legs, core, and cardio. Each section will have options for beginners and those with more experience. At the end of the article, there are some simple full-body workouts for you to try!
Health and Wellness Happy New Year's Eve! Daily Fitness Posts Inbound We hope you have a great night and are able to enjoy the last day of the year. We'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning and hope that you're ready to kick off next year with a bang!
Health and Wellness Live Longer and Accept Death: An Approach to Life There is only one god, and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: "Not today." - Syrio Forel, First Sword of Braavos
Health and Wellness New Legislation and Lower Costs: What Is the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 & How Can It Affect the Patients We Serve? This post is simply meant to inform readers on the changes to Medicare patients starting in 2023. Potential effects of the IRA on the pharmaceutical industry will be explored in later posts.
Health and Wellness What's Best for You? Work from Home vs In-Person vs Hybrid Deciding whether you want to be in the office every day, work from home, or take a hybrid approach can be a tough decision. There are pros and cons to each way of working. Today we're going to pull back the curtain and talk about what many employees keep to themselves!
Health and Wellness How Protein and Muscle Can Save Your Life You consume 3 macronutrients throughout your day: fat, carbohydrates, and protein. All 3 play essential roles in the body, but protein is perhaps the most important for maintaining a long health span.
Health and Wellness To Sleep or Not to Sleep Let's talk about the effects of sleep deprivation, why sleep is important, and some tips on how to get a better night's rest!
Health and Wellness Why Spending Time Outdoors is Vital to Your Health There are immense benefits associated with exposure to the outdoors. You need only speak to an avid surfer, hiker, or climber to understand the positive effects. Let's dive into the data and conventional wisdom around why being outdoors is so beneficial.
Health and Wellness Building Trust: Character vs Competency Let me start by asking you two questions: Have you ever wondered what it takes to influence someone or a group of people? How is it that the best leaders can have a positive impact on a group of people and influence them to achieve a certain task or goal? Answer: effective leadership requires trust.
Students Student Loan Relief Announcement On Wednesday, August 24th 2022, college graduates across the US woke up to breaking news regarding student loan relief. The Biden administration and the US Department of Education officially announced that they will provide college debt cancellation.
Health and Wellness More Money, Fewer Problems? How Money Affects Happiness According to The Notorious B.I.G., Mo Money comes with Mo Problems. Let's talk about how money affects happiness, whether or not there are diminishing returns, and why people have very different opinions about whether or not money can solve all of their problems.
Health and Wellness When Experiences Aren't What You Expected Have you ever been really excited about an experience that ends up being completely different from what you imagined? If so, you're not alone. This happens all the time from students shadowing someone in their dream job to executive directors becoming vice presidents.
Health and Wellness Featured Who We Spend Our Time With As We Age A lot of things change as we get older. Most people think of physical abilities, cognition, wisdom, and money. But what about time? Not how much we have left, but who we spend it with.
Health and Wellness What is Your VO2 Max and Why is it Important? When it comes to endurance training, the term "VO2 max" is often thrown around, typically without any understanding of its actual meaning. To put it simply, your VO2 max is a measurement of how quickly you can utilize oxygen (O2) while exercising at max capacity.
Health and Wellness How to Build Confidence Self-perception, the ability to act, the way you carry yourself, and the things you're willing to accept are all tied to confidence. It determines your ambitions, mentality, and image. It can also be hard to come by.
Health and Wellness Featured The Truth About Productivity When you picture someone successful, you might think that they're constantly productive. Maybe they work a ton of hours per week or perhaps they've hacked their life to be as efficient as possible. You might wonder why you always seem to get distracted or lose motivation.
Health and Wellness Why You Lose Motivation How's that New Year's Resolution going for you right about now? Were you able to stick with it? Did you lose that weight, read those books, cook more meals at home, and spend more time with family? If your answer is "no", which is
Science How Alcohol Ruins Your Sleep Whether you drink heavily, in moderation, or rarely ever, the fact is that alcohol consumption is extremely common in the United States. According to surveys, over 50% of adults have consumed alcohol in the last month.
Health and Wellness Become Comfortable with Discomfort You might not realize this, but you're bad at a lot of things. You're genuinely not good. Seriously. That's true for most things. Like, more than 90% of all things. That's the case for you, me, and everyone else.
