While you may feel like performing a full workout every day of the week will help fast track your way to your desired goals, recovery is an essential part of any exercise routine. Not only is easy to burn out or lose motivation if you don’t ever give yourself a break from lifting heavy weight plates, but your muscles also need time to reset and rebuild themselves in order to grow and strengthen. Failing to do so can negatively affect your performance and lead to injury or sickness. However, a rest day does not mean you are forced to be completely inactive all day and just lay in bed. Rather, you can incorporate active recovery into your routine. What Is Active Recovery? Opposed to passive recovery which includes a complete …
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How to choose a new pair of glasses
Many moons ago, I worked for a bank. One of the perks of working for the said bank was that we received free check-ups at a local optician, and, if it were discovered that we required glasses, we would receive 50% off our first purchase. Now, I didn’t need glasses. I’d never had any need for them. My vision was as clear as a bell (apologies for the mixed metaphor). But they offered us the whole day off if we went for the eye appointment. A whole day off? Just to go and sit in a chair and read some letters on a wall? Sign me up. So, I went along. I sat in the chair. I read the letters on the wall. And I was told that it was …
The Role of Intermittent Fasting on Your Testosterone Levels
If you’re into your health and fitness, it’s likely that you’re already aware of the term ‘intermittent fasting’, which is a method that involves alternate periods of eating alongside periods of fasting. If the word ‘fasting’ gives you chills, the truth is that we all fast naturally in our day to day life. With the average human being sleeping for between 7 and 8 hours each day, this automatically means that we have ‘fasted’ or gone without eating. As we enter a new decade, men’s testosterone levels are at an all-time low. With research carried out indicating that average testosterone levels have been decreasing by 1% each year, low testosterone levels can lead to poor health outcomes. There are natural and easy ways to boost testosterone levels, such as intermittent …
How to protect your teeth when you’re working out
While your feet are pounding the pavement, or your muscles are stretching and clenching in the gym, you could be forgiven for not paying a great deal of attention to your teeth. That’s why you have to protect your teeth. After all, you’re getting fitter, and therefore healthier – what could go wrong? It might shock you then to find that regular exercise can actually be bad for your teeth – according to a study in Germany that found a link between regular exercise – and enamel erosion. It won’t surprise you to know that energy drinks, and even many protein bars, contain obscene amounts of sugar, but what else could you be doing to protect your teeth, when working out? Control your breathing Great – something you’re used to …
