1. “Should I Take Vitamin D?” Here’s What The Science Says: Courtesy of Brian St. Pierre and Alex Picot-Annand on Precision Nutrition
Vitamin D has gained a lot of popularity recently. It’s easy to see why when it’s alleged benefits include things like blood sugar regulation, calcium absorption, and normalizing blood pressure. All of these play a large role in keeping you healthy. In this article, Brian and Alex break down Vitamin D’s role in the body and whether or not you should be supplementing with it.
2. 7 Time-Saving Tips For Keeping An Accurate Food Journal: Courtesy of Lauren Krouse on My Fitness Pal
Research has proven that a food journal is a sure fire way to lose weight. The only way to make this method work though is to ensure it’s accurate. In this article, Lauren shares 7 tips to help you improve the accuracy of your journal.
3. The Ultimate Guide To Functional Fitness: Courtesy of Steve Kamb on Nerd Fitness
Functional fitness is a way of training your body for the daily demands of life. These types of activities include things like picking up your children, getting off the floor, and moving furniture. This style of training has surged in popularity over the past decade. In this article, Steve shares some great exercises and workout plans to improve your functional fitness.
4. Nine Tips To Help Improve Your Motivation To Exercise: Courtesy of Nick Harris-Fry on Coach
Motivation is elusive. It’s there one moment but gone the next. How do you increase your motivation to exercise? In this article, Nick provides 9 tips to help.
5. Work Smarter Using Pause Reps: Courtesy of Trevor Thieme on Men’s Health
Progressive overload is an exercise principle that states you must continually do more work to see improvement. When it comes to weight lifting, there’s comes a point where you can’t add any more weight to the bar. This is where shifting to a different stimulus, like paused reps, can make all the difference. In this article, Trevor shares how pausing during an exercise can help you see major gains.
Recipe Of The Week: Sheet Pan Sausage And Veggies
