Category: Fitness

By Leah Zerbe, MS, NASM-CPT, NASM-CES If you’ve been curled up on your couch on a steady diet of wine, cable news and coffee, and/or your step count is barely escaping triple digits, it’s time for a reset. But maintaining, let alone starting, a fitness routine during the current COVID-19 situation poses unique challenges. Mainly: […]

Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola Story at-a-glance Being healthy and having a robust immune system is your primary defense against COVID-19. Aside from old age, people with underlying health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease are at increased risk of complications from the disease, and obesity has been found to be the biggest determinant […]

By Mayukh Saha / Truth Theory It’s no longer recent news – regular physical activity can help you live longer. But did you know that it can also be used to estimate your chances of a heart attack or a stroke? Well, a recent study has discovered exactly that. It was found that if a man […]

By Alanna Ketler North American children are not meeting the daily requirements for physical activity, and it’s affecting their mental and physical health. With a few simple changes, we can ensure they meet these minimum requirements. There’s no getting around it: Children need physical activity. Years of research have shown that kids should be getting […]

Written By: GreenMedInfo Research Group As we age, it can be tempting to “take it easy” on ourselves physically, and even let our fitness slide. A new long-term study on dementia has highlighted the importance of staying as fit as possible, for as long as possible, to ensure not just a healthy body, but also […]

by Dr. Jockers The New Age of Fitness Fitness is something our ancestors never had to think about, it was just a natural way of life.  Our physical bodies were made for movement. Movement is a necessary way of life for healthy bodily function. Properly performed fitness exercises can stimulate metabolic functions within the body […]

By Kissairis Munoz Maybe you’ve hit a rut in your workout routine or need some #fitspo to try something new. Whatever the case, these 50 fitness influencers fit the bill are a mix of personal trainers, fitness instructors, workout gurus and professional athletes can inspire you to step up your workouts, lose weight fast and […]

By: Dr. Michael Murray Numerous studies show that the elderly have increased oxidative stress and impaired antioxidant defense systems. As a result, the aging process in general increases with aging as a result of this double whammy. And, in addition to the aging faster, the combination of increased oxidative stress and impaired defenses also increases […]