Never Mind Giant Leaps, Take One Small Step
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” That Chinese proverb, and many sentiments like it, are famous around the world. Nonetheless, it is a call to action that can be extremely hard to follow. Shooting For The Moon If we are being honest, American...
Body Weight Exercises Have Their Limits
https://reachutmost.com/2020/04/07/body-weight-exercises-have-their-limits/#more-3546Social distancing due to the coronavirus pandemic has us all trying to stay healthy at home. That means a whole lot of body weight routines will be circulating through the internet. But should body weight training be seen as a replacement for strength training with...
What If Kale Were No Longer The Healthy Choice?
You’re in a Brooklyn restaurant. You smirk, crack wise about being a hipster, then order the kale salad. Why? Because as cliché as it may be, you also know that kale is good for you. More than that, you secretly like it. It actually tastes like something, as opposed...
More Exercise Does Not Mean More Calorie Burn
In 2015 a six-year study of the contestants on the Biggest Loser concluded with a shocking result. Thirteen of fourteen contestants had gained all or more of the weight back. How did it happen? Their bodies had slowed their metabolisms—in one case by a whopping 800...
Another Look At Ab Work And Core Strength
Abs are always worth taking another look at. Everybody wants ripped ones. At the same time, everyone has also heard about the importance of a strong core. Is that the same thing? Plus, how do we get there? Let’s start with the easy part of this discussion. If you want...
Here’s How You Make Sense Of Confusing, Contradictory Fitness Articles
Do you find health and wellness articles to be utterly confusing? You read one thing today, then seemingly the opposite tomorrow? If you do, you are not alone. Health and wellness reporting creates a lot of confusion, largely because it is almost always a snapshot....