Does Foam Rolling Work?
Foam rollers are a staple of the workout world. You will find them in every gym and in no small numbers of homes. But is foam rolling as useful as its ubiquitousness would suggest? Believe It Or Not, Foam Rolling Is Far From Proven Given how common foam rolling has...
The Weird World Of Pain
We’ve learned a lot about pain in the last few decades and the more we discover, the more surprises we uncover. Beyond the physiology, pain has a lot to say about human psychology and even culture. So much for simple boo-boos. The Telegraph Model Of Pain If you are...
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...