Why on earth would you ever eat fucking kale?!?!, you ask incredulously.
Good question!
Kale = 🤮
After all, it’s part of the cruciferous family that includes broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, all of which are 🤮
But here’s the thing… Continue reading Kale Nutrition Facts
Do you get bloated after eating?
Like, you know, you feel stuffed and your already huge stomach is even huger than it normally is.1While a bloated stomach always has the sensation of tightness, it’s not always accompanied by a gut that looks like it’s way past the due date to give birth to octuplets.
Damn, that’s unfortunate!
While bloating is normal and is experienced by nearly everyone at one point or another, it can be a problem if its occurrence is more regular than occasional. As an illustration, if you’re bulking and have to eat a lot to put on muscle mass but you become bloated after every meal, the frequent discomfort could possibly interfere with your willingness to continue pursuing your goal. The same goes if you’re trying to lose weight and have changed your diet. Bloating after every meal can make you want to give up, too.
That shit is clearly ¡no bueno!
But guess what?
There are a few easy things you can do to avoid bloating after eating by reducing or eliminating the buildup of gas in the digestive system.2Yes, that’s what bloating is! Continue reading How To Avoid Bloating After Eating
A recent study says that wall sits are great for cardiovascular health.1 The exercise is also known as wall squats. Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, the study in question found that isometric exercises, which is the type of activity that wall sits are, can reduce blood pressure more effectively than cardio, high-intensity interval training (HIIT), and weightlifting.2Isometric exercise involves activity performed with the body in one position without movement. Basically, it means the use of a static hold. Examples of isometric exercises in addition to wall sits include planks and dead hangs. Now, research suggests that these types of exercises are better at lowering and controlling blood pressure because the hold, or isometric contraction, increases tension in the muscles, which causes a sudden rush of blood when the hold is released and the muscle relaxes. It’s this increased blood flow that helps improve blood pressure.
As for details about the study, researchers conducted a systematic review of 270 studies. In total, the studies spanned over 23 years and consisted of almost 16,000 participants from all over the world and with different health conditions. When the drop in the resting blood pressure of the subjects was compared after various forms of exercise, all the training modes were found to lower blood pressure. Isometric exercises, however, were found to be the most effective at the task, followed in order by a combination of cardio and weightlifting, weightlifting and cardio separately, and then HIIT. When it came to specific exercises, wall sits were better at reducing blood pressure than traditional activities like cycling and running.
If the findings of the study are true, that’s about all that wall sits have going for them. Well, that’s about all that wall sits have going for them except for also improving stability and muscle endurance. When it comes to performing wall sits to build muscle in your legs, the bodyweight exercise does very little, if anything, for hypertrophy or strength development. There are much better exercises available for either purpose. Continue reading How To: Wall Sits
By a show of hands, who does cardio?
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If your hand is up, it shouldn’t be because I can’t fucking see it!
But since your hand is up because you so desperately want it to be known that you perform cardio like someone who gives a fuck about their heart health, then the odds are high that you perform your cardio on a treadmill, which so happens to be the top-selling and most popular piece of exercise equipment in the country.
Well, here’s a fun fact for ya! Continue reading Mid-Evil Torcher HIIT Cardio Treadmill Workout
The negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle include an increased risk of type II diabetes, cancer, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, as well as a greater likelihood of premature death. It’s for these reasons that regular exercise is important.
Is it important to you?
The only way to show that exercise is important to you is if you’re getting the recommended amount of exercise per week.
Are you?
Considering that only 1 in 5 adults get enough exercise to maintain good health, the odds are high which camp you belong to.
Falling far short of the bare minimum is not your fault, though. After all, daily exercise calls for a humongous time commitment.
How much of a commitment? Continue reading The Recommended Amount Of Exercise Per Week
