Author: Cole Maranger
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How exercise can make you gain weight
Diet and exercise play a huge role in maintaining and reducing and gaining weight. But the latter isn’t something people typically think will happen unless they are looking to “bulk up”. So why can exercise cause weight gain? Two simple reasons that exercising can make you gain weight. The first simply, is that your muscles…
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Exercising the 3 S’ of simple movement
The antidote to sitting’s harmful effects is simple: frequent movement. You don’t have to spend hours at the gym to counteract the damage of sitting. Instead, aim to break up long periods of sitting by standing, stretching, or walking every 30 minutes. Investing in a standing desk, walking meetings, or taking short movement breaks during…
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Top equipment for working out the home/office
Top equipment to workout at the home/office Article over. Great article! In reality, the best equipment that we have really is your own body. I’m very appreciative that Earth provides gravity and we provide our own mass to lift, and pull, and push. Using bodyweight exercises and calisthenics is an amazing way to not only…
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Mind Over Matter
Mind over matter. An interesting phrase that I’ve heard my entire life. Even though I understood the phrase’s meaning, I never fully understood the use of “matter”. You may be well versed in the understanding that everything is made up of matter. This clicked two times in my life; first, in grade school science, understanding…
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Living Well from the Blue Zones
In August of 2023, Netflix released a series called, “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones”. The series was all about how five places on Earth are known for having the densest population of centurions (people who live to be 100 or more) as well as people who are less prone to diseases in…
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Knees and Bows
The big question is why do we have joints in the legs that fold? Because we knee-d them 😂. While myself and the siblings were all quite young, we were having a snack time and eating fruit. My brother took his apple and extended his arm all the way out. He then chomped the air,…
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Work out, Work in
When anyone says the term “working out”, people often know exactly what they mean – going to the gym or having a run, bike, or swim. Working out is essential for promoting health and preventing disease. More studies have been written linking the positive effects of exercise on physical and mental disease than I would…
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Best way to eat an elephant
There is a classic joke, “what’s the best way to eat an elephant?” … “one bite at a time”. In the same way, you can’t run a marathon or set a personal record at the gym without putting in the training. This new year, it’s best to set your goals in small goal “bites” instead…
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What does stretching actually do?
Stretching has been an area of argument between all types of health care practitioners for years. Conflicting messages have been thrown around questioning the effectiveness of static stretching, dynamic stretching, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), or no stretching at all. If you’ve ever wondered what stretching actually does to your muscles and joints, this article is…
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A piece of cloth can save your back
Work clothes can be an important aspect of unifying the look of a team but they are also made to save your clothes from getting dirty. Today we’re breaking down how wearing overalls or an apron could save you a low back injury. The answer is simply that when you are not afraid to get…