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Cardio is king for burning calories and losing weight. But are you doing enough of it in your fitness routine? We chatted with a fitness pro and learned how long your cardio workouts should be for weight loss, so listen up. Performing regular cardio is chock-full of amazing benefits, especially for those looking to slim down and get fit. Cardio will bump up your heart and breathing rates, which will help your body burn fat. It’s an efficient route to weight management and enhanced metabolic health. How Long Your Cardio Workouts Should Be for Weight Loss Shutterstock Your cardio workouts…
WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) globally, currently powering 40% of all websites. So if you’re following the current drama between WordPress founder, Matt Mullenweg, and managed WordPress hosting provider WP Engine, you might be concerned about what will happen if you use WordPress or are thinking about it. If you haven’t been following along, we’ll get you up to speed and explain why their beef might affect a good chunk of the World Wide Web. How does WordPress work? WordPress.org is an open-source CMS that enables users to create and manage websites. It’s attractive to beginners…
It’s been a successfully hectic year for Muscadine Bloodline. The country music duo of Charlie Muncaster and Gary Stanton just wrapped up their U.S. Coastal Plain tour while also finishing their side gig as the opening act for superstar artist Post Malone. They also released their new album—The Coastal Plain—which made the band’s crazy cross-country tours even that much more fulfilling. But busy on-the-road schedules present challenges—especially when it comes to maintain any type of fitness consistency. The highs of performing in front of sold-out crowds can be offset by erratic sleep schedules, late-night menus consisting of tour bus pizza…
If you’re serious about weightlifting, sports, or HIIT and have started researching how to take your progress to the next level, two supplements have likely surfaced at the top of your search results: creatine and protein. And there are many good reasons why. Both supplements have been extensively researched, and there’s a lot of data to support their effectiveness and safety. But what are the benefits of creatine and protein, exactly? What’s the best way to take them, including dosage and timing? And should you take creatine and protein at the same time? Here’s what the experts say. What Is Creatine? Creatine…
The carnivore diet has taken over TikTok with numerous influencers touting the benefits of chomping on butter sticks and frying up steak for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. While the idea of a glistening, butter-coated steak with a side of eggs for breakfast may appeal to some, health experts are alarmed by the uptake in carnivore-style eating. ICYMI, the carnivore diet is a low-carb, high-protein, high-fat eating approach that emphasizes animal-based foods such as meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, organ meats, dairy products, and animal fats such as lard. Meanwhile, fruit, veggies, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and sweeteners are all on…
By Leo Babauta I believe in finding powerful practices for transformation wherever we can find them. And the Stoic philosophers Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca are huge inspirations for me. I’ve found there to be a huge overlap between Stoicism and Zen Buddhism, even if there are also some key differences. The overlap between Zen & Stoicism are things I share below, and they are powerful practices. 1. What We Control One of the main Stoic principles is to focus on what you can control, and let go of what you can’t. And most of life is what we can’t control:…
Aside from serving and protecting their country, there are two things that many military veterans are passionate about—taking on new challenges and helping fellow heroes. A group of people who meet those qualifications will get a chance to do both by entering a very intense physical challenge: the 2024 Monster Mash. The 2024 Monster Mash is not for the faint of heart. his race could be considered an Iron Man for tactical athletes. The first race took place in Montana in 2023 and included a HALO jump from a helicopter, a 10-mile swim, and a 200-mile ruck. The event was…
The product recommendations in this post are recommendations by the writer and/or expert(s) interviewed and do not contain affiliate links. Meaning: If you use these links to buy something, we will not earn a commission. Delicious food is a key component to a memorable holiday party, and one usual suspect is the beloved cheese board that guests often pick on throughout the night. However, arranging an impressive holiday cheese board calls for more than just throwing together some cheese, crackers, cured meat, and fruit. You’ll also want to take the seasons into account. “Seasonality is a bigger part of cheese…
The speculation regarding taking creatine and hair loss stems primarily from one small study. In this 2009 study, 20 college-age rugby players used 25 grams of creatinine daily for seven days, followed by 5 g daily for 14 days. Following the regime, their dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels increased. DHT is a hormone derived from testosterone. The study increased by 56 percent after the seven-day loading period and remained 40 percent higher than the initial levels after the 14-day maintenance phase.Experts have linked some cases of hair loss to DHT, which led to the theory that creatine causes baldness. However, the results…
For many people, fitness is an on-again/off-again thing throughout their lifetime — one that often goes like this: they get so angry and frustrated with themselves that they create this huge list of things they want to overhaul about their lives and go full throttle for a few days until their battery dies from exerting so much effort to try to become someone who is wildly different from who they are now. And they crash and burn then bail on all of it until … they get so angry and frustrated with themselves that they start the all-or-nothing cycle over again.Sound…