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People often have difficulty expressing themselves clearly, confidently and compassionately, whether in personal relationships, the workplace or social settings. Fear of making mistakes, appearing foolish or facing criticism can hinder communication. With the rise of digital communication, these challenges have only multiplied, making developing strong communication skills more crucial than ever. Many books offer practical advice, strategies and insights for overcoming these challenges and learning how to talk to anyone. In addition to improving public speaking skills, managing difficult conversations and connecting with those around you, the following best books on communication skills can serve as valuable resources for effective…
Time Stamps In this episode, Pak and Milo break down the research around how to warm-up for maximum muscle growth and strength. What should your warm-up strategy be? Finally, they cover some questions asked by listeners. 00:15:30 – Warming Up for Hypertrophy – Overview, Existing Research and Limitations 00:27:26 – Warming Up for Hypertrophy – Studies in Detail 00:38:20 – Takeaways 00:47:44 – Audience Q&A Studies discussed: High-load and low-volume warm-up increases performance in a resistance training session The Role of Specific Warm-up during Bench Press and Squat Exercises: A Novel Approach Effect of warm-up protocols using lower and higher…
Workplace wellness programs are gaining popularity as businesses deal with an ageing workforce, high obesity rates, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diets. Worldwide, there is a prevalence in the rise in chronic disease risks like diabetes, hypertension, and cancer. Employers value having healthy employees who are fully engaged, content, energetic, and dedicated to their roles. While employers should not dictate what office workers eat or how much they exercise, they can offer guidance, education, skill-building, and support programs. The employees desiring to adopt healthier eating habits and increase physical activity can embrace these. This approach is not about interfering in workers’…
Below is an approximation of this video’s audio content. To see any graphs, charts, graphics, images, and quotes to which Dr. Greger may be referring, watch the above video. If you randomize overweight adolescents into one of two groups, in which they’re either advised to drink eight cups (1.90 L) of water a day or not, what happens after six months? The first question you always have to ask with interventional studies is: Did the study participants actually comply? Both groups started out drinking around two cups (0.50 L) a day, and so the study was designed to see if…
By Leo Babauta Let’s imagine that there’s a big task you’ve been avoiding for weeks (or maybe a bunch of them!) … it just becomes this ball of dread that you don’t want to think about, but that you feel really bad that you’ve been putting off. Sound familiar? Everyone has something like this, whether it’s a big work project, taxes or budgeting, a difficult email, a creative project, or just some regular tasks you don’t want to deal with. So let’s assume you’d really like to do this task … how do you turn towards it? I’m going to…
Bodyweight pushups must be the most primitive and basically far-reaching exercises in existence in the world of fitness. “Drop and give me 20” is one of the most hackneyed statements used by people who think they’re being coy with in-shape acquaintances. The truth is, there are plenty of benefits to doing pushups, and most intermediate and advanced trainees have stopped doing them for one reason: they’re a bodyweight exercise, and they think they’ve “graduated” from them. Due to human nature, it makes perfect sense. If you’re bench pressing 300 pounds, a simplistic pushup won’t do anything for your strength or…
You know how important protein is for staying fit and muscular. But you might not know that much of its strength-building power comes from branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs). It’s one acronym you want to keep in mind when putting together an eating plan or supplement regimen that’ll help make your fitness goals a reality. BCAAs have several benefits that can help you get there. What Are BCAAs? Branched-chain amino acids are three of the nine essential amino acids that the body can’t produce on its own: Isoleucine Leucine Valine Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, and protein is a building…
Some gentle stretches and changes to your device habits can help alleviate neck pain. Whether you’re caught up in doomscrolling or just checking your work emails, chances are you’re spending a lot of time on your phone. But all that screen time can lead to a pesky condition called “text neck.” Hunching over your device can leave you with some severe aches and pains. So, hold your phone up to eye level and check out these easy tips to get rid of text neck fast! AleksandarNakic/Getty Images What is text neck? Also known as “tech neck,” text neck is a…
After a four-year hiatus, the Fit Bottomed Girls are back! As a well-established OG fitness blog for women, it may have seemed odd that we seemingly fell off the face of the earth for a while there. But what can we say? Sometimes life gets in the way and forces us to take a step back and re-evaluate.Just like many of you who’ve had to put your own health and fitness goals on hold to prioritize other things for a while, we’re in a place where it’s time to bounce back with renewed energy and purpose. We invite all women,…
Widely regarded as one of the very best international war reporters, Trey Yingst is the Chief Foreign Correspondent for FOX News. The 31-year-old says he has a passion for relaying information in a way that tells the stories of the people on the ground rather than pushing a one-sided political agenda. His work to bring us testimony and pictures from some of the world’s most unstable locations cannot be underestimated in it’s importance. But for Yingst, each day presents a very real risk to his own health and safety. Fortunately, as an agile journalist who loved to play rugby in…