Creamy, salty, and sweet, peanut butter hits the taste trifecta. Peanut butter (and other nut butters) is a delicious, nutritious food, no matter how old you are. “We often think of peanut butter as kid food, but it’s incredibly healthy for adults,…
You’d be hard-pressed to find a yoga class without at least a few downward facing dog, and upward-facing dog poses, and that’s for a good reason. Appropriately done, foundational poses help fire up your whole kinetic chain, making them ideal…
Get ready to shake up your routine, because something delicious is here from Shakeology. (Hint: It involves cookies!) Meet our latest permanent flavor, inspired by a favorite snack-time treat: Snickerdoodle Plant-Based Vegan Shakeology! Snickerdoodle Shakeology tastes just like the pillowy-soft,…
Spend enough time around workout machines, and you’ll find they each have their own personality; the VersaClimber is a drill sergeant, the assisted pull-up is the science nerd, the cable row is the blue-collar mensch. The party guy, however, has…
So, you can’t work out — on account of illness, work stress, gym closure, or life upheaval. It happens. As you get your life back on track, you may start to worry about your waning fitness. How long does it…
Anyone who’s ever tried to lose weight knows that those last few pounds can be the hardest to shed. If you’re just trying to be generally healthy, this isn’t a big deal. Frankly, your body is probably better off with…
Between the likes of Big Gulps, foot-long subs, and trenta-sized lattes (31 ounces!), we’re living in a super-sized world. The proof? So, if portion sizes are completely out of whack these days, then how can you tell how much you’re really eating,…
Summer has given way to fall, but it’s not just the air that’s getting crisper — it’s apple season. While most types of apples are available year-round, they’re typically harvested during the autumn months. There are more than 100 apple…
How much weight should you lift? Here’s the short answer: You should always lift the maximum amount of weight that will allow you to complete all of your reps in all of your sets of a given exercise while maintaining proper…
If you want to sculpt a pair of awe-inspiring, strut-worthy legs, look to your quad muscles, a.k.a. quadriceps femoris, a.k.a. “quads.” This meaty group of leg muscles makes up the entire front of your thighs and, aesthetics aside, help power…