Knowledge Base
What is the the difference between simple and complex carbohydrates?
By Jon Esposito |
Top Line Simple carbohydrates are the easiest and fastest forms of carbohydrates for the body to breakdown and utilize for energy. On the other hand, complex carbohydrates go through a ...
Read More What happens to our bones, muscles, and skin as we age?
By Jon Esposito |
Top Line We are all aging and understanding the process of how we age can help us plan for what lies ahead. Why it Matters Understanding how our bones, muscles, ...
Read More What is blood flow restriction (BFR) and how does it work?
By Jon Esposito |
Top Line Blood flow restriction (BFR) is a unique training method that goes as far back as the 1960’s when it was originally developed by Yoshiaki Sato in Japan. Why ...
Read More What is the single best thing you can do to improve your health?
By Jon Esposito |
Top Line Exercise or physical activity is the single best thing you can do to improve your health. Decades of research has consistently shown that every part of our body ...
Read More Why prioritizing sleep can make a difference during the pandemic
By Jon Esposito |
Top Line Sleep is an essential component of our daily lives and how much sleep we get a night can be the difference in whether or not we protect ourselves ...
Read More Stress is a Disease
By George Crouch |
Top Line Stressors are inevitable -- nevertheless, we still can counter the negative health implications of stress by choosing how we perceive it, using mind-based strategies like meditation to reduce ...
Read More Cover Less Ground: The Key to Faster & Injury Free Running
By George Crouch |
Top Line “Running over 30 miles a week for probably my first five or six years on Tour pretty much destroyed my body and my knees.” -Tiger Woods With ...
Read More Conditioned Heart or Heart Condition
By George Crouch |
Top Line Keeping heart and lung tissue healthy with regular cardio, cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), greatly reduces your chances of all-cause mortality. Why It Matters While heart disease is the ...
Read More The Number You Should Know & How to Improve It
By George Crouch |
Top Line Despite VO2max testing being considered the gold standard measurement of cardiorespiratory fitness and one of the strongest independent predictors of mortality, it is sadly seldom performed outside of ...
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