One Major Effect of Drinking Electrolytes, Say Experts

With all of the severe heat waves we've experienced this summer, it's vital that you're staying cool and hydrated to avoid heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion and heatstroke. However, water by itself isn't enough to sustain your body amid extreme temperatures—your body requires a little something extra, especially if you're active...

A Clean and Tidy Home Can Boost Your Mental Health—Here's Where to Start

Some symptoms of depression are well known: lethargy, a loss of interest in things you once found enjoyable, hopelessness, and deep sadness. But there are other depression warning signs you may not be aware of: stacks of dirty dishes in the sink; a towering pile of unfolded laundry that you washed days ago; boxes, wrappers, and bags dotting the disheveled...

10 Surprising Sources of Calcium

With the constantly rotating “super” foods and nutrition fads, it can be easy to forget some of our most fundamental dietary needs, like calcium—especially if you’re a woman.

“If your calcium levels aren’t high enough, your body will go ahead...

7 Effortless Ways to Crush Sugar Cravings Throughout the Day

You know that feeling after finishing up an entire meal, where you instantly crave a slice of chocolate cake? Or when you eat some junk food and notice that your body is craving more of it still?

Sugar cravings are way more common than you may realize, especially with all of the added sugar that is put in the food we buy...

Walking to Lose Weight: Does It Work?

Looking for an easy-to-start workout regimen that can show results, without having to go to the gym or spend money on equipment?

Try walking.

It might not seem like the most efficient exercise available, but experts on the topic say it can help with weight loss, mental health...

7 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight — and How to Fix Them

If you’ve changed your eating habits to focus on healthier foods and gotten serious about your workouts, you might expect to start shedding pounds. But the reality is that despite what you’ve been led to believe, weight loss is more complicated than calories in versus calories out. If you’re trying to lose weight, check out these habits...

What's the Difference Between Flexibility and Mobility (and Why Should You Care)?

Flexibility used to be a simple concept to understand: if you can do the splits or touch your hands behind your shoulder blades, you’re flexible. And if you’re not flexible, you have to do some stretches. But in recent years, the term mobility has become more popular, and it doesn’t mean exactly the same thing...

When You Should Use Barbells Instead of Dumbbells (and Vice Versa)

Dumbbells and barbells, the two workhorses of free weight training, each have subtly different advantages. Dumbbells are small; you hold one in each hand. A barbell is the longer, typically two-handed implement. Many exercises can be done with either one. So how do you choose?

How to Use Progressive Overload to Get Stronger

As you get stronger, you become able to lift heavier and heavier weights. That much is probably obvious. But what beginners sometimes miss is that it’s a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation: You become stronger because you lift heavier and heavier weights...

3 Simple Shifts to Help You Ditch the ‘All-Or-Nothing’ Mentality Over the Holidays

There’s often an “all-or-nothing” mindset that comes with establishing a health and fitness routine. Many people think that to live a healthier lifestyle they have to jump in with both feet and completely eliminate unhealthy habits. In reality, this is pretty unsustainable. Not to mention, any small positive change can improve your health...