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Optimal Aerobic Exercise Heart Rate Goal For Effective Workouts
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At face value, the treadmill and the elliptical seem like two pretty similar pieces of gym equipment. Both machines have…
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Every sport has its own little quirks and oddities (I’m still not clear on why a football field is technically…
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What Are Fatty Acids and Why Do You Need Them?
As more informed consumers, we’ve come a long way since the anti-fat rhetoric that pervaded the nutrition space for a…
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Body Fat Scale: Are Smart Scales The Smarter Way To Measure Health?
For decades, the Body Mass Index (BMI) was the go-to measure for tracking health. It offered a convenient way to…
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In today’s health-conscious world, people pay closer attention to the ingredients on nutrition labels. Fat has historically been labeled as…