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Bill Brown
Nov 20, 2019

Why It’s Important to Foam Roll Your Hamstrings

Foam rolling is a self-myofascial release technique that helps with flexibility, muscle recovery and pain reduction. Other physical benefits of foam rolling include decreasing the neurological signal to the muscle, which allows them to relax. You also increase your pain tolerance which helps you put more pressure on your target muscles. There are many shapes and

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Bill Brown
Nov 08, 2019

9 Simple Ways to Stack Habits for Weight-Loss Success

Creating new healthy habits can be extremely difficult, especially when losing weight requires long-term changes to your diet, fitness, sleep schedule and more. But other habits — like brushing your teeth, eating three meals a day and winding down before bed — come so automatically you don’t even have to think about them. That’s why combining the two, also known as

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CATEGORIES: Blog, Nutrition & Health
Bill Brown
Nov 07, 2019

“Afterburn” Explained (Yes, You Burn Extra Calories After Certain Workouts)

“Afterburn” is a popular buzzword in the fitness community — especially where fat loss is concerned. So, what is it? Afterburn is another name for a physiological effect known as excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC). In a nutshell, afterburn, or EPOC, refers to the amount of oxygen your body needs post-workout to get you back to

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Bill Brown
Nov 06, 2019

What to do if Lunges Hurt Your Knees

Many of us have a love-hate relationship with lunges. But if you can’t lunge without feeling a twinge in your knees, it’s likely a hate-hate relationship. It’s not uncommon to feel knee discomfort or pain during lunges. The worst offenders tend to be forward lunges, walking lunges and jump lunges, says Dani Almeyda, corrective exercise

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Bill Brown
Nov 05, 2019

5 Reasons to Stop Eating Lunch at Your Desk

Maybe you don’t have the time to go out to lunch most weekdays, or you’ve just grown accustomed to eating at your desk because it’s quick and easy. But eating lunch somewhere other than your workspace can have a positive effect on your productivity levels and your appetite. The next time you need a reminder

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CATEGORIES: Blog, Nutrition & Health
Bill Brown
Nov 04, 2019

If I’m Not Sweating, Is My Workout Hard Enough?

  How much you sweat and how difficult your workout is aren’t always related. Let’s take a deeper dive into sweat. WHY WE SWEAT Sweating is all about temperature control. Once our body temperature surpasses 98.6ºF, sweat glands are triggered to release a mixture of sodium chloride, other electrolytes and water. As this sweat evaporates, some

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Bill Brown
Oct 30, 2019

Take The Stairs

Health Fitness Revolution advocates being healthy and balanced. We realize that getting a full workout in every day is not realistic, but there are easy ways to incorporate being active in your day-to-day routine! It’s important to stay active during the day- by becoming more active during the day, you are supplementing your workouts and

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Bill Brown
Oct 29, 2019

Ways to Stay Motivated at Maintaining Fitness

Making big lifestyle changes like exercising and dieting are really difficult to commit to. Many get discouraged and don’t keep to the rigorous schedule, but hope isn’t lost! There are lots of different ways to keep your motivation up. Studies have proven that dieters who keep a food diary lose twice as much weight than those who kept no records,

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Bill Brown
Oct 28, 2019

Top 10 Ways to Boost Your Exercise Endurance

If your daily workouts aren’t giving you the rush your body needs and craves, chances are you need to push yourself further. This is where endurance comes into play. Endurance is the ability to withstand unpleasant or difficult situations with persistence. The urge to push oneself past limitations is embedded in human nature. This is

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Bill Brown
Oct 25, 2019

10 Reasons to Drink 3 Liters of Water a Day (101 ounces)

Who drinks water? The Queen of England does. So does three-time NBA champion LeBron James. Even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg drinks water. In fact, just about everybody across the world drinks the life-giving beverage. But are you drinking enough? Doctors recommend that you drink 3 liters of water a day in order to stay hydrated

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