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Boosting Your Water Intake with Practical, Easy Steps
Read more: Boosting Your Water Intake with Practical, Easy StepsWhy is water intake so important? We’re glad you asked! According to the National Association for Sports Medicine, the human body is 60% water. The fluid levels in our body are constantly fluctuating depending on our daily activities, such as sweating, urination and excretion, as well as respiration. Water is KEY to keeping our bodies…
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Do Cold Plunging Benefits Outweigh the Risks?
Read more: Do Cold Plunging Benefits Outweigh the Risks?We’ve all seen them by now—videos of people submerging into oversized tin buckets filled with ice-cold water (ice cubes included) or diving into the ocean for a chilly early morning swim. You may have even heard a health expert or your favorite wellness girlie talking about cold plunging benefits on a podcast. It’s the latest…
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Cardio vs. Strength Training: What’s the Right Balance?
Read more: Cardio vs. Strength Training: What’s the Right Balance?It’s an age-old fitness question. Which one’s “better” for me—cardio vs. strength training? Both workout types come with impressive (and distinct) benefits, but there’s often a misguided divide between the two. The truth is that you need both forms to supercharge your health. Yes, it’s perfectly natural to prefer one form of movement to the…
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How to Use obé: 4 Features That Will Level up Your Fitness Journey
Read more: How to Use obé: 4 Features That Will Level up Your Fitness JourneyOne thing you need to know now: obé isn’t just another online fitness platform. If you’re the type of person who loves to choose your own adventure and knows what you’re looking for, we got you. But if you’re newer to your fitness journey, trying to figure out what’s right for your body and goals,…
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Active Recovery—Why It Can Matter More Than Your Workout
Read more: Active Recovery—Why It Can Matter More Than Your WorkoutWhen it comes to fitness, there’s one thing a lot of us get wrong. If you’re looking to see and feel results (think: changing your body composition, being able to lift heavier, running faster for longer), the work isn’t in the workout. It’s in the active recovery. Wait a minute—what? Doesn’t our fitness progress stem…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Prevention & Early Detection with Gabbi
Read more: Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Prevention & Early Detection with GabbiA shocking statistic: 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer in her life. When caught early, the survival rate is more than 99%, but when caught late (think: stage 4), that number drops to 30%. That’s why early detection—as well as knowing your risk assessment—are the most important tools to save a woman’s life.…
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7 Expert-Backed Benefits of Postnatal Fitness
Read more: 7 Expert-Backed Benefits of Postnatal FitnessAs a new mom, you’ve just accomplished quite a feat: bringing new life into the world. Without a doubt, you need *all* the R&R—at least as much as you can get with a newborn at home! At some point, though, you may start to feel the itch to get active again. Of course, the progress…
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Food Cravings: Why Do We Get Them?
Read more: Food Cravings: Why Do We Get Them?At one point or another, everyone has experienced a food craving. And while everyone is prone to these urges, research indicates that women are twice as likely as men to deal with them. The intense urge to eat a certain food can hit us when we least expect it, making it difficult to focus on…
