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Stress and Adaptogens: A Historical Perspective

2022-05-17T11:22:04-07:00Energy and Focus, Featured Adaptogens Start Here, Fitness + Well-Being, Stress and Sleep|

Scientists and health practitioners have long sought to better understand, manage, and prevent the damaging effects of stress on human health. Specifically, by targeting causes of stress whether they are personal, work, or financially related, all humans are subject to the psychological, mental, and physical effects of stress. Excessive or long-term stress can lead to physiological changes that are unhealthy.

Nutrient Timing of AMPED Products for Endurance

2018-03-16T14:34:07-07:00Performance, Team Isagenix|

Endurance athletes are unique in their nutritional requirements, largely due to the fact that endurance exercise requires greater amounts of fuel. Preparation comes down to ensuring you get the right amounts of carbohydrates and other supplemental nutrients at the right time. Endurance athletes also need to get adequate protein to offset muscle protein breakdown and hasten recovery.

Fight Back Against Muscle Loss

2018-08-06T10:11:12-07:00Fitness + Well-Being, Healthy Aging|

Beginning around age 30, we begin to lose muscle and gain body fat every year. Specifically, age-related muscle loss occurs at an average rate of three to five percent per decade between the ages of 30 and 60 and accelerates significantly after age 60. This is a serious concern since abnormally low muscle mass, know as sarcopenia, is linked to loss of strength and mobility, culminating in unhealthy aging and frailty.

Is Alcohol Destroying Your Athletic Performance?

2018-03-16T14:38:46-07:00Performance, Team Isagenix|

There’s no question about it. Alcohol and athletics don’t mix, because it makes an impact on your recovery which is critical to reaching your optimal performance and fitness levels. Unfortunately, too many sports have created an entire culture based around drinking for fans and athletes alike. In fact, binge drinking is so prevalent in sports that studies suggest that athletes are more likely than the general population to drink in excess (1, 2).

How Much Should You Fail for Success?

2018-03-16T14:39:30-07:00Performance, Team Isagenix|

You don’t gain much without failure. There’s been little doubt of this when it comes to improving strength and muscle mass. Chief among recommendations for lifting weights is to use high-intensity resistance above 60 percent of your one-repetition maximum—or the most weight you can lift in one effort—with failure defined as the inability to complete another full range of repetition (1).

AMPED Recover 101

2018-04-12T16:12:37-07:00Multimedia, Performance, Science Talks, Team Isagenix|

AMPED Recover is the AMPED Product you will use after your workout, and is the focus on the final of the four part series of podcasts on the new Performance Line. “You need to think of AMPED Recover as the trigger, and IsaPro as the building blocks that create muscle,” says Research Nutritionist Alex Mohr, M.Sc. CSCS. Find out more about what makes AMPED Recover such a critical supplement for athletes, regardless of their sport, for optimal performance.

Should You Still Be Doing Cardio?

2018-08-06T10:11:12-07:00Brain Health, Fitness + Well-Being, Heart Health|

During the 80s and 90s and the era of Jane Fonda workouts and Tae Bo, aerobics were in and weightlifting was out. How the tables have turned today. Now it’s all about being strong, not skinny. Having bigger arms, more definition, and rock-hard abs i

3 Ways To Get More Isagenix Greens, Daily

2018-08-06T10:19:00-07:00Energy and Focus, Fitness + Well-Being|

Not only does Isagenix Greens™ makes a great-tasting beverage on its own, but it can also be used in different ways to pack your diet with those phytonutrients woefully absent from most Americans’ diets. For most of the U.S. population the average intake of vegetables is only about two servings per day (1).

AMPED Power 101

2018-04-12T16:12:37-07:00Multimedia, Performance, Science Talks, Team Isagenix|

In the second of a four part series on the new Performance Line, Alex Mohr, M.Sc. and CSCS take a closer look at the science behind AMPED Power. The pre-workout period is all about preparing the body with readily available energy, supporting blood flow, and enhancing focus. The special mixture of ingredients in AMPED Power address each one of those.

Sleep ‘Low,’ Train High, for Better Performance

2018-03-16T14:45:11-07:00Performance, Team Isagenix|

Endurance athletes, like runners and cyclists, generally turn to a diet high in carbohydrates because they know they are in continuous need of a readily available source of fuel. But over the last few years some athletes have used a technique called “training low” that involves restricting carbohydrates before and during exercise.