Fitness + Well-Being

How to Avoid Catching Contagious Stress

Don't Catch Stress! We’ve all heard that stress is both unhealthy and unavoidable. But did you know that it’s also contagious? New research from The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and [...]

Athletes, Adapt

During competition, a high jumper may harness adrenaline and nervous energy to increase focus, speed, and force during the jump. Here’s where stress is a good thing. But a little too much stress can cause [...]

Why Your Muscles Are Sore After Exercise

Muscle soreness is a fact of life for any athlete. But through a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms for why it happens, a little knowledge promises to help mitigate (if not fully eliminate) some [...]

A 15-Minute Brisk Walk Curbs Hunger Cravings

A mere 15-minute brisk walk is enough to reduce hunger cravings significantly, a new study shows. Dieters are often concerned that exercise will cause hunger and lead to overeating and a stall in weight loss, [...]

Is Stress Aging You?

Stress—just reading the word can hit a nerve that gets your heart pumping. April is Stress Awareness Month and we’ve decided it’s time to place the spotlight on the unhealthy nature of stress when it’s [...]

The Science Behind CoQ10

Ever wonder how the food we eat is converted into energy? It’s thanks to a very important substance called coenzyme Q10, also known as coQ10, which is in charge of producing 95 percent of the [...]