I still find it hard to believe how different my body was just two years ago while I was still in my undergrad. I was your typical student studying night and day and always putting exercise on my list of things to do, but never...

1. Increase your strength: Strength is always practical, no matter if you’re a young athlete or a parent working a 9-5. After all, what other way is there to prevent atrophy and stay healthy as we get older? Strength training increases tendon strength for healthy...

Each morning I take the T into work. As I wait for the train, I’m serenaded by a Fred Astaire impersonator. A man in his 50’s holding a microphone slowly moves side to side and sings: Dressed up like a million-dollar trooper Trying hard to...

Meal prep may seem like homework, but there are several benefits to preparing meals for the week: Less decision making as to “what you are going to eat today” Knowing what is going into your food Not being influenced by others to eat not-so nutritious...

“well, well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of my own behavior” Some sarcastic person making a terribly accurate meme I wrote the title of the piece knowing that it may come across as pessimistic. That’s not the point. I’m not making attempts to use...

Inactivity Negatively Impacts Health Four facts that keep me thinking about health on a consistent basis are: An increasing number of us are overweight or obese The majority of people who lose weight will also gain it back The majority of us are getting insufficient...