Nutrient Timing
NUTRIENT TIMING Nutrient timing is a topic that we get a lot of questions about in the gym. Typically, nutrient timing refers to the ingestion of foods, supplements, and fortified […]
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February Conference at Pure Performance: The Revolution
THE REVOLUTION February Conference at Pure Performance: The Revolution Pure Performance will be hosting an exciting course this winter featuring some of the health and fitness industry’s most forward-thinking leaders.
Build Your Community and Your Body
BUILD YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR BODY The humans of 2018 are facing a strange conundrum: we have more vehicles for connection than ever, but are reporting more loneliness than ever.
Blood Sugar Issues and The Fundamental Solutions
BLOOD SUGAR ISSUES AND THE FUNDAMENTAL SOLUTIONS More than 30 million people in the United States have diabetes, and of those, 90 to 95-percent of them have type 2 diabetes–an
Why Seemingly All Diets Can Succeed…or Fail
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Physiological Regulation vs. Reward Regulation
PHYSIOLOGICAL REGULATION VS. REWARD REGULATION If we were to peer back into time and look at the way humans evolved to interact with, select, and consume food, we would find
Calories-In and Calories-Out: Energy Expenditure Models
CALORIES-IN AND CALORIES-OUT: ENERGY EXPENDITURE MODELS Whether you’re a frequent flyer at the gym, a weekend warrior, or thinking about starting to workout, you’ve no doubt been faced with an
Just Start: Why There is No Pause Button on Your Health
JUST START: WHY THERE IS NO PAUSE BUTTON ON YOUR HEALTH Undertaking new health endeavors can be intimidating for even the most seasoned fitness veterans. Changing the way we eat,
Energy Systems, Performance, and Your Body
ENERGY SYSTEMS AREN’T JUST FOR ATHLETES You may have heard the term “energy systems” mentioned in the gym, at practice–or perhaps your children’s practices–in fitness articles, or other health outlets.
The Hygiene Hypothesis: How Modern Environments May Interact with Our Genes
THE HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS Get sick, take antibiotics. Put dirty dishes in the dishwasher. Walk in shoes, on pavement, to and from work. Sit inside all day. Visit a farm once