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Which Whey Protein Is Best?

Which Whey Protein Is Best?

You’ve likely heard that whey protein is incredibly good for you – regardless of your exact fitness goals. Want to lose weight? Whey protein can help with that. Want to...

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Which Whey Protein Is Best?

7 Reasons Why Natural Supplements Are Better

7 Reasons Why Natural Supplements Are Better

Let’s just put this out there: Supplements have a ton of junk in them. A huge variety of artificial additives get tossed into pre-workouts, protein powders and meal replaces for...

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7 Reasons Why Natural Supplements Are Better

5 Tips for Baking with Protein Powder

5 Tips for Baking with Protein Powder

Typically, organic protein powders and vegan protein powders have one use: shakes. And, most of the time, these “shakes” are a pretty basic one-ingredient affair. Of course, this is totally...

Curing Your Caffeine Cravings in the Mountains

Curing Your Caffeine Cravings in the Mountains

I’ve worked in a coffee shop. While working in a coffee shop, I can embarrassingly admit that I once vomited from an espresso overdose. I came up with the ingenious...

How to Eat Healthy When Dining Out

How to Eat Healthy When Dining Out

Dining out is easy, convenient, social and sometimes just the most realistic option. I’m all about eating meals at home, food-prep, and homemade meals, but that isn’t always going to...

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How to Eat Healthy When Dining Out

Become A Professional At Will Power, Here's How!

Become A Professional At Will Power, Here's How!

My indecisiveness used to be the frustration of my family and the torment of my ex boyfriends. Sure, now I can pick an entre at a restaurant in a socially...

The 5 Most Common Sports Nutrition Mistakes and How to Solve Them

The 5 Most Common Sports Nutrition Mistakes and...

Regardless of your sport and training level, you’re nutrition is absolutely vital. As you workout, you’re placing a huge variety of demands on your body and – in order to...

How to Make Running Fun

How to Make Running Fun

Running is fantastic exercise. Not only does it burn tons of calories, but a good run can also increase your power, endurance and cardiovascular health. Some research even suggests that...

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How to Make Running Fun

Staying Healthy During the Holiday’s

Staying Healthy During the Holiday’s

Did you know that on average Americans gain 5 pounds every holiday season? Yeah. And…they usually don’t lose it during the year so each year the weight just keeps adding...

How to Transition Your Active Lifestyle From Summer to Winter

How to Transition Your Active Lifestyle From Su...

To some, winter can feel like a slap in the face. One day, you are basking in the sun, while climbing a couple more laps at your favorite crag –...

What You Must Eat to Gain Lean Muscle

What You Must Eat to Gain Lean Muscle

It’s interesting how much time and attention people looking to gain muscle mass spend on their workouts. Of course, there are specific workout designs that are better suited to stimulate...

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What You Must Eat to Gain Lean Muscle

What Elite Athletes Eat: Fuel Like A Pro

What Elite Athletes Eat: Fuel Like A Pro

With the rise of more competitive forms of exercise like Crossfit over the past several years, many people have come to think of themselves as athletes who wouldn’t traditionally fall...

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What Elite Athletes Eat: Fuel Like A Pro

Can You Gain Muscle Without Gaining Weight?

Can You Gain Muscle Without Gaining Weight?

There’s no doubt that increasing muscle increases absolute strength—but as important as absolute strength is in many sports, relative strength is often more important. While I would argue (and have)...

How Sports Nutrition Supplements Have Changed in the Last 5 Years

How Sports Nutrition Supplements Have Changed i...

The world of health and fitness is a dynamic one, constantly changing to keep up with both the most recent research and – sadly – the most influential fads. Within...

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How Sports Nutrition Supplements Have Changed i...

5 Ways to Fast Conditioning (No Running Required)

5 Ways to Fast Conditioning (No Running Required)

Some people absolutely love to run. They talk about runner’s high, and can’t wait to get back out on the open road and just run for miles and miles. I...

What is a Dietitian and Do I Need One?

What is a Dietitian and Do I Need One?

We’ve said it before and will doubtlessly say it many more times: Nutrition is absolutely vital. If your diet is on-point, your workout performance will noticeably improve – as will...

7 Foods You Should Be Eating Every Week

7 Foods You Should Be Eating Every Week

Nutrition is a key part to any healthy lifestyle. In fact, most experts say that weight control is 75 percent diet and only about 25 percent exercise – though some...

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7 Foods You Should Be Eating Every Week

Change Your Goals, Change Your Life in 2016

Change Your Goals, Change Your Life in 2016

As we approach the new year it’s natural to have the itch to “get in shape” again. I love that this is something that happens during/after the holidays every year,...

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Change Your Goals, Change Your Life in 2016

10 Foods That Will Ruin Your Workout

10 Foods That Will Ruin Your Workout

If you’ve been involved in the health and fitness world for any length of time, you likely know that your diet has a huge impact on your progress. And so,...

5 Tips for Staying in Shape During the Winter Months

5 Tips for Staying in Shape During the Winter M...

The winter is a difficult time for fitness enthusiasts and athletes alike. Many sports are in their off-season, getting outside to exercise is a significant challenge, motivation is typically low...

The Top 10 Ways to Train for a Marathon

The Top 10 Ways to Train for a Marathon

Okay, so you’ve decided to run a marathon. You even took the extra step to sign up for one and really lock yourself in… Now what? Obviously, running your first...

How to Switch Over to a Vegan Diet

How to Switch Over to a Vegan Diet

Even after you’ve made the decision to become a vegan, getting started can be a daunting task. After all, veganism typically requires a complete change in your lifestyle – making...

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How to Switch Over to a Vegan Diet

Overcoming the Desire to Stay "Lean" When It's Preventing You From Actually Gaining Lean Muscle

Overcoming the Desire to Stay "Lean" When It's ...

Many sports encourage a lean physique, and it should come as no surprise that it’s beneficial to have a body built of greater amounts of lean muscle compared to performance-inert...

10 Benefits of Foam Rolling

10 Benefits of Foam Rolling

Foam rollers. You’ve probably encountered these little, cylindrical torture devices before or at least seen them in use. If you have, you’re likely familiar with the painful grimaces that appear...