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Are you struggling with sugar addiction? If so, you’re not alone. A lot of people find themselves struggling to break free from the hold that sugar has on them. It can be tough to ditch your sugar addiction, but it’s definitely worth it! In this blog from Proven 4, we will discuss some ways…
Level up your training season with heart rate training! ____________________________________________________________________________ Everyone wants to be in the zone! And while this may mean something different for every sport, for runners, zone training is uniquely tied to heart rate training. For a majority of runners, pace is typically gauged by intensity — the better your time per…
This flavorful herb is for more than just soup! Amongst your dried spices, your kitchen pantry likely has bay leaves. Bay leaves are used widely in cooking, and called for in a variety of soups and sauces. We know they turn the bland and boring into delicious, edible meals, but do bay leaves do anything…
It’s spring, so why not emerge from hibernation by exercising outdoors?! If you’ve felt cooped up indoors and antsy because you’re confined to a specific square footage when the weather is drab and cold, you can begin to thaw out and soak in the sunshine with the emergence of spring! And while there’s nothing more…
Curious about the source of your neck and shoulder pain? It could be mouse shoulder! As an athlete or fitness enthusiast, aches, pains, and discomfort are no stranger. You train extremely hard, and as your body and muscles recover, there’s no doubt you incorporate your arsenal of recovery efforts including ice baths, Epsom salt soaks,…
Are you in search of a holiday gift for the athlete in your family? Proven4 has you covered! It can be tough to try and figure out a gift for the athlete in your family, but we’ll let you in on a little secret — athletes LOVE the holidays because it’s a chance to try…
Cultivate gratitude and healthy choices this Thanksgiving! The holiday season has officially begun, which means an influx of celebrations that aren’t always kind to our regularly scheduled wellness routines. Thanksgiving is no exception — the average Thanksgiving meal can top 3,000 to 4,000 calories — so for those who have goals, the food and drinks…
Because the ingredients in your workout supplements matter whether you’re a professional athlete or not! People who are invested in their training — whether you’re a fitness enthusiast or professional athlete — all saunter common ground, which is the ability to support our bodies through every workout. And, we need sports supplements that…
Stress Series: Is Stress Holding Your Fitness Hostage? (Part Two) We’ve all had a bad workout and often blame it on a lack of sleep, poor nutrition, or a lack of motivation, but at the root, could it really be stress? In part one of our stress series, we examined stress’ evolutionary role and began…
Stress takes no prisoners — this insidious health concern impacts just about every facet of us, including our fitness. Our stress response is present because our body is striving to find balance at every moment, and our bodies are thrown off balance by a stressor which can come from our environment, an external event, or…
Exercise itself helps people tackle stress but in a highly stressful world, sometimes we need additional solutions. In our last couple of posts in our stress series, we went in depth about the ramifications stress has on your training — chronic stress takes hold and captures your results and training goals. And the…
Physical activity of any kind — from taking daily walks to interval training — is amazing for our stress levels! We’re all familiar with what Elle Woods laments in Legally Blonde, “Exercise gives you endorphins, endorphins make you happy, and happy people don’t shoot their husbands!” Research supports what she brought up in the…