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Sports Supplements and Simple Stretches for Morning and Night to help Prevent Stiffness and Soreness As we age, keeping our muscles and joints flexible is key to avoiding stiffness and soreness. Essential minerals play a crucial role in maintaining proper hydration and overall health. Adding a few simple stretches to your daily routine—both morning and…
When Your Workouts Are Too Hard. Recovery and Balance We all push ourselves during workouts. The desire to get stronger, fitter, and healthier makes us lift heavier, run longer, and spend more time in the gym. We seem to buy into the “NO PAIN, NO GAIN” theory and that may be true, but when your…
When working out and lifting weights, one of the most important things to consider is how much time you should take between sets. In this post from our team at Proven 4, we’ll discuss four different factors that influence how long you should wait between sets. After reading, be sure to check out our…
Can you still get strong and lose fat? The answer is a resounding “YES!” You don’t have to choose between being muscular and lean or bulky and overweight. You can have it all! In this blog post, we will discuss the best ways to achieve both strength and fat loss. We will also provide…
You’ve probably seen those crazy people running in the rain or snow. Maybe you even thought to yourself, “How do they do that?” The answer is endurance training. Endurance athletes are a special breed — they push their bodies to the limit in order to achieve their goals. If you’re interested in becoming an endurance…
Achieving your fitness goals is more than the repetitive cycle of sleep, sweat, eat, repeat. Optimizing your exercise performance is a way to train smarter instead of getting lost in last year’s workout fads. Learn how to properly optimize your exercise performance to gain muscle, lose fat, and increase your endurance. While single-joint exercises…
In recent years, the focus on fitness has shifted from simply being thin, to being fit and strong. Gains in the gym has not only become a popular saying among gym lovers, but it is becoming a lifestyle. Unfortunately for some, muscle growth can be hard to achieve. While each individual is going to have…
Movement is a vital component of our health, yet even though it’s so good for us, it’s also a stressor. And what we know about stress is that it impacts both our physical and mental wellness. From impairing our immune system to sleep issues, when high stress levels aren’t managed, exercising could be adding to…
Promote sinus wellness this season! ‘Tis the season for sniffles, sinus pressure, and congestion, but with the help of a few pressure points, you can better support your sinuses and be able to breathe clearly again! Don’t let sinus pressure get in the way of your workouts this season. Pressure points stem from Traditional Chinese…
More and more professional and top-level athletes are partaking in yoga and Pilates nowadays, including Chicago Cubs ace pitcher Jake Arietta, and mixed martial arts champ Conor McGregor. While both disciplines offer ample benefits, the two activities differ in execution and focus. Yoga is more about full-body stretching and mindful awareness using static holds; it’s…
Halloween is upon us but even spookier than the creepiest ghoul mask or terrifying scary movie is that in the U.S. roughly 600 million pounds of candy is sold each year for Halloween. What’s more, 90 million pounds of that being chocolate sold the week of. <<Shudder>> If you’re an athlete, active person, or anyone…
I really wanted to do this for a few reasons. One, I don’t want women to wait for answers; it’s important to try to find them yourself. Two, breast cancer awareness is personal to me. And three, if I had a voice strong enough to reach every woman who is battling breast cancer, I would…