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How To Create Sustainability In Your Routine While spontaneity has its benefits (and should definitely be a part of your life!), we all know that the counter-balance is just as necessary for success: Developing a routine. But not just any routine. A routine that is sustainable and can realistically support and carry you to your…

Training Like An Animal: The Benefits If you’ve been hearing about “primal” “ancestral” or “animal” movement lately and thinking it’s just the latest trend … know that this type of movement has actually been “trending” for thousands of years. Training like an animal (or, to be more correct, our early human selves!) has an unbelievable…

Eating To Support A Lifestyle: Sufficient Energy and Nutrient Intake To Stay Energized At Work And During Workouts Diets. Just the word is enough to bring up intense amounts of information, and perhaps even emotion.  After all, it’s likely that we’ve all tried a diet or two in our lifetime … and perhaps that diet…

How Plants Can Power Your Workout: A Look Into Nitric Oxide Boosting Foods As plant-based diets have become more popular in recent years, you may have wondered whether fruits and veggies can actually contribute to your performance. After all, opinions around diets in general are pretty polarizing, so getting to a nugget of truth can…

Focus On Micronutrients: The Role Of Magnesium In Sleep, Mood And Muscle Function If there’s one thing we’ve learned about micronutrients … it’s that their effects aren’t “micro” at all. In fact, getting the right amount of micronutrients can mean the difference between being energized enough to actually reach your goals, and not being able…

How Much Protein Do I Need? Calculating Protein Needs For An Active Lifestyle When we embark on a health or fitness journey, protein is something that typically comes up almost immediately. The amount of information regarding how much protein to consume to gain muscle, tone up, lose fat, etc … PLUS what types of protein…

Hydrating During A High Protein Diet: Drinking Enough Water To Support Protein Breakdown Typically, when we increase our activity level, our protein intake also increases. We know protein is essential for building and repairing muscle tissue; however, there is one important factor regarding protein that often isn’t mentioned. That factor is water intake. Protein And…

Managing Stress: 5 Herbs That Can Help Stress is something we all deal with. In fact, it’s become pretty synonymous with modern life. Most of us are also pretty aware that some stress is good for us – it can push us to step outside of our comfort zone, take radical action, and make necessary…

The Power Of Self-Compassion It’s no doubt the grind is good … most of the time. After all, hard work lends results, and pushing yourself out of your comfort zone is often the prerequisite to any significant change. Plus, sometimes you have to be a little touch with yourself in order to move forward toward…