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Research of the Week Poor quality relationships are harder on you than having too few. Intelligence and rational thinking are not the same thing. Move over, forest bathing. The hot new thing for Alzheimer’s is gene bathing for your brain. Temporal comprehension of a story is better when you read a physical book versus using an e-reader. Researchers discover evidence...

There’s something magical about a good high-five, right? via GIPHY It can lift you up. Make you feel recognized. Help you keep going when you’re dragging. Energize you even more when you’re feeling good. Generally, they just rock. via GIPHY Like these eight new workout songs do. Seriously, they’re the musical equivalent of a high-five!...

Trade tight hips for peachy-keen glutes with this smooth-flowing dynamic stretching routine.Tight hip flexors can neurologically weaken your glute complex, robbing you of the ability to fully extend your hips and cash in on complete gluteal activation. This means all that hard work you’re doing in the gym — lunging, squatting and deadlifting — may...

Jessica Gouthro from Paleohacks is joining us today to offer tips for strengthening glutes and hamstrings without traditional gym equipment. Enjoy, everyone. Strong glutes and hamstrings are more than just nice-looking legs and a booty. The glutes and hamstrings are the strongest muscles in our skeletal muscular system. When we strengthen these muscles, we can prevent strain...

We get lots of questions about how a ketogenic diet works in the context of exercise: Is it possible to maintain one’s fitness (strength, endurance, performance) and also drop one’s carb intake to ketogenic levels? Is it advisable? Will it help me lose weight faster? Mark already addressed some of these topics, but it’s clear that...