You’ve tried everything: knee braces, avoiding sidewalks, cushioned shoes. But nothing seems to make running easier on your joints! When you’re feeling joint or other leg pain, it’s important to listen to your body. Continuing to push yourself with injuries can cause long-term damage. So how can you continue getting the cardiovascular, mood-boosting, and calorie-burning […]

As a result of the unrelenting heat outside (Who else is ready for fall?!), I’ve had a lot of questions pop in my mind about hydration lately. To answer these questions for myself, I looked to experts in nutrition. However, there’s a lot of conflicting advice out there. I did my best to sort through

Every day, the world’s population consumes about 1.6 billion cups of coffee.1 In the United States, specifically, 64% of adults drink coffee daily.2 Among daily coffee-drinkers in the U.S., adults drink an average of 3 cups of coffee per day.2 I would consider this amount of coffee consumption as “moderate”; federal agencies claim it is

With everything going on in the world, summer of 2020 was not what any of us expected. We missed out on most of the typical sunshine-filled activities of summer. I know I sure didn’t get my fill of backyard BBQs, beach days, or outdoor concerts. As summer comes to a close, many of us are

Most of the scientific literature on screen time and sleep focuses on children and adolescents. However, between work-related and leisurely technology use, adults may obtain just as much – if not more – screen time than their younger counterparts! Many adults (myself included) are worried about the way their screen time may negatively impact their