Category: Energy Management

Most people believe that you’re not developing any fitness gains unless you feel sore after every workout. When you start a new fitness routine or push beyond your limits, you may get sore. But as you keep working out consistently, your body starts to adapt.

You may not know a lot about glucose levels in the blood, but some things feel obvious. For example, glucose levels rise in the blood after a meal. But what may seem surprising is that glucose levels actually rise after exercising as well.

Human growth hormone (HGH) is a naturally produced peptide hormone that stimulates growth and cell regeneration. The body regulates the production of this hormone in response to exercise, stress, sleep and more.

At one point or another, we’ve all given in to couch potato syndrome. Sometimes the lure of a comfortable chair, the television blaring your favourite programme and that bag of crisps are too good to turn down. The long term ramifications of a sedentary lifestyle devoid of exercise are well documented.

The benefits of exercising—whether it’s playing tennis, lifting weights in the gym, or going for a jog—can not be more obvious for an individual’s overall health.

The thyroid is a part of the endocrine system and its intersection with the markers of metabolic health can reveal its pervasive effects. It performs a vital role in regulating blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, metabolism and the response of the body to other hormones.

Colloquially, we use metabolism to refer to the amount of calories we burn per day, or how easily we lose weight. But that’s not a complete picture of what metabolism is. Metabolism is the broad term used to name all the processes that happen in the body automatically that keep us alive. 

Have you ever wondered what the most dominantly produced crop in the world is? It’s wheat, and the reason behind its superiority is more complex than you think. 

The mention of alcohol almost always elicits a conflicting reaction. Add the debate surrounding sugary drinks and calorie counting to the mix and it becomes much more complicated.