Sent From My iPhone
This one is "Sent from my iPhone," so it'll be short 'n sweet. A couple months ago I wrote about how to eat on the road while traveling as a shredder. Though I mentioned it…
Exercise Your Brain
By: Sarah Schmermund, M.A. Beyond our health and good looks, researchers have asserted for years that exercise also helps our brain function, especially over the long-term. Physical exercise promotes neurogenesis, the creation of new brain…
As Seen on TV
By: Sarah Schmermund, M.A. If you’ve never been a sucker for a fad diet or exercise equipment infomercial (shake weight, anyone?), then you’re lying. Even if it wasn’t weight loss related, we’ve all been seduced…
What Makes This Time Different?
By: Sarah Schmermund, M.A. So, you’re two weeks into this shred. You’ve been inundated with info on what to eat, what not to eat, when to eat, how to exercise, how not to exercise… You…
Save the Gossip for the Nail Salon
By: Sarah Schmermund, M.A. We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again.? If you can carry on a conversation, it doesn’t count as cardio. Thankfully, research is finally backing us up. For years, the…
Mind Over Muscle
By: Sarah Schmermund, M.A. Historically, research has focused on the physical body (muscles, heart, and lungs) to attempt to figure out what limits a person’s physical exertion capacity. Do tired muscles just give out at…
The Traveling Shredder: What the Hell Do We Eat?
By Sarah Schmermund So here I am, a week and a half into Stacey’s Summer Shred, committed to toning up and slimming down with consistent exercise and a healthy diet, and I decide to take…