Regular breast cancer screenings are a potentially life-saving measure that doctors recommend women take, although the recommended starting age and frequency are still topics of debate. A study published in…

A recent study, published in the Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, showed that walking for five minutes at the top of every hour increased employees’ happiness and vigor,…

Not only do sleep disorders affect more women than men, according to the National Sleep Foundation, difficulty falling and staying asleep also seems to take a bigger toll with longer-lasting negative…

Insomnia may be linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to recent research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The symptoms of insomnia—difficulty initiating…

You’re midway through a run, workout, or CrossFit session when suddenly it strikes—a debilitating muscle cramp that stops you cold. Nothing kills a workout quite like the pain and tightness…

Researchers from the University of Central Florida tracked the sleep patterns and physical activity levels of 118 people with full-time jobs. The study, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology,…

Most HERS can probably agree that working out makes you look and feel incredible—or, at the very least, the changes in your body make you feel confident and motivated. Even…

IFBB Bikini pro Angelica Teixeira was runner-up at last year’s Bikini Olympia—the sport’s biggest stage. Building on that momentum, the Brazilian-born Teixeira claimed top honors at the Arnold Classic Bikini…

Thinking about competing, but aren’t sure how to get started or where to find information? Well, I’m here to help! Before I began competing, I remember looking at contest photos…

“Contrary to what’s been preached in the past, lifting and running complement each other quite well,” says Jay Dicharry, P.T., director of the REP lab in Bend, OR. In fact,…