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Fitness Discipline: 3 Ways to Boost Willpower & Stay on Track

How can you neutralize the urgency of temptations? What are some ways you can minimize distractions while you exercise? Even if you’re motivated to get and stay fit and have an excellent plan to do it, temptations can creep in and get you off track. Michael Matthews, a certified personal trainer and the founder of Legion Athletics, shares three tips to help you build up your willpower while you build up your body. Keep reading for this practical advice that will improve your fitness discipline.

How to Calculate Calories and Macros: Tips From Mike Matthews

Do you know how many calories (and calories for each macro) you should take in each day? What factors should you consider when calculating calories and macros? In Bigger Leaner Stronger, Michael Matthews recommends flexible dieting. This simply means managing your calorie intake and eating a healthy balance of macronutrients (macros). To do this, you need to know how to calculate calories and macros according to your diet goals. Continue reading to learn Matthews’s advice for calculating calories and macros.

Finding Motivation for Getting Fit: Your Mindset Is Half the Battle

Does your enthusiasm for nutrition and exercise tend to wane over time? How clear are you on your reasons for wanting to be healthy? Inconsistency equals zero. If you’re going to make any meaningful, lasting change, you have to stick with it. When it comes to your fitness journey, your mindset is half the battle. Enthusiasm and willpower will help you keep the commitments you make to yourself. Find motivation for getting fit with the following tips from personal trainer Michael Matthews.

How to Treat ADHD in Adults Without Meds: Nurture Growth

Are you an adult who deals with ADHD? What is the solution to ADHD that doesn’t require medication? There are several positive changes you can make to your life to help with ADHD. According to Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté, there are two essential components to re-parenting yourself as a solution to ADHD: pursuing psychological growth and physical self-nurturing. Let’s explore how to treat ADHD in adults without meds.

What to Take Away From the Food Disgust Sensitivity Test

Is it okay to eat old bread if you cut the moldy part off? Is the red juice from steak really blood? What foods can you eat beyond their expiration dates? A viral food disgust test called the Food Disgust Sensitivity Test has people debating whether some foods can turn your stomach—or literally make you sick. While the test is amusing to take, it’s important to know what foods you should actually be avoiding. From moldy bread and jam to yogurt past its use-by date, keep reading to learn what the experts say about what you can safely eat.

The Negative Effects of Procrastination on Your Health & Wallet

What are the negative effects of procrastination? How does procrastination affect your health and finances? Procrastination doesn’t just prevent you from getting work done. It can have a drastic impact on your health and finances if it gets out of control. Check out the negative consequences of procrastination to see why you need to get your work habits in shape.

Jennette McCurdy’s Eating Disorder & How She Recovered

How did her mother jumpstart her disordered eating? In what ways did she struggle? How did McCurdy recover? Just as Debra McCurdy controlled her daughter’s acting career, she also controlled Jennette McCurdy’s eating. This steers McCurdy into anorexia and later, bulimia. Find out more about McCurdy’s eating disorders and how she recovered from them.

How to Improve Cognitive Skills: The 4 Best Activities

Why are you so susceptible to interference and distractions? What are activities that help improve cognitive skills? Technology and information overload cause interference in the brain because of cognitive control limitations. The Distracted Mind by Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen claims that this interference can be improved with certain activities that help brain function. Keep reading to learn how to improve cognitive skills.

How to Rest Your Mind: Healing From Directed Attention Fatigue

Is your mind always “on”? How often does it get a chance to rest and repair? How can you invite such opportunities? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols explains that water—looking at it, being near it, and being in it—reduces stress and allows the mind to heal. He discusses the theory of directed attention fatigue and shows how water can give your mind a break and a chance to rejuvenate. Keep reading to learn how to rest your mind by engaging with water.

The Effects of Chronic Stress: When “Red Mind” Is in Overdrive

Why do humans have stress responses? When do these responses cross the line from being helpful to being harmful? What impact does chronic stress have on our minds and bodies? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols advocates the Blue Mind state—a serene experience that we sometimes have when we’re around water. The opposite is the Red Mind state, and he explains what happens when we’re in that state on an ongoing basis. Read more to learn about the effects of chronic stress.