Summer is quickly approaching, which means warm weather, beach vacations, and inevitably, sunburn. While we can’t blame you for wanting to lie outside and soak up some rays, protecting your skin from harmful sun exposure is the simplest way to ward off skin cancer without spending your summer indoors. Not convinced you need sunblock? Consider this: Having non-melanoma skin cancer… Read more →
Content provided by: Beauty sleep? More like baby-making sleep. Women may feel more tired or sleep-deprived than men, but a new Danish study found that lack of sleep can take a major toll on guys, too — by reducing their fertility. Read on to learn why dudes should hit the hay earlier in order to keep their little swimmers healthy…. Read more →
If you tend to count sheep to lull yourself to sleep, you may want to reconsider. Not only is this tactic ineffective, but it may actually make it more difficult to doze off, found a Oxford University study published in the journal Behavior Research and Therapy. Researchers divided insomniacs into two groups, and experimented with different sleep-inducing techniques, over a… Read more →
Content provided by: After 10 seconds, I was gasping for breath, sweaty, and definitely convinced that four minutes of Tabata intervals counts as a real workout. Greatist’s Chief Research Officer David Tao was helping me “research” Tabata protocol, and after a round each of burpees, medicine ball clean and presses, and squats, I was feeling the burn (and then some,… Read more →
Within the past five years, the term organic has been popping up everywhere, with specialty stores like Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s to specific supermarket aisles dedicated to selling purely organic products. At Fitango, we know that it can be confusing (and expensive) to determine which items on your grocery list deserve organic-concern, which is why we’ve used research from the Environmental… Read more →
Content provided by: Wish those workouts didn’t seem to last forever? Research actually shows that people enjoy exercise more than they think they will. In fact, they enjoy it a whole lot more! There are about a billion mental and physical reasons to exercise regularly, so why not make the experience as enjoyable as possible? Here are 16 tactics designed… Read more →
In celebration of National Employee Health and Fitness Month, we had some of the Fitango staff share their favorite health and fitness secrets…along with their favorite indulgences (because lets face it…everybody has one!). Sara Doyle: Marketing Coordinator Favorite healthy food: My favorite healthy-eating strategy is to eat seasonal and local foods whenever I can. That said, I don’t know where… Read more →
Content provided by: We all know fruit’s one of those healthy food groups. But that doesn’t mean we can only eat it au natural! Here are 31 fruit-filled snacks to make your daily dose of fruit a bit more interesting. Sweet Chocolate-Covered Kiwi Pops This chocolate-fruit combo isn’t as classic as strawberries and chocolate, but it’s just as good! Slice… Read more →
Do you have your gym routine down to a science? Is every rep, set, mile, and lap carefully calculated into a personal fitness plan suited to your goals? If the answer is yes, then good for you! Clearly, you’ve done your research, and are tuned in to your body and progress. But if you aren’t getting the results that you… Read more →
If you have spring season sniffles, Hurricane Sandy may be to blame. It seems the damage of the storm is reaching beyond northeast shorelines, and affecting nasal passages nationwide. According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology research, the lingering moisture from Sandy has a huge impact on the pollen and mold levels in the air, making seasonal… Read more →
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