No matter what your age, goal, or gender, strength training is important. Improving your strength requires you to do exercises that require pulling or pushing against a resistance. Doing bodyweight exercises, using gravity, and the weight of the body and resistance bands are two ways, but you can also lift weights. Lifting weights is beneficial […]
It’s hard for the body to digest grains. Mother Nature intended that to occur. Grains are the seeds of plants. The continuation of the species is important for those seeds to be planted. The seeds are created to survive the digestive juices in the gut, to be scattered on the ground later in the waste. […]
If you could prevent all types of inflammation, you wouldn’t want to do that. The body needs inflammation to survive. The inflammatory process is necessary for fighting microbes that attack the body and also for healing. That’s the definition of acute inflammation, which keeps you healthy. However, if inflammation becomes chronic it can lead to […]
When you come to UpFit Academy in New York, NY, we’ll help you build muscle, eliminate fat, boost your energy, and become the best version of yourself. One way to torch fat is to do cardio. While all cardio workouts burn calories, some are more efficient at calorie-burning. We use science backed workouts, so we […]
According to the World Health Organization, you need between 150 and 300 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 to 150 minutes of intense exercise every week. If you only have time for a 10-minute workout, do it, but make it count. Focus on doing an intense workout, make it Tabata or another high-intensity workout. You […]
Many of the foods you wouldn’t suspect have added sugar. Unfortunately, sugar is bad for your health. Anthropologists hypothesize that it’s instinct to crave foods with a sweet taste, like fruit. The sugar that is natural in fruit and vegetables doesn’t have the same effect as that of added sugar for several reasons. The fiber […]
Everyone pushed themselves during exercise and instinctively knew they’d be extremely sore the next day. Muscle soreness, DOMS—-delayed onset muscle soreness—is the pain and stiffness felt after pushing too hard. It doesn’t happen immediately but takes between 24 and 48 hours to appear. It happens because of inflammation that occurs when muscle tissue breaks down. […]
We use only natural, scientific methods at UpFit Academy in New York, NY, to help people get fitter, gain muscle mass and shed extra pounds. It starts by making lifestyle changes. Eating healthy, getting adequate sleep and of course, following a program of regular exercise to build lean muscle mass are key to getting fit. […]
Life is hectic in New York, NY, which is why most people try to stay healthy the easiest way, by taking vitamins, rather than making lifestyle changes. It’s easy to understand. They’re promoted on TV, social media and on the radio. The commercials can be pretty convincing, especially if you want a quick fix for […]
Everyone wants to get fitter, but it’s hard to find the time to do that, so often that goal is left to the sidelines. However, there is a way to fit exercise into your weekly schedule. In fact, there are several techniques you can use that will help improve the potential of making exercise a […]