This is a roundup of Team Shape’s favorite wireless earphones for different activities. We suggest headphones for the gym, running, swimming and daily use.
Tracking progress is essential to help you achieve your goals more effectively and efficiently. We go beyond the traditional methods of tracking (diet, workouts) and we incorporate measures such as your blood pressure, mood profile and cardiovascular fitness level.
The second episode in our body composition series will soon be available for download! Get ready to learn all about the best methods to track changes that occur to your body as you exercise.
Our winner of the #shapefam contest this week is @nerdyjock85. He wants to remind us that a great way to see a new city is to get out there and run! Not only can you get your workout in but you get to see all the amazing sights in a cost-effective manner. He is also shredded!
Bro, I’m not sore, does that mean I am not getting stronger? Two experts explain what delayed onset muscle soreness, or DOMS, is, why it happens, and debunk the myth that you need to be sore to grow.
The Spire can be input into the clothing you wear most often. It measures your activity calories burned and steps taken. It even tracks your workout! I bet your thinking…Oh great another activity tracker but the selling point of the Health Tag is how inconspicuous it is. It is also a well-rounded health wearable, also measuring sleep quality & Heart Rate.
Researchers have now concluded that those that follow a low-fat diet could add years to their life-span (although this revelation in the nutrition world changes almost every week). “Such diets appear to help decrease overall risk of early death by 18 percent in people with obesity.”
Antioxidants can help prohibit and prevent the oxidation of molecules in your body. They can remove health-risky oxidizing agents. They can also make boost the health of your skin by reducing waste cells (free-radicals). Antioxidants such as Astaxanthin and Spirulina help to enhance your immune system and they can protect your cell membrane from mutation.
So that is all for this week! Which article was your favorite? Hopefully, the Shape Tracking Guide as we put a lot of time and effort into delivering you the most value.
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