You wake up tired. Again. Grit is gone. Is it Groundhog Day? Your gut is pudgier than it used to be. Your joints ache the second your feet hit the floor. You chug coffee like it’s a survival tool on Man vs. Wild, yet you still feel drained. Your kids pull at your leg, your … Read more
In parts 1 and 2 of our “Ultimate Debate: Sleep or Gym” series, we hashed out the benefits of both sleep and exercise. We also talked about sleep recommendations and the overlap between these two crucial areas to healthy living. So now, in part 3, we have to make the choice. Do we hit the … Read more
In part 1 of “Sleep or Gym,” I hashed out the benefits of sleep and why that’s not only important for your overall health, but also your fitness specifically. Want gains? You need sleep to repair those muscles after a workout. Want your energy back after a grueling METCON? You need sleep to help replenish … Read more
Sleep or gym? It’s 4:45 a.m. Your alarm goes off. That’s your signal to get up, feed the dog, and hit the gym before the kids have to get up for school. But as you roll over to shut off your alarm, you feel soreness in your shoulder from yesterday’s workout. Do you still get … Read more
Dirty dishes in the sink. Unfolded laundry on the couch. An unwritten research paper on your desktop. An overgrown weed-infested lawn and a bathroom faucet that’s been leaking for weeks. You look away as if it’s not there and tell yourself it’s fine. That things will get done eventually and that it’s all really not … Read more
Did you know that you can improve your ability to gain new insights into complex problems by 50% with 8 hours of quality sleep? I had two immediate thoughts when I first read this statistic. The first was: “Who in the world gets 8 hours of quality sleep these days?” The second was that they … Read more