SFH Blog

The Great Outdoors - Exercising Outside

You can find creative ways to strength train in open air without regular weights at your disposal. Here are some innovative ways to build muscle and have fun under the sun.

Size Matters – Get Portions Under Control

In the land of the super-size fries and all you can eat buffets, it’s no wonder that Americans are notorious for their tendency to overeat. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...

Fatty Acid Oxidation Is Our Body’s Best Source Of Energy… Nerding Out On Atp

SFH is rooted in science and we are going to dig a little deeper into one of our favorite topics, ATP – the energy source of our cells! Sugars like glucose can be oxidized to energy via aerobic res...

Vegetable Rich Dinner Recipes

From being young kids up until adulthood, we are constantly being told to eat our vegetables. You may have had a period where you rebelled and didn’t eat your greens, but now if you’re focusing on ...

Have It Your Whey

Athletes know the benefit of having a protein shake before or after an intense weight-training session. Supplementing that workout with whey protein is an asset to muscle strengthening, growth, and...

Game Plan: How To Plan Your Meals And Exercises

Athletes keep track of the effect certain foods have on their track performance. The timing when they consume it can affect the results too. Many have different methods for their pre-workout regime...

Workout To The Max

You want to take your fitness to the next level but your schedule is jam-packed. Letting your workout routine fall by the wayside isn’t an option. How do you find the time to up your game? Why not ...

Listen To Your Body

You rock that body. You get that body movin’. You shake ya body. Work that body. But do you hear your body talk? Working out isn’t always easy. There is usually some discomfort in order to make som...

Treat Yourself!

When the fall and winter months come, it is easy to curl up under the covers with a cup of cocoa and a pumpkin pie. OK, maybe not the whole pie, but the holidays sometimes open the floodgates of co...

Collagen Craze

With buzzwords like collagen bone broth, collagen coffees and collagen smoothies, this supplement has quickly become the ‘IT Girl’ of the nutrition world. The Wall Street Journal reports that since...

The Gene Genie – What Is Epigenetics?

Nature or nurture. Are you made up of what your mama gave you? Or are you a product of your environment? With the study of epigenetics, it is revealed that your genetic makeup can be a little of bo...

Exercise Safely While Pregnant

Congratulations, you are expecting! But now you are expected to keep up your health and, in addition, the health of another human being. Don’t worry, there are simple ways to keep fit while carryin...