SFH Blog

Who Needs Sleep?

Sleep is imperative for all your daily functions, but there are certain activities that you will falter at if you cut back on bedtime. For instance, your mental state tends to decline when you pull...

Mr. T - Regulating Your Testosterone

Big muscles. Being virile. Staying power. All these are related to a healthy testosterone level. The big T is extremely important to male development -  it helps to develop the penis, testes, voice...

That's Swell - Inflammation

You fall and twist your ankle and it swells to the point where you limp. You overdo it with the deadlifts and can’t raise your arms the next day.  Or you just drive yourself hard with a long workou...

Free Your Mind: How To Train Your Brain For The Big Race

If you are ready to win the big race but your mind is telling you to slow down, then you may need to strengthen your mental fitness. Retooling your self-talk could make the difference of meeting th...

Kicking The Blues - Mental Illness Awareness Week

October kicks off Mental Illness Awareness Week. While mental health should be discussed year-round, this week is an important time to shine a light on subjects that might not be brought in the pub...

Intermittent Fasting - Fad Or Science?

The health and fitness community is enamored with intermittent fasting - a system that isn’t a diet but an eating cycle that dictates not what you eat but when you eat it. Is this a fad or does it ...

High Scoring Snacks For Your Tailgate

The thought of eating healthy snacks on game day seems like an even bigger fantasy than winning your pick’em league this week. A lot of the standard ball game fare can be unnecessary roughness to y...

Feeling Stressed?

According to the ADAA (Anxiety and Depression Association of America), seven out of ten Americans claim that their lives are interrupted by daily stress or anxiety. Accumulative effects of stress a...

What's In Your Energy Drink?

Jolt. Monster. 4 Loco. Sparks. AMP. Full Throttle. Rockstar. All these exciting brands that sound like they could either be a sports team or a new car model, claim to capture energy in a tin can. T...

Outdoor Exercise Ideas

One of the best parts about being human is that we have so much at our fingertips. There’s a great big world we can explore, and the only thing keeping us from doing it is us. Now, if you want to g...

The Mighty MCT

For those needing an energy boost, MCTs are a popular way to supplement the diet. What are MCTs? In short, MCT is a medium chain triglyceride. A triglyceride is a chemical structure composed of one...

Pitfalls Of Sitting All Day

If you’re one of the many hardworking people, then you may find that you are sitting at a desk for the majority of your day for at least 5 days a week. And that’s only counting the time you’re at w...