Category: Movement and Exercise

Do you really need a complicated workout routine to get stronger? Does stretching actually prevent soreness? And what about all those exercise rules everyone seems to swear by? In this category, we explore the science behind exercise, strength, flexibility, and recovery to figure out what actually matters and what you can probably stop worrying about.

  • Do You Need a Full Gym Routine to Get Stronger?

    Do You Need a Full Gym Routine to Get Stronger?

    So one day you decide you want to get a little stronger, because healthy lifestyles are trending again. Hey, it should be simple enough, right? Until you open Instagram, TikTok or YouTube and suddenly someone is explaining their six-day gym split, another person is tracking twelve different exercises in an app, there’s others recommending movie-length…

  • Is Walking Actually Enough Exercise?

    Is Walking Actually Enough Exercise?

    Picture this situation: You’ve been sitting on your couch scrolling on your phone for a few hours and come across a video telling you how we’re all couch potatoes. The claim is that just standing up and walking around your living room for a few laps is already your daily exercise done. Quick and easy,…

  • Do You REALLY Need those 10,000 Steps A Day?

    Do You REALLY Need those 10,000 Steps A Day?

    If you’ve ever caught yourself looking at your step count and wondering why the number is still “too low” and if you weren’t as active as you should’ve been that day, you’re not the only one. Somewhere along the way, the number 10,000 became the mythical line dividing what we consider a good or a…