How Serotonin Helps Regulate Mood and Appetite
Your body is chock-full of helpful messengers known as hormones. These substances travel to your tissues and organs, where they keep essential processes humming along. One hormone that assists with...
Lauren Bedosky
About the Author
Lauren is a freelance fitness writer who specializes in covering running and strength training topics. She writes for a variety of national publications, including Men’s Health, Runner’s World, SHAPE and Women’s Running. She lives in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, with her husband and their three dogs.
What’s the Easiest Exercise You Can Do and Still Lose Weight?
To lose fat, you need to burn more calories in a day than you eat (also known as creating a caloric deficit) — and you have to do this over and over again. If you do this long enough, your body...
How Compound Exercises Help Burn More Calories
Few of us have hours to spend lifting weights every day. So when we do strength-train, we need to use that time as wisely as possible, which is why compound exercises are gaining popularity. What...
The 5 Best Stretches For Knee Pain
No matter your age or activity of choice, it seems like almost everyone deals with knee pain at some point. Stretching, however, offers one possible solution to avoid it. “Light stretching can help...
Can You Really Lose Weight By Walking?
What’s not to love about walking? It’s free, easy and offers tons of health benefits. But can it help you lose weight? On the one hand, walking may help prevent weight gain over time,...