This post was written by Irene Mejia, RD and Sports Nutrition Specialist. In the past few decades, many low-carb diets have emerged, such as Atkins or the “keto diet”. But in the late 2010’s, a new type of diet started gaining attention, especially due to...
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Reasons to Vary Load Placement
People are motivated to exercise for a variety of reasons and more often, people have a myriad of goals that they are working towards at any given moment. Varying load placement is an excellent way of balancing competing goals, especially when attempting to keep gym...
Ketogenic Diet
The ketogenic diet, or the “keto diet”, is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet that has gained popularity in recent years. As we will cover more in depth in the following sections, the ketogenic diet was developed as a nutrition intervention for epilepsy. ...
Foundations of Movement Part 2 Formation of Technique
In the last article, we discussed the foundation of movement and covered effectiveness and efficiency. Now, we will take a deeper dive into efficiency and break down all the components involved in creating better techniques or the formation of techniques. Let's start...
Diets – Why Do We Have Them?
You may have waited in a grocery store line and seen magazines talking about dozens of types of diets, but have you ever wondered: why do we even have so many diets in the first place? Why is there a need for a carnivore diet, plant-based diet, traditional...
The Evolution of the Exerscience Fitness Logo
It all started in 2013, 6 months before completing my Masters in Exercise Physiology. Exerscience Fitness was a play on the field of Exercise Science and Fitness. My wife hastily created the original logo after I shared with her various stock logo images from Google....
Why BMI Doesn’t Paint a Full Picture
Has your doctor ever told you, you were overweight or obese? This is true in many cases, but for those who exercise frequently, it can paint an inaccurate picture of their health. Body mass index, or BMI, is “how much you weigh for your height and is used in the...
Simply Strength
By: Brian Betancourt Edited By: Rebecca Raskin Strength is one of the fundamental stepping stones that holds all other aspects of function together. You want to move stuff? Get stronger. You want to run farther, faster? Get stronger. Heck, you want to be more...