Grocery delivery is an amazing invention: Order your groceries online or through an app on your smartphone and bags of food are delivered to your doorstep, sometimes within an hour of ordering. Beyond the convenience of streamlining your grocery shopping, when used effectively, grocery delivery services can even help you eat better. Here’s how: 1. SAVE […]
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Master the Move: The Burpee


Like them or not, burpees, also known as squat thrusts, have been a fitness staple for almost a century — and they aren’t going away anytime soon. The burpee is a fundamental exercise in boot camp classes, personal training sessions and in the military. Although common, the burpee is actually quite a complicated movement. Believe […]
What 1,200 Calories Looks Like [Infographic]


OK, first things first: 1,200 calories per day is not a lot. If your goal is weight loss, it’s close to the minimum the National Institutes of Health recommends for women, and it is literally the lowest count recommended for men. Dipping too far below this range isn’t safe or healthy, and MyFitnessPal follows suit […]
How to Burn Way More Calories Walking


While walking at a relaxed pace has major health benefits — and for sedentary people, it can be a great start to an exercise program — walking isn’t necessarily a calorie-torching activity. But if you’re looking to burn extra calories on foot, consider amping up your activity with these five tricks: 1. TACKLE THE HILLS […]
Everything You Need to Know About Cricket Flour


Watch out whey and vegan powders, there’s a new protein source in town: crickets! These tiny winged insects have been a traditional source of food in countries across the globe, and they’re starting to infiltrate the shelves of US grocery stores. THE RISE OF CRICKET FLOUR IN THE US The United Nations Food and Agriculture […]