A good night’s sleep can often be taken for granted. Some of us have trouble falling asleep, others of us may find it difficult to stay asleep. Whatever the circumstance, many factors can affect the way we sleep at night. Science indicates that exercise plays a substantial role in the quality of our sleep. Spoiler alert, it’s not difficult to get a good night’s sleep and we don’t need to push ourselves to failure every time we’re at the gym! Here are some of our favorite ways

In this day and age if we need directions somewhere we can simply use the turn by turn navigation system from Google or Waze. However, when we travel abroad we don’t always have service when roaming foreign streets. My Maps is a combination of Google Drive and Google Maps that makes it possible for us to access directions without WiFi or cell phone service. With My Maps we are able to create custom maps, mark (pin) places of interest like parks, museums, restaurants or the ho

(Photo by Express) Leaving the gym with a sweat soaked top and sore muscles isn’t a good way to measure if a workout is effective. Even though challenges that are fun and can leave us sweaty and sore, we don’t always need to set a personal record to have a successful trip to the gym. Here’s how we gauge the effort and success of our workouts. After warming up, try the talk test. If it becomes difficult to keep a fluid conversation going or hard to complete a sentence without

How to Overcome Jet Lag When daylight savings sprung forward and stole an hour of our precious sleep, we began to wonder how our internal clock resets itself with time changes. Specifically, we were curious about what causes jet lag and how we can combat it. Our bodies have a group of cells (suprachiasmatic nucleus - SCN) that are responsible for regulating our internal clock. When our bodies sense that more light is prominent at a different time of day than we are used to, o

The fitness community on social media is expanding everyday. There are online coaches, nutrition bloggers, and professional athletes sharing their workout videos in hopes to motivate all of us to live healthier. With so many options at the tips of our fingers it can be hard finding the best Instagrams to follow, don’t sweat it though, we’ve created a list of our 10 favorite fitness accounts: Robin Arzon @robinnyc is a former corporate lawyer and now has a big following on Ins

(Photo by Nutrition Studies) It’s important to set aside time before our flight to prepare and pack healthy food choices that will nourish our bodies. There is a lot of food available at the airport, and trends are pointing towards healthier, natural and local products but it is a slow change. Most of the food leaves us feeling uncomfortable in our bodies and fatigued. By planning ahead and having healthy options available while traveling, there’s no need to visit the food co

(Photo by Healthista) Whether you dread the tread or you’re an experienced runner with a few marathons under your belt, we’ve all used a treadmill at the gym before. Running is one of the simplest forms of exercise however when some people step on a treadmill their form and strides fall short. To help improve a workout on the treadmill here are five common mistakes we see all too often: One of the most overlooked portions of any workout is the warm up. More often than not mos

(Picture by Sartorial Inspirations) Suitcase space is valuable and our contents can sometimes be unruly. We want to make sure we have everything we need for the trip and we don’t want anything to get wrinkled, damaged, or tangled. Here are 13 travel hacks we use regularly: Bag of Tricks. Start by distributing the weight properly. If our luggage has wheels we pack the heavier things on the bottom so it’s easier to maneuver around. Roll don’t Fold. Rolling clothes saves space a