Week in Review: November 1, 2019

The Internet is a treasure trove of information and content. Here’s a sampling of health and wellness related items that caught my eye this week. Enjoy!

My Favorite Articles

Don’t go it alone! Build a team and lean on them to help you achieve your health and fitness goals, as well as help someone achieve theirs.

What’s “good” or “bad” can be confusing. To wit, you’ve probably wondered if it’s “OK” to drink diet soda. The answer might surprise you.

We’ve got a clock change coming up – here’s how to handle it!

Best of Social Media

Working off some Halloween calories with Dumbbell Squat to Press:

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Halloween 🎃 is ‪tomorrow night‬! If you'd like a great combo movement to burn some excess sugar, give the Dumbbell Squat to Press a try. You can hit the big muscle groups of the upper and lower body with minimal equipment. 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩: 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚 (𝙀𝙈𝙊𝙈) 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧💪🏼. - If your upper body starts to fatigue, you can you use your lower body to create a little momentum on the way up. 8️⃣ reps, EMOM for 🔟 rounds. You're welcome❗️ - @excellenceinexercise #halloweenworkout #dumbbellworkout #dumbbellsquats #howtoexerciseseries #vitalifit #educate #engage #empower #onlinecoaching💪 #strengthtraining #strengthandconditioning #atlantaworkout

Uma publicação compartilhada por Vitalifit (@vitalifit_coach) em 30 de Out, 2019 às 12:04 PDT

Sleep! It does a body good…

The majority of testosterone release occurs during sleep. The more you sleep, the more testosterone your body produces. It's that simple.

Normal Aging = 1-2% Testosterone decrease per year
5 Hours of Sleep = 10-15% Testosterone decrease in 1 week

Get 8 hours of sleep per night! pic.twitter.com/3Ed8AqnLYX

— Alan Bishop (@CoachAlanBishop) October 29, 2019

Do a little work now to make things easier later:

Tracking your food takes a lot less time than months of failed dieting, diet-hopping, and looking for an easier route.

Like many worthwhile endeavors, transforming your body often takes sacrifice and the route that appears more difficult on the surface.

— Eric Bach (@Eric_Bach) October 30, 2019