Looking to build up those leg muscles? Squats are the way to go! Squats increase your quadricep, hamstring, and calf muscles, and have also been credited to improve the muscles... Continue Reading
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Night Shift and Energy Levels Have you worked nights and felt like your energy levels are rock bottom? Do you drag and look feverishly around for a pick me up?... Continue Reading
The Skinny We have talked about the rationale for working night shift, the biology of food choices, the optimization of sleep, and how to stay fit while working nights. So... Continue Reading
Understand The Biology Our bodies are wired to function based on the light dark cycle. As a consequence, our bodies release hormones at night when we are usually sleeping. There... Continue Reading
Timing Workouts When Working Nights Eating well and getting sufficient sleep are all components of wellness as someone that works the night shift. Just as important as sleep and nutrition... Continue Reading
Post Night Shift Sleep Post night shift sleep can be challenging. Biology and a day time functioning world can try to thwart efforts for getting great post night shift sleep.... Continue Reading
Healthy night shift snacks The hormones that are released during the dark cycle of the circadian rhythm have an effect on what we eat at night. The hormone leptin in... Continue Reading
Night Shift Poor Food Choices What causes night shift poor food choices? Have you ever worked a night shift and just could not resist ordering out? What about not being... Continue Reading
Melatonin Melatonin is a hormone secreted by the pineal gland in the brain. It helps regulate other hormones and maintains the body’s circadian rhythm. The circadian rhythm is the body’s... Continue Reading
Night shift hormone release So, let’s talk about the night shift and hormones. There are several hormones that are released during the night shift. Our bodies have an intrinsic sleep-wake... Continue Reading
