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4 Pathways Magnesium Increases Carbohydrate Utilization
Understanding the importance of Magnesium with burning calories, getting the most out of your energy sources and sugar utilization.
Iron, Athletes & Ice Chips. What is the Connection?
Filling micronutrient gaps is discovered to be the most significant means of elevating performance. Find out more.
Amazing Magnesium Benefits You Probably Didn’t Know About
  As we are sure you can assume, magnesium is one of those things our bodies and brains can't function well without. Therefore, magnesium has plenty of benefits for our health. We're talking about the normal functioning of the heart,...
What Athletes Should Know About Winter Dehydration
  The need to stay hydrated during the hot and muggy summer months is something everyone is well aware of. However, endurance athletes should be just as concerned about dehydration in the cold as they are in the heat. Training...
Why You Don’t Have to Spend a Fortune on Getting Healthy & Fit
While it would be nice to have a personal trainer on standby for personalized fitness sessions, not everyone can afford this route. However, that's not to say it's your only option to lead a healthy, active lifestyle. There are, of...
6 Dehydration Symptoms Athletes Should Pay Attention To
Dehydration happens when there is a drop in the body's water levels due to fluid loss, decreased fluid intake, or both. Your body regulates its temperature by sweating as you exercise. Dehydration will start to set in and impact sweating...
How to Prepare Your Body for a Big Race
    You must adjust your training, leisure time, and nutrition to prepare your body for a big race. Contrary to popular opinion, the last thing to do is overexert yourself right before the race day. The goal is to be both...
8 Water-Rich Foods That Will Help You Stay Hydrated During Summer
Drinking plenty of water each day is essential. In addition to refreshing you, water removes dangerous toxins from your body. It maintains your skin supple, hydrated, and free of impurities. Acne, poor skin, and dehydration are all signs that you...
MOXi “MICRO-Minutes”: Listen and Learn Audio Blog
Audio “Welcome to MOXi MICRO MINUTES”   Don’t have time to sit and read & want to learn more, just tap into our <10 minute audio blogs.  How Does HydraMag® Magnesium Help Athletes: 3 Top reasons Athletes Need More Magnesium...
Organs ·
Thyroid & Athletes: What You Need to Know
Audio Version: We are seeing an increase in thyroid issues in endurance athletes and, unfortunately the need for thyroid medication or, invasive procedures.  The thyroid gland stands alone however, is regulated by the hypothalamus and pituitary glands. The functions of...
How Does HydraMag® Magnesium Help Athletes?
Today we are going to help you understand the various nuances of how HydraMag®  Magnesium can facilitate better performance and recovery.   To start, you need to understand how micronutrients affect chemical reactions in the body, and why these reactions...
How to Stay Hydrated While Cycling
How to Stay Hydrated While Cycling
7 Tips for Shipping an Assembled Bicycle
Both professional athletes and cycling enthusiasts often treat their bicycles as an extension of themselves. Their bicycles can be tools for fitness, recreation, and transportation. Therefore, it’s perfectly understandable that when you are traveling or moving long-distance, you will want...
How to Prepare Your Bike for Shipping
  Getting your bike from A to B should be easy enough - just hop on it - except when pedaling to point B is not an option. The next best choice is shipping your trusty two-wheeler safely. However, to...
Misfit Genes and Muscle Cramping
Muscle cramping is a head scratcher for many however genetic testing may be the answer to the mystery,
ATP Energy ·
Caffeine Is Not Sustainable Energy
What’s the first thing we do when we wake up in the morning for most of us, we probably grab a cup of coffee to get us going and started with the day. Most athletes use caffeine as a part...
Everyday Habits to Boost Your All-Around Health and Well-Being
If you are starting a ‘New You’ campaign this year please check out some helpful advise from our guest blogging contributor: Leslie Campos
Bugs in MY Gut? Now What Do I Do?
Yep! You have bugs in your gut and they are called ‘Probiotics” No need for an exterminator. They are supposed to be there. Probiotics have taken stage; up front and center, over the past few years as our scientific community have...
WHAT IS THE BEST IRON SUPPLEMENT FOR ATHLETES
THERE ARE SO MANY IRON PRODUCTS TO CHOOSE FROM; WHY IS ATHLETE'S IRON THE BEST FOR TRIATHLETES, ULTRA RUNNERS AND OR VEGANS? LISTEN TO OUR <7 min AUDIO BLOG ON IRON AND PERFORMANCE Athlete’s Iron Elevates Iron levels Safely quickly  Athlete's...
Is Your Sport Hydration Potentially ☠️ Carcinogenic? (Cancer Causing)
We were scratching our heads when we saw a particular ingredient in a few of the well-known endurance sports brands. The ingredient used as an ‘excipient’, in a couple of sport hydration brands, was more like jaw dropping. This elevated...
Is Exercise Stress Reducing or Stressful?

Rest and relaxation. It's such a common expression that it has become a cliché. And although rest really can be relaxing, the pat phrase causes many people to overlook the fact that exercise can also be relaxing. It's true for most forms of physical activity as well as for specific relaxation exercises.

Exercise is a form of physical stress. Can physical stress relieve mental stress?