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As the year ends, we want to plan for the future but also look at the past. It’s time to reflect on lessons learned and goals accomplished. Here, I (Dupi) decided to revisit my training logs for the year and see how far I’ve come. Reflecting on progress is important in number ways: Celebrate [...]
Being healthy and fit is a part of life that often goes through emotional and cognitive cycles. Some time periods are packed with positive energy, good feelings and drive to go after our goals and dreams. However, for every up there is a down. Other times, it’s hard to gather thoughts, focus and or [...]
At Science and Strength, we often get asked about our training, what we eat and how often; and then conversation turns towards busy schedules, children, deadlines and simply not having enough hours in the day to get it all done. Many use the term “stress” to describe their jam-packed timelines filled with various responsibilities, [...]
Seasonal allergies, also known as hay fever or more scientifically allergic rhinitis, affects 10-30% of the population worldwide, from small children to the elderly. Symptoms are often cold-like and include: sneezing, congestion, runny nose, itchy/watery eyes and some of us also suffer from headaches. This article is about the mechanisms and science—in reference to [...]
In this day and age, where we are countlessly bombarded with some form of marketing message about anything and everything; we struggle more than ever to find our personal identity. Everywhere we look—TV, magazines, newspapers, social media are all trying to tell us not only what to eat, drink, wear and like, but also [...]
With the beginning of the new year, many of us are creating goals for 2017. Some of these goals will undoubtedly be revolving around personal fitness improvements. Making personal health and fitness a priority is always a noble goal. However, we need to be mindful regarding common internal battles that appear and gain momentum [...]
With the beginning of a New Year, many of us are planing new resolutions. Along with starting new challenges, we will likely face a strong personal deterrent—lack of belief. There’s rarely a time when an active thought comes to your mind, and it’s not followed by some dismissive idea of reality. An example of [...]
Since this is a personal post, a little bit about me, my life: I write the nutrition and food articles here at S&S, 37 years old mother of 2 with a scheduled training regime. You may wonder why I use the term “train” rather than “working out” and what sport I play? We were always taught [...]
You’ve been told from early age, the World is simply the way it is. You need to find your place in it; make yourself part of it. In your younger years, you were likely told to avoid trouble, go to school, get a job and become a functional part of society. But…What is trouble? For [...]
Our philosophy is simple - lead a healthy lifestyle. Our goal, to create a strong, mind to body connection and learn how to channel energy in between the two. Mind and body need to be trained together. This statement goes beyond getting ready mentally for a training session. It is the psychological environment, we create, [...]