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Muscle-Building Workouts: A Beginner’s Guide!

Build muscle and strength with one of our all-time most popular workout routines! Beginners and advanced lifters can both add lean muscle mass with 20 weeks of solid training on a 5-day workout split. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future […]

Published on July 12, 2021

Study Finds High COVID Fatigue One Year Into Pandemic

A recent study by Stannah showed that one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, COVID fatigue is “setting in,” and that people are tired of social distancing, public masking and disinfecting groceries. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, […]

Published on July 11, 2021

Exposure to light with less blue before sleep is better for energy metabolism

Researchers have found that exposure to specific types of light before sleep can have variable effects on energy metabolism during sleep. Specifically, participants who went to sleep after exposure to organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), which emit polychromatic white light that contains less blue light than light-emitting diodes (LEDs), exhibited significantly decreased energy expenditure, core body […]

Published on July 11, 2021