Sleeping is one of the easiest things to do, so why can it be so difficult to fall asleep and then stay asleep? Personally, I have fought with insomnia in different periods of my life. The problem …
Are Treadmills a Substitute for Outdoor Running?
Anyone who remembers their high school physics (F = m.a, E = F.s, and so forth) will probably guess that running on a treadmill should be a lot easier than covering actual miles you can count on a …
The Right Number of Steps to Take Each Day
Sports scientists and personal trainers actually disagree on a great many important things. Even so, most of them will tell you that if you want to burn fat fast, you should aim at …
How Relative Humidity Affects Work
With the possible exception of a certain green cartoon character, nobody would call a swamp their favorite place in the world. For that matter, few people really love their workplaces all that much. …
Ideal Resting Heart Rate for Your Health
The first thing this article should make clear is this: there really is no "ideal" resting heart rate that applies to everyone, even people who seem physically similar. General recommendations are …
How Accurate is a Wrist Heart Rate Monitor
If you care enough about your health and/or fitness to be thinking of buying a heart rate monitor, you may also care enough to want to know which you can trust to give a correct reading. There are, …
A Beginners Guide to Camping
Before anything else, I want to begin by saying that the best way to survive in the wild as a newbie is to bring a lot of the comforts of the indoors with you. This isn't about backpacking through …
What Does a HEPA Filter Do, How Does It Work?
If you or someone you know has asthma, allergies, or a weakened immune system, you've probably heard or read about HEPA filters. You might have gotten the idea that it was a good thing in some way, …
The Long and the Short of Standing Desk Ergonomics
By now, it is pretty well accepted that sitting for long, uninterrupted periods each day is bad for your health – even if you're physically active otherwise. Under pressure from their employees, and …
Indoor Plants that Purify the Air
Most people are worried about what effect pollution is having on their bodies, but only in a very vague, general way. With so much contradictory information surrounding the topic, many aren't quite …
How Long do Germs Live on Surfaces?
Germs – they're everywhere. A single milliliter of "fresh" water might contain as many as a million bacteria, while even NASA's clean rooms have (rather embarrassingly) been found to contain . One …
The Health Risks of Prolonged Sitting
Everybody knows that physically active people have significantly better cardiovascular health. Every doctor in the world will advise you to get fit, feel better, and reduce your chances of joining the …