The #1 Thing You Need to Do to Get a Better Night Sleep
Hey, everybody. My name is Tonya and I’m the holistic health practitioner here at Critical Bench. What I want to talk about in this article is the number one thing you need to be doing to get a better sleep. So is a good night’s sleep something that seems a rather impossible or foreign or happens only once in a while? Well, you’re not alone if that’s what’s happening with you and it’s really too bad because in order to function...
The #1 Hardest Thing in the World for All People to Do
Hey, how are you? Coach Chris with criticalbench.com and I want to share with you something that makes most of us very uncomfortable. I know it makes me uncomfortable. It’s forgiveness. Most of us—I know I struggle with forgiveness because when it comes to—it’s letting go and often times we are so emotionally connected to our past that we just can’t let go. And so this topic is something that really struck me at a church service...
Ghrelin & Sleep – How Sleep Affects Fat Loss
It’s possible that a crappy night’s sleep can do this for your fat loss. Hey, I’m Coach Brian, certified strength coach, certified sports nutritionist with criticalbench.com. Now let’s talk about this thing called sleep. We all need sleep. We’ve put so much effort into living a healthy lifestyle throughout the day, or we try to at least, but we put so little effort in to sleep, but yet sleep is such an important thing on everything,...
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps Ingredients: 4 oz ground lean chicken 1/2 cup white mushrooms, chopped 1 tsp minced garlic 1/2 cup shredded carrots 2 butter lettuce leaves 2 Tbsp chives, minced Sauce: ...
Why Stretching Won’t Make You Flexible
About a month ago I had the pleasure of sitting down with my colleague Coach Brian Klepacki, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Functional Movement Specialist with Critical Bench to ask discuss why stretching will not make us flexible. To be honest, I grew up in a time where whether it was school sports, dance class, organized sports teams, I was encouraged to stretch, not only to warm up my muscles for a better...
Athletic Yoga for Men & Women
If you are still on the fence as to whether or not yoga has place or more bluntly, any real valuable impact on health, fitness and overall wellness I hope this article puts you in a mindset to consider all the amazing benefits that yoga has to offer. You ready for a mind shift? Lol . . . alright lets get right to it then shall we?! I believe it’s fair to say that people are becoming much more aware of their bodies and their minds,...
