Steph Green

3 days ago | themanual.com | Steph Green |Stephanie Green

Table of Contents Avid runners have tips and tricks to boost speed and endurance, train for a marathon, and enhance overall fitness. Lately, the trending term “fasted cardio” is everywhere in the fitness world. Food is fuel, energy, and information for your cells, but some athletes and fitness enthusiasts claim that running on empty without food is the way to go. What is fasted running, and what does the science show? Let’s explore. What is fasted cardio?

4 days ago | themanual.com | Steph Green |Stephanie Green

By Steph Green Published May 11, 2025 12:53 PM Ruig Santos / Adobe Stock Table of Contents While repetitive squats and walking lunges can be challenging, I always feel like I’m leveling up my fitness after powering through them. When I was learning to walk again, going through physical therapy, and trying to regain strength in severely atrophied muscles and bone on one side of my lower body, squats were actually a key exercise in my recovery, as much as I didn’t always feel like doing them....

4 days ago | themanual.com | Steph Green |Stephanie Green

Table of Contents The Centers for Disease Control estimates only 20% of Americans strength train a few times a week. Some people think you have to spend countless hours pumping iron in pools of sweat to see results. Those of us with busy schedules are focused on getting the most out of the time we spend working out and maximizing our results with the time we have.

4 days ago | themanual.com | Steph Green |Stephanie Green

Eating an orange for a snack does more than deliver a dose of vitamin C By Steph Green Published May 11, 2025 9:00 AM Suzy Hazelwood / Pexels Table of Contents I love the juicy, citrusy flavor of the vibrant orange, and it doesn’t just taste delicious and naturally sweet; I also know I’m getting a nice dose of vitamin C. Interestingly, red oranges have even been studied for their anticancer and antiinflammatory properties. Researchers discovered that red oranges are protective for...

4 days ago | themanual.com | Steph Green |Stephanie Green

Table of Contents As someone with an autoimmune disease, it’s important to me to eat healthier, which in turn helps keep my pain and inflammation lower and makes me feel better in general. The less processed, junky, and sugary, and the more natural and healthier, the better. There’s also the waistline to think about.