AFPA Health and Fitness Blog

These days, spending time on social media platforms is a common experience among people of all generations. It is unusual to find someone who has access to the internet and doesn’t have a profile on at least one social media platform. In fact, the question that divides generations isn’t so much about whether they are on social media or not, but which platforms they use and like best. 

Here’s a summary of the most crucial things to know about fasted vs. fed training—including definitions, advantages and disadvantages, and how to know when to use what for your client—so you can better coach your client through their weight loss journey.

What do you think about when you hear the term “processed foods”?

In spite of the countless rich and complex cultures that humans have cultivated on this earth, we all have the same basic biological needs. These include water, air, warmth, and food. 

Refined carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, added sugars, natural sugars, non-nutritive sweeteners…

Plant-based diets have gained popularity in the health, wellness, and nutrition world, as evidence has rapidly piled up around the benefits of eating patterns where most foods come from plants rather than animals. 

Humans, like all living things, need to consume food to live. The biological, psychological, and sociocultural need to eat, in fact, is one of the experiences that unite all people. 

Few chronic diseases are studied more than type 2 diabetes. 

The stage right after having a baby, called the postpartum period, can be a time of emotion, confusion, excitement, and change for new mothers. 

Currently, there are over two million podcasts available for you to listen to. With that incredibly wide selection, it can be difficult to select podcasts that add to your health, nutrition, and wellness knowledge or provide insight into effective coaching strategies and entrepreneurial trends.