Category: health

10 Tips to Boost Your Immunity Against Coronavirus

Posted on March 13, 2020February 3, 2022 by runoutofthebox

Important disclaimer: This blog post is no substitute for medical advice. It’s meant to help you stay healthy, physically and mentally, while we ride out coronavirus, or COVID-19. If you’re sick, please, please see a qualified medical professional. It seems...Read More

Get a Baseline Body Composition Reading with a DEXA Scan

Posted on December 19, 2018December 18, 2018 by runoutofthebox

We all already know that the bathroom scale doesn't tell the whole story. It provides a metric: namely, what you weigh. But it doesn't take into account body composition like muscle mass or bone density. That's where the DEXA Scan...Read More

What Nobody Tells You About Mammograms

Posted on October 1, 2018November 15, 2018 by runoutofthebox

Today, October 1, marks the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness month - and a particularly timely topic for me, since I reached the age where a first mammogram is recommended. (The American Cancer Society says an average-risk woman like...Read More

FitnessGenes Announces First Accredited Fitness Genomics Training Course

Posted on June 27, 2018December 31, 2019 by runoutofthebox

The IDEA World Convention in San Diego has yet to officially kick off, yet the announcements are already underway as of yesterday, June 26. FitnessGenes, the DNA testing platform that helps analyze genetic patterns to better inform fitness and nutrition...Read More

What You Need to Know About Graduated Compression Socks

Posted on September 15, 2017 by runoutofthebox

A decade ago, we weren't talking about graduated compression socks for running - just for medical purposes. Today, they're everywhere, and not just worn by runners. While graduated compression socks originated as medical products, they're now being chosen by athletes...Read More